In Sunday's edition of "60 Minutes," the CBS News program raised troubling questions about California's wildfire fighting efforts. Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy told 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker that the U.S. Forest Service is failing to fully utilize repurposed Chinook helicopters that can squelch wildfires at night...
Bill Banning Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment Heads to Newsom
The state Legislature passed a bill this week phasing out the sale of new gas-powered outdoor power equipment by 2024 or a date determined by California's air regulators. According to the authors of Assembly Bill 1346, the small gas engines emit smog-forming pollutants at levels projected to double those from...