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"Over 1,000 items stolen from California museum’s collection in early morning heist"
’Tis the Season? 🥷
#heist #museum #California

"Study outlines steps for California to reach net-zero emissions by 2045"
#US #USA #America #California

Study outlines steps for California to reach net-zero emissions by 2045
A 2022 California law mandates net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 and negative emissions every year thereafter. The state can achieve this but will have to act quickly and thoroughly, and success will require new technologies for sectors difficult to decarbonize, a new Stanford University study finds. The state will need to decarbonize not only cars and electricity but also trucks, trains, planes, agriculture, and factories, while slashing pollution from its oil refineries.

California Scrub Jay. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. December 2024. #laarboretum #jay #scrubjay

⓿ Study outlines steps for California to reach net-zero emissions by 2045
#california

Study outlines steps for California to reach net-zero emissions by 2045
A 2022 California law mandates net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 and negative emissions every year thereafter. The state can achieve this but will have to act quickly and thoroughly, and success will require new technologies for sectors difficult to decarbonize, a new Stanford University study finds. The state will need to decarbonize not only cars and electricity but also trucks, trains, planes, agriculture, and factories, while slashing pollution from its oil refineries.

"California’s kelp forests struggle to recover a decade after collapse"
#US #USA #America #California

#California legislature votes new #Law in to ban feline declawing
https://www.mer…

California bans cat declawing under new state law
Leading veterinary organization opposed the bill, animal welfare groups said practice is painful and cruel

"Exxon sues California over climate laws, alleging free speech violations"
#US #USA #America #California

🏃 As California installs more artificial turf, health and environmental concerns multiply
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-california-artificial-turf-health-environmental.html

As California installs more artificial turf, health and environmental concerns multiply
Fields of plastic, or fake turf, are spreading across the Golden State from San Diego to Del Norte counties.

"Smashing 6 Million Sea Urchins with Hammers Saved a California Kelp Paradise Thanks to Volunteer Divers"
#US #USA #America #California

Smashing 6 Million Sea Urchins with Hammers Saved a California Kelp Paradise Thanks to Volunteer Divers
Armed with hammers, they smash the zombie urchins one by one, leaving the larger, healthier urchins intact.

I feel like this is opening a new labor market: Legal fact-checker who verifies an AI-produced brief. I recall reading that hallucinations like this were expected by the creators of #LLM, almost a mathematical probability. #AI

California issues historic fine over lawyer’s ChatGPT fabrications
The court of appeals issued an historic fine after 21 of 23 quotes in the lawyer's opening brief were fake. Courts want more AI regulations.

"California learns from its beaver reintroductions"
#US #USA #America #California

California learns from its beaver reintroductions
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Tásmam Koyóm, a high Sierra meadow in California, U.S. returned to the Mountain Maidu people in 2019, is once again wet where once it had been dry. Rivulets now snake through hip-high grasses and willow thickets, feeding a […]

Sen. Scott Wiener, proposes #California bond measure to take $23 billion to fund an in-state program to counter #GOP budget cuts and restore taxpayer funding for vital #scientific research programs in the state.
Devastating

Calif. leaders propose $23B plan to protect science research
A proposed 2026 ballot measure aims to offset federal funding cuts amid hundreds of canceled grants.

"California advances climate action with new legislation"
#California #Climate #ClimateChange

Jason Bennett sold his condo in #SanFrancisco #California and bought another in #Colombia, and mother was understandably sceptical.
He’s still there and quite happy living in

#OTD in 1988 (37 yrs ago!) in the peace sign shaped park / traffic circle at the center of sleepy #Cotati #California, a free outdoor show featured Sam Andrew of Big Brother & The Holding Co with two upstart bands opening :

"Why plastic bags will be gone from California groceries by the end of 2025"
#US #USA #America #California…

Why plastic bags will be gone from California groceries by the end of 2025
"Paper or plastic?" Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past.

One of #California's coastal jewel cities, home to a seaside amusement park, outdoor shopping promenades, private airports and expensive hotels and dining spots favored by celebrities has gone belly up...
Officials are filing a declaration of a #FiscalEmergency ...

"California has a new law to prevent big grid battery fires"
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California has a new law to prevent big grid battery fires
The state enhanced battery safety rules in response to the Moss Landing fire. The industry is on board, hoping better standards will reassure the public.

"Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems"
#US #USA #America #California

Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems
This is the first installment of Mongabay’s coverage of beaver restoration in California. CHESTER, Calif. — The pictograph, an ochre-red outline with four paws and an unmistakable paddle of a tail, has been on the reservation “my whole life,” said Kenneth McDarment, a member of the Tule River Tribe. It’s just one of many paintings […]

#GavinNewsom wants you to come to #California and kill #swans, and has made it legal to shoot them without any license or permit.
A recent #CalMatters

"California’s first solar-covered canal is now fully online"
#US #USA #America #California

California's first solar-covered canal is now fully online
The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.

"California Leads Nation in Dairy Farm Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions"
#California #Food #Climate #ClimateChange

California Leads Nation in Dairy Farm Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions | Happy Eco News
California dairy farms have cut dairy farm greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 5 million tons of carbon dioxide annually through methane digesters, improved waste management, and herd efficiency gains. This achievement puts the state two-thirds of the way toward its 2030 goal while maintaining milk production leadership and demonstrating economic viability.

"Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history"
#US #USA #America #California

"California's home batteries are replacing gas plants and saving hundreds of millions"
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California’s home batteries are replacing gas plants and saving hundreds of millions
Brattle Group analyzed a gigawatt-hour virtual power plant test that may be the world’s largest as part of its review of California’s distributed peak-shaving program.

#California Gov #Newsom signs #ScottWeiner bill to bulldoze over opposition to expansion of #housing density and residential construction proj…