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Watch the ‘water police’ enforcing LA rules on garden watering

Los Angeles is currently under the strictest water usage restrictions of all time

20/07/2022

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California's Portuguese community keeps bullfighting alive without bloodshed

California's Portuguese community keeps bullfighting alive without bloodshed

17/07/2022

Green News

US signs wind power deal to provide electricity for 1.5 million homes

California wants to ditch fossil fuels by 2045, will this deal bring it step closer to this goal?

27/05/2022

Residences

Inside the invisible holiday home that mirrors the Californian desert

Guests have the run of Joshua Tree while staying at this amazing property.

17/04/2022

USA

Police say 6 dead, 10 injured in Sacramento shooting

Police in California are searching for at least one suspect in connection with a mass shooting early Sunday in downtown Sacramento that claimed six lives and left 10 other people injured.

03/04/2022

Green News

Why over-milking psychedelic toads is causing the species to die out

Sonoran Desert Toads are at threat from human activity in the US. But why are they being milked?

23/03/2022

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

Series

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

Tech 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

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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

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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

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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

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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