California recorded its driest year in a century amid a period of above-average wildfires, extreme heat and extended droughts. The 12-month period from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30 when surface-water supply Continue Reading
Northern California may get a respite from wildfire season when rain and snow fall on tinder-dry trees and brush in coming days. The initial burst of precipitation will begin Tuesday Continue Reading
California is racing to secure large amounts of power in the next few years to make up for the impending closure of fossil-fuel power plants and a nuclear facility that Continue Reading
California will become the first state to ban the sale of gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Democrat also on Saturday signed Continue Reading
The U.S. Coast Guard is working to assess the total number of gallons of oil leaked off the coast of Southern California, as an investigation into the spill’s cause continues. Continue Reading
The Coast Guard’s unified command said it couldn’t comment on continuing investigations. “The investigating agency is analyzing electric charting systems from its vessel traffic service to see what ships were Continue Reading
A Unified Command team has identified the source of the oil leak offshore California. A Unified Command team that includes the U.S. Coast Guard, the California Department of Fish and Continue Reading
A massive cargo ship made a series of unusual movements while anchored in the closest spot to a Southern California oil pipeline that ruptured and sent crude washing up on Continue Reading
Democratic members of Congress from California seized on the oil spill off the state’s coast to promote federal legislation to ban all offshore oil drilling, as investigators searched for what Continue Reading
State and federal officials will deploy hundreds of more people to help respond to the oil spill off the coast of Orange County, Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. Mr. Newsom, who Continue Reading
