By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times In his quest to force tougher action on climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown has traveled to China, Mexico, Canada, even the Vatican. But he was much closer to home on Thursday, just a couple dozen miles from the ranch his family has owned for generations. Standing in front of […]
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By Kathryn Reed No one thing can be blamed for the proliferation of catastrophic fires, but there are some things that could be done to help combat them. “So much is driven by politics. As a scientist, I’m not sure I have much control, Hugh Safford said. Safford, a regional ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, gave […]
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — A long-awaited study requested by Congress concludes that enlarging Shasta Dam by 18.5 feet is technically and economically feasible, though the Bureau of Reclamation declined to make a formal recommendation to move ahead with the project. The study found the most viable expansion option would cost an estimated $1.4 billion […]
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By Kathryn Reed A woman sat slumped in the driver’s seat. The car a heap of metal. There was no way to get to her without removing the door and roof of the vehicle. What seemed like an inordinate amount of time passed before she was loaded onto a litter board. It’s not easy work […]
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By Janie Har, Associated Press LAKEPORT — f. They bunk in tight sleepers and eat in a big mess hall. They depart in the mornings with enormous high-calorie sack lunches of sandwiches and cookies as others come back tired, footsore and hungry to their makeshift base at the Lake County fairgrounds. The National Interagency […]
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By Paige St. John and Timothy M. Phelps, Los Angeles Times California Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday reversed the course set by the state elections chief before him and dropped efforts to prevent some 45,000 state felons from voting. The move brought cheers from those seeking greater rights for former prisoners and comes […]
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By Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun Many slot machines on casino floors bear images of faded but recognizable movies or TV shows such as “Sex and the City,” “Ghostbusters” or the still-running “Wheel of Fortune,” appealing to an older generation of players who reliably play the random games of chance. But time and technology are catching up […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lakeview Lookout – the working name of the other bookend of Lakeview Commons – is being designed to be a community gathering spot with a lake view, but on a much smaller scale. The Alta Mira building came down in September 2014, opening up a view of the lake in South Lake […]
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By Tamara Audi, Wall Street Journal LOS ANGELES — Wildfires scorching California this summer have already cost one life, 24 homes and millions of dollars. They are also consuming another precious resource: water. An entrenched drought, now in its fifth year, has dulled huge swaths of the Golden State, helping spur 21 blazes statewide. It […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun President Obama sought to mark his legacy on Monday with an ambitious rule that would roll back greenhouse-gas emissions with regulations that curb emissions from power plants, the largest source of carbon pollution. And while the rule is expected to face considerable opposition, with attorneys general preparing legal challenges […]
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