California Recycling Director to Resign in December
Scott Smithline announced Friday that he'll leave his post with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery at the end of December.
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Scott Smithline announced Friday that he'll leave his post with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery at the end of December.
A coalition of 11 environmental groups has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for revoking California's authority to set tougher emission standards for cars and trucks.
Wood burning bans will now be in effect year-round on Spare the Air days in the Bay Area after a vote Wednesday by the region's air quality regulatory board.
Nearly 400 San Francisco police employees have sued Tetra Tech Inc. in federal court on claims of negligence and racketeering conspiracy.
Gov. Gavin Newsom cracked down on oil producers Tuesday, halting approval of hundreds of fracking permits until independent scientists can review them.
The state of California is taking aim at GM, Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan and other automakers that are aligning with the Trump administration in its battle over emissions rules.
Ford unveiled its all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E crossover SUV on Sunday, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent out a congratulatory tweet.
In the Northern California wilderness, authorities are assessing the environmental impact and cleanup costs at a site where trees were clear-cut, waterways were diverted, and the ground was littered with open containers of fertilizer in September.
California on Friday broadened its effort to block the Trump administration from ending its authority to set greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for cars and trucks.
The U.S. Drought Monitor is now categorizing two-thirds of California as abnormally dry.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency on Friday announced an agreement with the bike-sharing program Bay Wheels to provide 4,000 stationless e-bikes throughout the city.
A review of federal data and reports obtained under state open records laws identified 1,688 high-hazard dams rated in poor or unsatisfactory condition as of last year in 44 states and Puerto Rico.
Burning wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel, both indoors and outdoors, is banned this weekend, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District said.
A giant endangered California condor is getting nursed back to health at the Oakland Zoo.
The newest addition to the San Francisco skyline is a work of art -- a mural depicting Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, designed to draw attention to climate change.
