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‘The biggest transformation in a century’: how California remade itself as a clean energy powerhouse | California | The Guardian
The Golden State’s clean energy use hit new highs in 2025. As the Trump administration abandons US climate initiatives, can California fill the void?
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California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online
The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.
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AI system is spotting California wildfires as soon as they start | The Optimist Daily
ALERTWildfire has been installed in Northern California and is ready for testing as the hot summer season arrives.
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As California’s Emissions Rules Faces Court Battles, States Scramble To Save Their Climate Goals
With or without authority to regulate heightened tailpipe emissions, states plan to meet climate goals.
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Farmers are making bank harvesting a new crop: Solar energy | Grist
In California’s water-stressed Central Valley, farmers are fallowing land and going solar, providing financial stability and saving water.
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“Dear Culver City” – A Message from Mayor Meghan
The State of the City (and nearly everything else) has been cancelled, but we’re still coming together as a community. My lovely daughter, Meghan Salhi-Wells, is mayor of Culver City and just finishing up wonderful two terms of Culver City Mayorship. This is a lovely short film her husband, Karim, directed, shot and edited. You’ll…
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What We Can Learn About Resilience from Indigenous Leaders
Staying connected to community, caring for the most vulnerable, and finding joy should all be a priority right now.
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Southern California Mudslides Victims Range In Age From 3 To 89 | HuffPost
Rescue crews continued to search the wreckage for trapped people.
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100% Carbon-Free Electricity is a Golden Opportunity for California
A proposed state bill calls for 100 percent carbon-free electricity in California by 2045.
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May Day rallies across U.S. target Trump immigration policy
Labor unions and civil rights groups staged May Day rallies in several U.S. cities on Monday to denounce President Donald Trump’s get-tough policy on immigration, a crackdown they said preys on vulnerable workers in some of America’s lowest-paying jobs.