Category: enviromental change

California Earthquakes Along San Andres Fault May Be Triggered By Ancient Lakes

June 7, 2023
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Researchers have discovered that ancient rising lakes may trigger California earthquakes along the San Andres fault line. The new study, published Wednesday in Nature, investigated earthquake activity along the southern San Andreas fault and found that six significant earthquakes on the fault line occurred when the prehistoric Lake Cahuilla was rising. Collecting field data from rocks…

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States Living Off Depleted Colorado River All Agree to Landmark Water Cuts

May 22, 2023
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California, Arizona, and Nevada have come together in a plan to protect the Colorado River Basin and reduce their water use from the river to save it from current drought conditions over the next three years, the southwestern states announced on Monday. The southwestern states have agreed to cut at least 3 million acre-feet of water through 2026—a…

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California Electric Vehicle Sales Skyrocket Beyond 2025 Goal

April 27, 2023
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California has surpassed its goal of selling 1.5 million electric vehicles (EVs), long before its predicted 2025 year mark, according to a report from nonprofit organization Veloz. David Hochschild, chair of the California Energy Commission (CEC) and Veloz public policy board, says this milestone is accelerating electric transportation to spread across the state and the United States. “For…

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California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Diablo Faces Closure Against Lawsuit

April 12, 2023
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An environmental group on Tuesday sued to block Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) from seeking to extend the federal operating licenses for California’s last active nuclear power plant. A complaint filed in the San Francisco Superior Court by advocacy group “Friends of the Earth” asks the court to prohibit the utility from sidestepping its 2016…

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