California

'Pressure Works': Kamala Harris Becomes Fifth Likely Democratic 2020 Contender to Swear Off Corporate Cash

'Win for Science and Democracy' as Court Rules California Can List Glyphosate as Probable Carcinogen

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

"Monsanto doesn't get to tell California how to protect its people from dangerous chemicals or how to run the Prop 65 list."

Net Neutrality Advocates Hopeful as California Bill Advances Despite Lobbyists' Attack

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"Their army of lobbyists was no match for California residents."

California Democrats Under Fire for Siding With Telecom Lobbyists Against Net Neutrality Bill

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Advocates warn that state lawmakers are now "calling for giant loopholes" that...

Shooter at YouTube Headquarters Was Disgruntled Video-Maker, Police and Family Indicate

Protests Continue Over Killing of Stephon Clark as Autopsy Reveals Officers Shot Him in the Back

'Sabotage' of Democracy as Trump Adds Citizenship Question to 2020 Census

'It's A Phone, Not A Gun': Protests Against Police Killing in Sacramento Block Highway, NBA Game

'Climate Tutorials' Pit Planet Wreckers Against Major Cities in Historic Court Hearing

As Congressional Deadline Looms, California Unveils Strongest Net Neutrality Bill in US

Amid Trump Push to Arm More Teachers, Students Injured After 'Trained' Educator's Gun Goes Off in Classroom

'Trump Not Welcome Here': Protests as President Arrives in California

'I Didn't Feel Like Fabricating the Truth': ICE Spokesperson Quits Over Agency Falsehoods

Federal Judge's Unprecedented Order on Climate Science 'Could Open Floodgates' for Big Oil Lawsuits

Intensifying 'Relentless Attack' on Immigrants, Trump DOJ Sues California

Oakland Mayor Applauded for Warning Community About ICE Raids

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See the Redwoods (Soon). And You Better Get to the Amazon Rainforest Too.

Bad news on all sides on our human propensity for taking without thinking. A new study finds researchers have "grossly underestimated" the impact on the Amazon rainforest of logging and other human activity, even as California park rangers combat a surge in nightime bandits - aka "midnight burlers" - poaching the burl from old-growth redwoods to sell for furniture. The tallest trees on earth, old-growth redwoods once covered almost 2,000,000 acres of California; today, less than 5% of that...