Can AI help humans understand animals and reconnect with nature? A nonprofit research lab thinks so A nonprofit research lab is getting attention from some wealthy tech philanthropists The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2025
Not easy being green: Newsom clashes with with Calif. environmentalists on climate, water SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The word got out and the environmental lobby was quick to pounce: After years of silence on the issue, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration was reviving a controversial plan to burrow a tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the fragile hub of California’s water-delivery system. Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022
Michael Hiltzik: Did California give Boeing a pass on a major pollution cleanup? Back in 2007, the state of California reached an agreement with Boeing Co. requiring the company to clean up the polluted site of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, outside Simi Valley, to an exacting environmental standard. Los Angeles Times · Aug 11, 2022
Michael Hiltzik: It's time to kill this useless and costly desalination project When it comes to wasteful, overpriced and ill-considered proposals to address California's water supply issues, it's hard to know where to start. Los Angeles Times · May 3, 2022
As drought saps water supply, California signs $2.6 billion ecological pact LOS ANGELES — It's a major source of California's water supply and a vital habitat for fish, migratory birds and other species. Los Angeles Times · Apr 2, 2022
California Gov. Gavin Newsom broadens drought order — but again stops short of mandatory urban water cutbacks SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom, acknowledging the severity of the drought, ordered California cities and other local water agencies Monday to reduce their water usage and tighten their conservation rules. Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2022