California Delays Endangered Species Status For Joshua Trees
California officials have postponed a decision on whether to grant the western Joshua tree protection under the state's Endangered Species Act.
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California officials have postponed a decision on whether to grant the western Joshua tree protection under the state's Endangered Species Act.
On Thursday, as fast-moving wildfires destroyed homes and businesses Northern California, President Trump echoed a statement he made first in 2018: clean the forest floors.
Correctional facilities, including in California, that resisted mass coronavirus testing for inmates erred in their decision to only test inmates with symptoms, leading to large initial undercounts, a recent study by the CDC suggested.
A Latino group openly pressured Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday to select a Hispanic replacement if U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris' seat becomes vacant, saying it was time for a historic pick that would reflect the growing influence of Latinos in the nation's most populous state.
California State Parks issued full or partial closures for more than two dozen parks Wednesday.
California took a step Wednesday toward placing Pacific leatherback sea turtles under state protection as the species faces potential extinction from human-caused problems.
A helicopter pilot died in a crash while fighting a wildfire in Fresno County Wednesday.
Californians were urged to conserve electricity again Wednesday as the searing heat wave roasting the West strained the state's electrical grid and raised the threat that another round of rolling blackouts might be needed to reduce the load on the system.
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans say the US response to the coronavirus outbreak makes them feel embarrassed, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as 62% of the public says President Donald Trump could be doing more to fight the outbreak.
While extremely rare, the disease is still around today, with California reporting its first case in five years this week.
California's power grid operators were keeping an eye on the thermometer Tuesday after avoiding highly anticipated rolling blackouts a day earlier as an ongoing heatwave stresses the electrical system.
More than a half-dozen cities, counties and civil right groups sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, saying there was no justification for its decision to cut the 2020 census short by a month, and it will lead to the undercounting of minority communities and an inaccurate head count of every U.S. resident.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a statewide emergency as California boils under a heat wave that has caused extreme weather conditions.
A series of lightning-caused fires in several Bay Area counties have been grouped together by Cal Fire's Santa Clara Unit into what is now known as the SCU Lightning Complex fires.
