CA Wire
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Rooftop solar, batteries, EVs, and smart thermostats could help rein in rising grid costs — if only California could pass policies to make it happen. California could cut utility bills with distributed energy. Why isn’t it? is an article from Energy News Network, a nonprofit news service covering the clean energy transition. If you would like…
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Advocates say a last-minute push to rein in utility bills would crush useful clean energy programs — and not help the state’s energy affordability crisis. California electric bill relief plan would gut low-income energy programs is an article from Energy News Network, a nonprofit news service covering the clean energy transition. If you would like…
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New HIV diagnoses have decreased among Latinos in San Francisco, potentially marking the first time in five years that the group hasn’t accounted for the largest number of new cases. Public health experts express cautious optimism, but outreach workers warn that many Latinos still struggle to find testing and treatment.
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Battery storage has helped the state survive heat waves on growing amounts of clean energy, even as electric cars and appliances increase demand. California hits milestones toward 100% clean energy — but has a long way to go is an article from Energy News Network, a nonprofit news service covering the clean energy transition. If…
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Medical aid in death is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia. But only Oregon and Vermont explicitly allow out-of-state people who are terminally ill to die with assistance there. So far, at least 49 people have made the trek while state legislation stalls elsewhere.
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Former President Donald Trump’s claim that Vice President Kamala Harris voted to “cut Medicare” is false, experts say.
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In summary A hazardous haze, made up of small, inhalable particles, casts a pall over the desert. This year has been severe, triggering asthma attacks — so what is being done to clean it up? Outside her home in Riverside County, near the north shore of the Salton Sea, Sara Renteria is struggling to breathe.…
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In western North America, wildfire season is in full swing—and well on its way toward setting records. Over the past two weeks, infernos have been tearing through parts of California, Oregon and Canada, leaving scorched trails in their wake. Though these regions are no strangers to fire, experts say the pace at which some of…
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Immigration is regulated by the federal government, but California lawmakers may give local public health inspectors the authority to inspect privately operated immigration detention facilities, citing complaints and lawsuits from detainees alleging inadequate medical care and unsanitary conditions.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom often touts California’s role as a global climate leader. Yet it’s hard to defend that claim as long as California remains one of the nation’s top oil-refining states, experts argued at a recent webinar calling for a phaseout of refineries. The state has made major strides implementing policies to support the transition…