“We are not looking to pick a fight with the Trump administration, but we are ready for one,” said California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
California can expect more and more extreme weather events, due to global warming
Climate change is already taking a massive toll
Sierra Nevada rose an inch due to water loss from California drought
It was that bad.
Unprecedented, catastrophic wildfires blaze through California
Strong evidence indicates that humans are at least partly to blame.
California now has an official dinosaur: the Augustynolophus
Paleontologists hope that this will inspire a new generation
Environmental Risks Associated With California’s Cap and Trade Bill
We need to start putting the environment first — not big business.
As Trump alienates the US from the rest of the world, California Gov. takes up climate talks with China
When life gives you lemons..
L.A. lawns lose 70 billion gallons of water every year. “It was the maximum water loss possible,” said scientist
Talk about waste.
Earlier this month, California broke yet another green record using over 67% renewable power
Woob woob!
California’s dry spell may be officially over but some parts of the state will need decades for precipitation to recover
One step forward, two steps back.
California becomes the first US state to ban plastic bags
California confirms its status as a leader in American sustainability, becoming the first US state ever to ban plastic bags.
How much land California needs to cover with solar panels to become 100% fossil fuel-free
Sounds like a lot, but by comparison with other infrastructure, it’s far from being intimidating. ‘Let’s get to work!’
Global warming might lock California in drought for centuries
Aridity might be the new normal in California.
Meet the Pipe: a beautiful desalinization plant that might one day serve 1.5 billion gallons of water to California
Who says desalinization isn’t sexy?
California’s highways will generate electricity from cars driving over them
California will harvest freeways for electricity.
Gravitational pull causes some earthquakes on California’s San Andreas Fault
Despite being thousands of kilometers away, the sun and moon are behind some of the earthquakes on the Earth.
Scientists find three times more groundwater beneath California’s Central Valley — but a third may already be contaminated
Stanford researchers found California’s drought-struck Central Valley harbors three times more groundwater than previously thought.
Join the great Californian Trash Treasure Hunt, and help keep the ocean clean
Ok ok it’s not technically called that, but the California Costal Cleanup Day is definitely something you should check out this Saturday if you like finding cool stuff and wish your beach looked less….garbage-y. For 31 years now, thousands of volunteers all over the world come together, put on the strongest pair of gloves they can find, and go scour the coast, lakes, rivers and their surroundings, picking up what we throw out the rest of the year.
California’s snowpack hasn’t been this low since the 1500s
According to a new study published in Nature Climate Change, the snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains has reached the lowest levels in the past 500 years, underscoring the severe drought that is already affecting the state.
Seals and bacteria are leaching mercury even in unpolluted waters
Researchers detected unusually high levels of toxic metals, including the dangerous neurotoxin methylmercury, in a pristine coastal area and lake. This was surprising given there were no nearby industrial sites or other runoff pollution sites. They found that the toxic substances were leached by two unexpected sources: moulting elephant seals and bacteria.