Culture news Support shown for Ukraine at Independent Spirit Awards 2022 Award recipients vocalised their support for the people of Ukraine in a night that saw Maggie Gyllenhaal and Troy Kotsur win big. 07/03/2022
Green News Why does California want to name its heatwaves? California experienced its hottest summer on record in 2021. Now researchers are trying to help people prepare for more heatwaves. 02/03/2022
Low Impact Living Meet the guerrilla gardeners rewilding cities in the most joyous way Shalaco and Phoenix of SF in Bloom spoke with us about their lifelong love of plants - and how to democratise nature for all. 17/02/2022
Green News US 'megadrought' is the worst seen in 1,200 years The region would still be dry without climate change but global warming is making the drought more intense, new research shows. 15/02/2022
Biztech news Tech this week: California sues Tesla over claims of racism at factory Tesla faces allegations of horrific racism at its factory in California and why is Binance investing $200 million in Forbes? 13/02/2022
no comment Crowds gathered in the remote desert of Southern California for the annual King of the Hammers race Massive crowds gathered in the remote desert of Southern California for the 16th annual King of the Hammers race 08/02/2022
Culture news John Lennon's son auctions The Beatles memorabilia as NFTs The certified digital artworks going under the hammer in California next month include the NFT version of the handwritten notes for the song 'Hey Jude', with an estimated price tag of up to €62,000. 26/01/2022
Green News No more food will be sent to landfill in California, under new law California is banning food waste from landfills, it'll be turned into compost or energy instead. 12/12/2021
no comment Local emergency declared as California battles devastating wildfires A major Southern California highway remained closed Wednesday and evacuation orders were in place from a growing blaze driven by intense winds that raised the risk of wildfires in much of the state. 13/10/2021
Green News Mass clean-up saves California surf spot from catastrophic oil spill A tremendous clean-up operation means these iconic US beaches can now reopen following an environmental disaster. 13/10/2021
Nature Kelp forests: The resurgence of nature’s climate change mitigator Scientists in California are using drones to document the resurgence of nature’s climate change mitigator - the kelp forest. 11/10/2021
Mobility Tesla will move its HQ to Texas, Musk announces Company CEO Elon Musk has had a fractious relationship with Californian authorities, with disagreements over COVID safety rules leading Tesla to sue a county health department. 08/10/2021
no comment Firefighters race to protect giant sequoias in California fires Hundreds of firefighters are battling the Windy Fire to protect several groves of giant sequoias in the United States. 23/09/2021
USA Fire crews struggling to save California giant sequoias More than 9,000 square kilometres have been scorched by a series of wildfires in recent weeks in California that also destroyed hundreds of homes. 17/09/2021
no comment Smoke and flames surround California highway Some 14,000 firefighters facing changing weather conditions battled more than a dozen large wildfires across California. 27/08/2021
no comment Aerial images show residences at Creekside Mobile Home Park destroyed after the Cache fire ripped th Aerial images show residences at Creekside Mobile Home Park destroyed after the Cache fire ripped through the area in Clearlake, California as wildfires continue to burn across the state. The Cache Fire erupted outside California's state capital just a few days ago and covered 54,000 acres by Wednes 20/08/2021
Green News Wildfires are increasing COVID cases and deaths, says new study "Climate change and the pandemic are a disastrous combination." 17/08/2021
USA Dozens of California fires threaten thousands of homes and whole towns Around 21,000 federal firefighters - more than double the number of firefighters sent to contain forest fires at this time a year ago - are at work. 14/08/2021
Work How technology is preventing and putting out raging US wildfires From computer modelling to predict fires to artificial intelligence and cameras in remote areas, the fight against wildfires is heating up. 24/07/2021
Green News Wildfires rage in Russia, Spain and the US amid high temperatures Forest fires have broken out in Russia's Chelyabinsk region near Kazakhstan and in north-eastern Siberia. 10/07/2021
USA US federal judge overturns California assault weapon ban A federal judge overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, saying it violated people's right to bear arms. 05/06/2021
USA Eight people killed in a railyard shooting in San Jose, California San Jose's mayor has confirmed the alleged shooter in the incident has died. 26/05/2021
Eco-Innovation Could trading water on Wall Street actually benefit the environment? It's now possible to buy California's water supply through future trading - but its impact on the planet is somewhat ambiguous. 17/05/2021
Living Blue dye found in cabbage could put an end to synthetic blues Researchers have discovered a natural blue dye found in cabbage which can be used instead of synthetic dye. 09/04/2021
Eco-Innovation These 3D printed net-zero buildings could be the ‘future of housing’ These homes in California could be the first community built using the technology. 01/04/2021
USA California office building shooting kills 4, including child A shooting at a Southern California office building on Wednesday killed four people, including a child. 01/04/2021