2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (450+ words) A new study linked a significant share of climate-related groundwater loss in California's Central Valley to a specific group of major corporate polluters, paving the way to assign responsibility for damage that is often treated as a consequence of climate…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (578+ words) "Subtle, immature faults may pose a greater seismic hazard than the prominent, large faults that we traditionally focus on." A rare jolt hit New Jersey in April when a magnitude 4.8 earthquake sent tremors across the East Coast, startling millions. Researchers…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (485+ words) Southern California is pushing through another day of sweltering temperatures and unusually humid air amid a stretch that has sent readings into record territory, battered the coastline, and put pressure on schools. A cooldown is expected by Friday, but forecasters…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (548+ words) "We should empower people to generate their own electricity and to lower their electric bills." Across California, plenty of people live in apartments, condos, or other housing where rooftop solar doesn't make sense. A pair of bills the Legislature has…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (596+ words) A long-running flood-control strategy for the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve in Santa Barbara County received renewed state approval, allowing county officials to continue managing sediment buildup and restricted water flow in a sensitive coastal area where those problems can increase…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (566+ words) OpenAI has publicly supported the California measure. As California advanced legislation to place tighter guardrails on AI chatbots used by children, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sought contact with Gov. Gavin Newsom, underscoring how youth safety has become a central challenge…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (478+ words) An orphaned polar bear cub from the Churchill area has been moved to Winnipeg after its mother was found dead, leaving the young animal with little chance of surviving on its own. The rescue has placed the cub in expert…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (360+ words) These drainage structures are narrow, enclosed, and unfamiliar, which can cause an animal to panic or freeze. A dog that got dangerously stuck in Louisa County, Virginia, was safely rescued without injuries and returned home for cleanup. Responders coaxed the…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (402+ words) After an orphaned black bear cub arrived at a California wildlife rehabilitation center, its injuries appeared to be relatively standard. But once veterinarians began surgery on the bear's injured leg, the situation turned far more alarming, with a beanbag round…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (566+ words) "On really bad days, it smells like a handful of everything: vomit, fish, dead animal, something that went sour." For Oscar Ortega, a 59-year-old resident of Chicago's South Deering neighborhood, sitting on the porch was once a simple pleasure until…...