Californians pay too much for electricity. Here are three bold solutions
Politicians love to chase easy answers. Alas, when it comes to California’s rising electric rates, there aren’t any.If limiting rate increases were simple, elected officials…
Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trump’s demands in bid to restore funding
NEW YORK — When President Trump canceled $400 million in funding to Columbia University over its handling of student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, much of…
Speaking truth to Trump on climate change
The 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or…
Israel blows up Gaza’s only specialised cancer hospital in massive blast | Israel-Palestine conflict News
‘Deliberate’ destruction of Turkish-Palestinian hospital has been condemned as being part of Israel’s ‘systematic state terrorism’.Israel has blown up Gaza’s only specialised cancer treatment hospital,…
Jade Goody’s agonising final message to sons Bobby and Freddy before tragic death
Jade Goody left a heart-wrenching final message to her sons, Bobby and Freddy, before her tragic death from cervical cancer17:03, 22 Mar 2025Updated 17:03, 22…
Ex-White Sox Bobby Jenks battling cancer after losing home in Palisades fire
Former Angels draft pick Bobby Jenks helped the Chicago White Sox win the 2005 World Series.Twenty years later, the 44-year-old and his family need some…
Wildfires are driving up California electric bills. Lawmakers need to act
Uncomfortable truth time: The biggest reason California’s electric rates are rising so fast is that utility companies are spending billions of dollars each year to…
Why you shouldn’t make deals with the (climate) devil
I saw a great meme created by Dustin Mulvaney, an environmental studies professor at San José State University. It has to do with President Trump’s…
Former U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey of New York dies from cancer at 87
1 of 2 | Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y. sis shown peaking on Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in…
Can an aspirin a day keep cancer at bay? | Health News
For decades, aspirin has been known as a go-to painkiller. New research reveals how it may also help fight cancer. While previous research hinted at…
Love Island star heartbroken as dad dies from cancer and he pays emotional tribute
A LOVE Island star has been left heartbroken after he revealed that his dad has died, following a battle with cancer.Brett Staniland, who rose to…
The protectors of Santa Monica Bay are caving to Trump’s dangerous demands
Even as many businesses and universities rush to abandon their climate goals, diversity commitments and small-d democratic values for fear of reprisal from an increasingly…
California politicians, neglect rooftop solar at your peril
One point I didn’t make in last week’s column on California’s endless solar infighting: More rooftop solar systems could mean (relatively) less need for sprawling…
D’Wayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Toné dies after cancer battle
D’Wayne Wiggins, a singer-songwriter and a guitarist who was a founding member of the soul and R&B trio Tony! Toni! Toné!, has died after a…
The 4 ‘silent signs’ of ovarian cancer you should NEVER ignore, says GP – including one when it comes to mealtimes
AROUND 7,500 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in the UK and 4,100 pass away from it.But symptoms of the disease - which…
California’s rooftop solar infighting is a colossal waste of time
California can’t seem to decide whether it wants to maintain its status as the nation’s rooftop solar leader.Two years after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointees slashed…
A podcast about climate politics, water, public lands and more
Please forgive my starting with a little self-promotion: It’s been six weeks since we launched the Boiling Point podcast, and if you haven’t been listening,…
Part of veg usually thrown away ‘could slow lung and breast cancer growth’, study finds
PARTS of a popular vegetable that are usually thrown away could slow the growth of lung and breast cancer cells, a study suggests. High in…
Mia Love, first Black GOP Congresswoman, faces bleak cancer prognosis
Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, is seen on the first day of the 114th Congress inside the House Chambers of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington,…
Inside the Ramallah hotel housing Gaza’s cancer patients | Israel-Palestine conflict
Ramallah, occupied West Bank — For more than 16 months, loss and grief have stalked the granite-floored corridors of the Retno Hotel. On the evening…