"The Trump administration has signed off on a company’s plan to convert an oil and gas pipeline to pump groundwater from the Mojave Desert to thirsty California cities for the first time, a lucrative venture that critics say threatens natural springs and wildlife."

"A year before Greenwater Services got a $1.7 million contract to clean the algae-infected Reflecting Pool, it had received another no-bid government contract to deploy at the trash-plagued Tijuana River."

"Federal officials will begin rounding up wild horses in the Eastern Sierra on July 8, citing trampled wetlands and highway hazards, with the animals to be offered for adoption. The helicopter-assisted operation is praised by some environmentalists but condemned by others, including local tribes and animal advocates."

"The Boyle Heights and Garden Grove emergencies are raising questions about emergency planning, inspections and accountability. The real test of California’s chemical safety system comes after the smoke clears, experts say."

"A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating."

"An environmental group sued the Trump administration Monday to pursue protections for a brightly colored sea star that inhabits the Pacific coast, a move that could affect the fishing industry." "The sunflower sea star population in the Pacific Ocean has plummeted from a wasting disease that may be tied to climate change."

"It would be the largest data center in the state; the parent company, Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, LLC  describes it as a hyperscale facility, “designed exclusively for advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning operations.”"

"Attorneys general in seventeen states are suing California over its landmark single-use plastic law, which went into effect on May 1."

"The Trump administration on Monday proposed looser rules for oil and gas drilling operations on federal ​lands, including a dramatic cut to clean-up costs ‌for abandoned wells."

"Residents of West Oakland, which suffers from toxic waste and high pollution rates, rally against a coal export facility"