Tag: California
Video: Police officer fatally shoots unarmed teen in back of head
The federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the boy’s father alleges that Villalvazo used excessive and unlawful deadly force while committing assault and battery with negligence.
California to become the first state to ban fur sales
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Saturday banning the sale and manufacture of fur products in his state. This...
California bans controversial pesticide
Beginning at the start of 2020, California will ban the sale of a popular agricultural pesticide, chlorpyrifos, that has been linked to...
New initiative aims to mobilize the restaurant industry to fight climate...
Restore California will fund farmers to switch to regenerative agriculture practices.
California just legalized public banks. Will the rest of the nation...
The new law promises to take taxpayer money back from Wall Street and reinvest it in communities.
As man dies in ICE custody, California moves to ban for-profit...
A Cameroonian immigrant died this week in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in California. The man, identified as 37-year-old...
California sues for right to stronger pollution standards
The Trump administration made a "demonstrable move, to assert power and dominance."
Trump admin to officially revoke California’s waiver to set stricter emissions...
In its latest move to undermine action on the climate crisis, the Trump administration will formally rescind California's waiver to set stricter auto emissions standards under...
California fights back against Trump administration’s plans to frack and drill...
“We do not want fracking. We do not want new oil wells in San Luis Obispo County.”
California tribe hopes to conquer climate woes — With fire
More and more land in California is going up in flames. The area in the state burned by wildfires has increased by...
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Norway reaches historic milestone as electric vehicles outnumber petrol cars for the first time
Norway’s rapid transition to electric vehicles, a global first, shows the impact of policy incentives and ambitious climate goals, setting the pace for the rest of the world.
Trump-appointed judges continue assault on workers’ rights by undermining NLRB
In a move that could reshape labor rights across the country, these judges are granting preliminary injunctions to companies that argue the NLRB’s structure violates the U.S. Constitution.
Bernie Sanders calls out Big Pharma over exorbitant drug prices: Novo Nordisk’s $900+...
As Novo Nordisk rakes in billions, Sen. Bernie Sanders and public health advocates demand answers on why U.S. patients are charged sky-high prices for life-saving drugs like Ozempic while generics could sell for a fraction of the cost.
Sisyphus Trump maniacally replays 2015, with repeated, inflammatory media blitzes. But that gambit...
How many unforced errors—the Arlington cemetery mess, JD Vance, fake Ohio pet-napping and Loomer—confirm Trump as monumental scatterbrain?
Forests thrive when Indigenous people have legal stewardship of their land
The fate of intact forests is closely linked to that of Indigenous peoples.