Environment – Page 34 – California Globe

Water Supply Disaster Looming for the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California

August 28, 2024 7:03 amAugust 28, 2024 7:03 am

There is a water supply disaster looming for the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California on the near horizon. It’s come about as part political indifference and political theater; part bureaucratic inertia and irascible imperviousness by appointed officials. At stake...

BIG Water Decision This Week: Over 350,000 Acre-Feet of Stored Surface Water is at Stake

August 27, 2024 4:02 pmAugust 27, 2024 7:19 pm

The following article is from the Milk Producers Council, warning about misguided water policy set to go into effect January 1, 2025, “Making Conservation A Way of Life.” As another Milk Producers Council member member told the Globe, “’Making Conservation A...

EV Vehicle Startup Canoo Announces Headquarters Move From Torrance To Dallas/Ft. Worth Area

August 26, 2024 5:33 pmAugust 27, 2024 9:47 am

EV vehicle startup company Canoo, well known for their snub-nosed vans and trucks, announced on Monday that they will be moving their company from Torrance to Justin, Texas, an outer ring suburb of Fort Worth. Started in 2017 in Torrance,...

Ringside: Floating Offshore Wind – An Environmental Catastrophe

August 22, 2024 4:00 pmAugust 22, 2024 4:23 pm

Last week we examined California’s plans to install between 2,500 and 10,000 floating offshore wind turbines approximately 20 miles off the coast of San Luis Obispo and Humboldt counties. The estimated cost to install 25 gigawatts of capacity, which equates...

NTSB To Investigate EV Truck Crash, Battery Fire That Shut Down I-80 For Nearly A Day

August 22, 2024 12:28 pmAugust 22, 2024 3:20 pm

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced late on Wednesday that it will be investigating the Tesla EV truck crash that occurred on Monday in Placer County, as the fire was one involving a lithium-ion battery and closed Interstate 80...

Republicans Confront Gov. Newsom’s Advanced Clean Fleets Mandate Following Multiple EV Vehicles’ Lithium Battery Fires

August 22, 2024 2:56 amAugust 22, 2024 2:57 am

Republican Lawmakers from both the California Senate and Assembly increased pressure on Governor Gavin Newsom this week to change up his Advanced Clean Fleets mandate because of multiple electric vehicle fires caused by lithium-ion batteries that occurred in the past...

OPINION: Fighting Fire With Fire – The Demise of Prometheus

August 19, 2024 2:45 amAugust 19, 2024 2:46 am

As the wildfire crisis in the American West reaches a tipping point, it’s time for a candid conversation about the role of federal agencies in managing forests and fighting this plague of devastating fires. LAKE TAHOE, NV. As the American...