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Celebrate California Wildlife Day in honor of iconic Big Bear bald eagle Jackie19:38 Admirers of Jackie the bald eagle, who became an internet sensation from her perch overlooking Big Bear Lake, will have yet another chance to celebrate the bird's legacy. As world braces for 'super' El Niño, research suggests global warming has increased its punch13:15 New research suggests that human activity is making El Niño even more extreme and globally disruptive. Trump is trying to terminate EVs in California. Is that even possible?13:15 The Trump administration's efforts to erode California's emissions authority are slowing the state's EV transition, but not stopping it. Bass, Raman tout their environmental bona fides at L.A. forum13:15 In a forum at L.A. Trade-Tech, the two mayoral candidates differed sharply over the city's environmental performance under Bass's leadership From $300,000 EVs to dancing bots: The El Segundo firm sliding into Tesla's slipstream3.září Faraday Future, a high-end electric vehicle company, is moving its focus to AI and humanoid robots that could aid in education, housework and companionship. Tribes could co-manage ancestral forests under bill heading to Newsom's desk2.září Assembly Bill 2494 aims to pivot state demonstration forests away from commercial logging toward ecotourism and Indigenous stewardship. It now heads to Newsom's desk. Killing of Catalina Island deer will go forward despite last-minute appeals2.září A judge tentatively rejected a request for a temporary halt to the eradication of all mule deer on Catalina Island. Meanwhile, a Los Angeles County supervisor has asked the governor to step in. One less barrier for farmers who want to cover fields with solar panels2.září Converting farmland to solar farms would become easier under a California bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature. Sweeping climate and energy legislation goes to Newsom's desk2.září New laws aim to rework California's climate spending, close an environmental review loophole and rein in electricity rates, among other measures. Contributor: Let livestock clear hard-to-reach shrubs and grasses before the next wildfire2.září Using targeted grazing at the scale needed to address widespread wildfire risk across federal lands would be difficult, but it should be part of the solution. California lawmakers kill wildfire bill after utility complaints2.září Legislation that would have helped wildfire victims receive compensation more quickly, but that utilities said didn't do enough to reduce their financial risks, died in Sacramento after the Assembly declined to vote on it. Contributor: To stop Trump's pillaging, 'vote the ocean' this fall1.září Research which lawmakers have been consistent ocean and climate champions and which candidates plausibly promise better policies for our public seas. Could a hurricane send floods to Southern California for Labor Day weekend?1.září Could Southern California be at risk of flooding from the remnants of a hurricane this Labor Day weekend? Flash flood in Grand Canyon left two dead. Extreme weather fueled the deluge1.září A catastrophic flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Canyon, killing at least two, leaving more than a dozen missing and wrecking trails and bridges. L.A. County sues State Farm over its handling of wildfire claims1.září L.A. County announced Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against State Farm General after hundreds of victims of last year's devastating wildfires complained that their policy claims had been delayed, denied or underpaid. |