California Governor Gavin Newsom

A car drives through a darkened Montclair Village in Oakland, Calif., after Pacific Gas & Electric shutdown power last week to prevent wildfires.

National

California Can Expect Blackouts For A Decade, Says PG&E CEO

11:03pm October 18, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

PG&E is under fire for its management of last week's planned power outages that left about 800,000 customers in the dark. CEO Bill Johnson admits the company was ill-prepared for the operation.

California is banning a pesticide often used by growers of grapes, citrus, almonds and other crops. Sales of chlorpyrifos will be outlawed in the state as of Feb. 6.

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Environment

California Bans Popular Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children

10:47pm October 09, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

State environmental regulators call chlorpyrifos "a toxic air contaminant" that is a health threat when inhaled or exposed to skin.