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California’s new plastic recycling rules spark fights from all sides

California just gave plastic producers until 2032 to make all their packaging recyclable or compostable — the most ambitious deadline in the country.

 

What California’s planned power outages are costing schools: darkness, disruption and debt

One windy morning in December 2024, teachers at Orange Vista High School rushed students into a line that stretched to the street.

 

California spends billions based on this pollution tracker. Who benefits from its latest update?

California is again updating the system it uses to decide which polluted communities get cleanup funding.

 

Residents of a polluted California town pinned hopes on new state rules. They’re still waiting

Residents of Kettleman City live surrounded by pollution.

Farms spray pesticides on almond and pistachio trees in this farmtown.

 

New California fee seeks to increase collection, recycling of lithium batteries

Starting this year, Californians will pay a new fee every time they buy a product with a non-removable battery – whether it’s a power tool, a PlayStation, or even a singing greeting card.

 

Communities are unaware they’ve lived near toxic gas for decades. Why has no action been taken?

In a quiet California neighborhood near the 710 freeway in Compton, children on a recent afternoon chased each other at Kelly Park after school.

 

Polluted communities hold their breath as companies struggle with California’s diesel truck ban

Standing in his front yard in Wilmington, Jose Ulloa can’t get a sentence out without coughing. Heavy-duty trucks, headed to and from the Port of Los Angeles, pass in front of his home all day, their engines roaring and their exhaust spewing into the air.

 

In nationwide first, California plans to rev up sales of electric motorcycles

At New Century Motorcycles in Alhambra, a handful of electric motorcycles are relegated to the back of the store, tucked behind the dirt bikes.

 

As heat rises, California kids are sweltering in schools with no air conditioning

In her fifth grade class in a Los Angeles school, on a day when outdoor temperatures reached 116 degrees, the heat gave Lilian China headache.