Environment – California Globe

The Vermin Are Winning in Los Angeles: Five Dead From West Nile, Typhus Makes an Encore

September 24, 2026 12:04 pmSeptember 24, 2026 12:38 pm

Los Angeles County is now reporting 100 West Nile virus cases this year, nearly five times the total recorded for all of 2025, with 94 hospitalizations and five deaths. The numbers come from the Los Angeles County Department of Public...

Lombardo Executive Order Puts Guardrails on Data Centers After Ford-Authored 2015 Giveaway

September 21, 2026 10:53 amSeptember 21, 2026 10:53 am

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Executive Order 2026-005 on Sept. 17 establishing the Nevada Standard for Responsible Data Center Development, requiring developers seeking tax abatements to pay the Local School Support Tax in full, cover their own energy and infrastructure...

DOJ Uncovers $75 Million Funneled Through LAHSA After CFO, CEO and Mayor Bass Quit

September 16, 2026 2:43 pmSeptember 16, 2026 2:49 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass left the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission last week, citing time constraints, and refused a House summons the following Tuesday for a hearing titled “Fixing Fraud and Failure in Federally Funded Homelessness Services.” On...

Trump EPA To Repeal Carbon Rules for US Coal and Gas Power Plants

September 14, 2026 1:31 pmSeptember 14, 2026 1:31 pm

The Trump EPA is finalizing the repeal of 2024 Biden-era carbon rules for greenhouse-gas standards for coal-and natural-gas-fired power plants. The move is expected to be announced today at a G20 energy ministers meeting in Houston, Texas. The EPA just...

Arizona’s Colorado River Cuts Echo the Parker Dam War

September 14, 2026 9:35 amSeptember 14, 2026 9:35 am

Arizona is preparing to shoulder the largest share of another round of Colorado River reductions. Nearly a century ago, its governor answered a dispute over the same river by sending troops to a dam site. The Interior Department’s August 21...

Data Centers Belong in Nevada’s Economic Future

August 31, 2026 11:42 amAugust 31, 2026 11:42 am

Nevada has never built its economy by standing still. From mining and gaming to logistics, advanced manufacturing and renewable energy, our state has repeatedly embraced new industries while finding ways to make them work within Nevada’s unique communities, landscapes and...

Nevada Sues Interior Department Over Colorado River Plan

August 24, 2026 12:23 pmAugust 24, 2026 12:23 pm

The State of Nevada, joined by the Colorado River Commission of Nevada and the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Record of Decision on post-2026 Colorado River operations, arguing...