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The government's colossal failure to respond after Hurricane Katrina led to major reforms at the nation's top disaster agency. Now, the Trump administration has reversed some of those changes.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom had supported the plant, arguing that it was needed as the state grapples with a drought that is expected to worsen in coming years. But opponents said it would kill billions of tiny marine organisms that form the basis of the food chain and called the plant costly and unnecessary. -
The move has to be adopted unanimously, and Hungary — with a state oil company dependent on Russian imports and a populist leader friendlier toward Putin than most — has refused to go along. -
Environmentalists oppose the plant and say it will damage marine life and is vulnerable to flooding from sea level rise.
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SoCal Edison says in a report to the California Public Utilities Commission an investigation is underway but that there was circuit activity close to the reported time of the fire. -
If supervisors vote yes in June, the county will spend $640,000 to buy the land from the Revocable Trust of Donald J. Metzler and Diane W. Metzler. -
The San Diego City Attorney's Office filed suit Wednesday against more than 20 chemical companies for allegedly manufacturing toxic chemicals that have been detected in San Diego area water sources. -
A wind advisory is in effect in parts of San Diego County until 11 a.m. Wednesday. -
A federal investigation of allegations that China is illegally avoiding duties on solar panels sold to U.S. companies is putting the brakes on the nation's solar power build-out. -
The plan, released by the California Air Resources Board, sets a roadmap for the state to be so-called carbon-neutral by that year. -
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