Environment – Page 25 – California Globe

LA Mayor Karen Bass Heavily Criticized for Delayed Return From Trip to Ghana with Historic Wildfires Spreading

January 8, 2025 12:59 pmJanuary 9, 2025 6:45 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass received heavy criticism Tuesday and Wednesday for not returning immediately from an overseas trip to Ghana in Western Africa to help take charge of the response to multiple wildfires. She instead coordinated efforts in part...

Why Are Californians Paying More at the Pump When We Have Energy Right Here?

January 8, 2025 10:51 amJanuary 8, 2025 10:51 am

Each time Californians fill their gas tanks, they confront a painful question: Why are we paying so much more at the pump when our state is rich in oil reserves? The truth is, this isn’t an accident—it’s a deliberate result...

Gov. Newsom Celebrates High Speed Rail Kern County Track Laying

January 7, 2025 1:52 pmJanuary 7, 2025 1:57 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri, Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez, and other local dignitaries and Rail officials attended a track laying ceremony in the Kern County town of Shafter on Monday. The first high-speed...

ExxonMobil Sues Calif. AG Rob Bonta, Environmental Groups Over Defamation

January 7, 2025 2:45 amJanuary 7, 2025 6:36 am

Oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups, including the Sierra Club and the Intergenerational Environment Justice Fund, on Monday, claiming defamation over their plastic recycling initiatives. For several years,...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs New Executive Order Going After ‘Ultra-Processed Foods’, Food Dyes

January 4, 2025 9:22 amJanuary 4, 2025 9:23 am

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new executive order on Friday aimed at directing state agencies to recommend potential actions to limit the potential harms associated with “ultra-processed foods” and food ingredients that could pose a health risk to individuals. For...

Drought Conditions Return To Southern California Following Several Wet Years

January 4, 2025 8:21 amJanuary 4, 2025 8:21 am

According to new data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor this week, California has officially returned to drought conditions in some parts of the state. Between the late 2010’s and early 2020’s, California had megadrought conditions across the state resulting...

California Water Officials Report a Good Start in First Snowpack Survey of the Year

January 2, 2025 4:54 pmJanuary 2, 2025 5:55 pm

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) released their first snowpack survey of the year on Thursday, finding that the statewide snowpack is currently just above average at 108% in the state. However, California’s reservoirs are at 121% of average....