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Miami Herald
14-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
California reaches new record clean energy milestone
SAN JOSE, Calif. - California has hit a new record for clean energy. Solar, wind, hydropower and other carbon-free sources made up 67% of the state's retail electricity supply in 2023, the most recent year that data is available, according to new statistics released Monday by the California Energy Commission. The total is an increase from 2022, when it was 61%. And it exceeds the prior record of 64%, set in 2019. Under a state law signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018 aimed at reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that are contributing to climate change, California was required to reach 60% renewable and carbon-free electricity by 2030 - a goal it has already met - and 100% by 2045. Solar, wind, geothermal, large hydropower, biomass and nuclear energy are allowed to count under the law. The new milestone comes as renewable energy is facing several headwinds. Earlier this month, Republicans in Congress passed and President Trump signed a bill that removes and reduces many of the tax breaks, federal grants and other incentives for states, private companies, and homeowners to expand renewable energy and electric vehicles that were put in place by President Biden. "As the federal government turns its back on innovation and commonsense, California is making our clean energy future a reality," Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement. "The world's fourth-largest economy is running on two-thirds clean power – the largest economy on the planet to achieve this milestone." Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
New York Times
10-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
How Los Angeles Learned to Save Water
Dear Headway reader, A decade ago, Jerry Brown, then California's governor, imposed the state's first mandatory restrictions on water use. Years of drought had brought about a harsh confrontation with reality: Californians would have to change their relationship with water. 'You just can't live the way you always have,' Mr. Brown said to his fellow Californians at the time. But in California — and most notably in Los Angeles, the state's most populous metropolitan area — a quiet revolution was already underway, Michael Kimmelman reported for Headway in June: Over the last half century or so, millions more people have moved to greater Los Angeles, settling in increasingly far-flung reaches of the desert and in the mountains, requiring more faucets, toilets and shower heads, producing more garbage and more gridlock on the 405 freeway, reinforcing all the clichés about excess and sprawl. And during this same time, Angelenos have been consuming less water. In his feature, Michael recounts the story of how a massive infrastructure project was built to ferry water to the city from across the Southwest. Today, he finds, those who monitor the region's aquifers and reservoirs say that comparable efforts are necessary to prepare for a drier future. But such efforts to conserve water in the state will be building on a catalog of initiatives that includes both notable successes and telling setbacks. One of the visible examples of lifestyle changes Mr. Brown included among his plans to pare back water usage in 2015 was an effort to substitute drought-tolerant plants for 50 million square feet of lawns. 'Just a quarter of the $22 million allocated for rebates in the rest of the state has been claimed so far,' the Times noted then, 'perhaps a sign of persistent resistance to ripping out grass.' Fast-forward to today, Michael reports, and we find the City of Los Angeles alone 'has so far swapped out some 53 million square feet of lawn' — more than the target for the entire state. Even as Angelenos were drought-proofing their lawns, though, they were turning up their noses at water recycling efforts that voters found … unpalatable. 'Potable reuse' — that is, wastewater recycling — has been a water conservation measure since well before 2008, when Elizabeth Royte went deep on the idea for The New York Times Magazine. In 1995, L.A. was on track to be an early pioneer of the approach when the city invested $55 million to begin building the East Valley Water Reclamation Project. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
National Post
09-07-2025
- National Post
13-year-old dies in a house fire two weeks after beating cancer
A teenager who died in a house fire in Missouri two weeks after beating cancer has left the family and local fire authorities 'heartbroken.' Article content The incident took place in the early hours of July 4 and, investigation suggests, appears to be related to fireworks. 'Division of Fire Safety is currently investigating five fires in which fireworks are suspected and in which three people have died,' the authorities said, confirming 'a 13-year-old girl died in the fire' in Buckner, Jackson County. Article content Article content Article content 'A second person later succumbed to his injuries. At least one other remains hospitalized,' the statement reads. Article content Article content Multiple news outlets in the U.S. identified the 13-year-old victim as Jerilynn Brown. The teen had been battling osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, for two years and was reportedly discharged from Children's Mercy Hospital late last month. Article content 'She just rang the bell,' Jerilynn's father Jerry Brown told KMBC. 'And a month later, here we are, and I'm talking about my baby girl.' Jerilynn's mother, Liz Stephens, is in the hospital and fighting for her life due to injuries sustained in the house fire, Jerilynn's stepfather Stephen Miller said. Article content 'Jerrilynn was a bright, brave, and beautiful soul who had just overcome a long battle with cancer only two weeks prior,' reads a GoFundMe set up for the family. 'Her strength and spirit touched everyone who knew her. To have her taken so suddenly after all she had endured is beyond heartbreaking.' The campaign, with a goal of US$11,000, aims to raise funds for the family to cover funeral and medical expenses. Article content Article content 'To see a young girl who just beat cancer to have to have it end like this. I'm speaking on all of our folks our heart goes out and we are all very upset about this as well,' Independence Fire Chief Jimmy Walker told Fox 4. Article content Article content Authorities said the fire originated on the covered back deck at the residence. Walker also said the smoke alarms inside the home weren't working. 'While they don't extinguish fires they do alert you in early stages of fires to let you get out and stay out and they do save lives,' Walker said, Fox 4 reports. Article content
Daily Mail
08-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Missouri girl, 13, beat bone cancer...then weeks later, a freak accident struck
A 13-year-old Missouri girl, who had just beaten bone cancer, was tragically killed after a freak fireworks incident set her home ablaze. Jerilynn Brown had beaten bone cancer just weeks before the horrific fire that claimed her young life in the early hours of July 4. 'She just rang the bell, and a month later, here we are, and I'm talking about my baby girl,' her father, Jerry Brown, told KMBC. 'She just got me to church. I quit drinking, 17 months. All that is because of her.' Her stepfather, Stephen Miller, agreed that Jerilynn had a strong spirit, and told the outlet: 'Unfortunately, today, she's no longer with us. She's free.' At about 5am, the Independence Fire Department responded to the home near Buckner following reports of a house fire. According to the Department of Fire Safety and IFD, an investigation showed the fire started on the home's back deck due to embers of 'consumer-grade' spent fireworks from the night before. The smoke alarm in the home wasn't working at the time, with three others in the property suffering injuries. 'To see a young girl who just beat cancer to have it end like this. I'm speaking on all of our folks, our heart goes out and we are all very upset about this as well,' IFD Chief Jimmy Walker told Fox 4. According to the Department of Fire Safety and IFD, an investigation showed the fire started on the home's back deck due to embers of 'consumer-grade' spent fireworks from the night before Crews reported that, as they arrived, the fire was strongly developed and they had to begin 'aggressive attack' operations, the outlet reported. 'Hours can elapse while a fire smolders, this can happen at any time, lightning strikes, we always have to worry about smoldering fires and the fact that they can go undiscovered for a number of hours and eventually become out of hand very quickly,' Walker said. Two others were hospitalized in the fire. One of the victims in hospital reportedly succumbed to their injuries on Sunday, according to family. Liz Stephens was identified as the victim currently recovering in hospital in a GoFundMe created to aid Jerilynn's family rebuild their home and lay their daughter to rest. 'Jerilynn was a bright, brave, and beautiful soul who had just overcome a long battle with cancer only two weeks prior,' the fundraiser said. 'Her strength and spirit touched everyone who knew her. To have her taken so suddenly after all she had endured is beyond heartbreaking.' Jerrilynn had gone to the doctor in October last year with a suspected broken arm. As an active young girl, she and her family never suspected it had been broken due to a tumor. She was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a bone cancer that typically attacks the bones in arms and legs and typically develops in children and young adults. 'She just rang the bell, and a month later, here we are, and I'm talking about my baby girl,' her father Jerry Brown said Jerilynn had heartbreakingly only overcome her cancer just two weeks before the fire after enduring weeks of chemotherapy. She was described by her family as a 'very active 13-year-old' who loved softball, basketball and her church youth group. 'Jerilynn loves helping others and is always making sure everyone is ok,' her family said while fundraising to help battle her cancer. 'It's hard for her to now be the one receiving all the attention when she is such a giver to others. She always has a smile on her face and loves hanging out with her friends.'
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Glendale ends ICE contract, will no longer hold detainees
Amid rising tensions over immigration raids in the Los Angeles area, the city of Glendale announced Sunday night it has ended its agreement with the federal government to house detainees captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 'After careful consideration, the City of Glendale has decided to end its agreement with U.S. Homeland Security/ICE to house federal immigration detainees,' the city said in a statement posted online. 'This local decision reflects our core values: public safety, transparency, and community trust.' The decision came after The Times reported that Glendale had continued its 2007 ICE contract and agreed to house detainees at its city jail despite California passing SB 54, known as the California Values Act, which prohibited local and state municipalities from using funds for federal immigration enforcement purposes, including the use of jail facilities. The landmark law made California the first sanctuary state in the nation. Other municipalities terminated their contracts after then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 54. But Glendale's then-Police Chief Robert Castro, who opposed the law, did not. At the time, the city manager warned against nixing the contract in a bid to maintain a good relationship with federal authorities. Read more: Immigration raids roil L.A., dozens of people detained. What we know so far In its statement Sunday, the city maintained that its agreement remained in compliance with state law. "Nevertheless, despite the transparency and safeguards the City has upheld, the City recognizes that public perception of the ICE contract — no matter how limited or carefully managed, no matter the good — has become divisive," the city said. The city said ending the contract would make it difficult for some families to visit those being detained by ICE. Sarah Houston, an immigration lawyer at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, raised the issue at a city council meeting last week after learning that a client who was held in Glendale had been without food for nine hours and was due to be transferred to multiple facilities. She questioned why Glendale was adhering to a decades-old agreement that runs afoul of SB 54, while city council officials defended the decision. 'After the horrific raids and violations this weekend, it is all the more important that our local communities stand together to protect our immigrant brothers and sisters as intended in the California Values Act,' she said after the city's announcement. Glendale has held at least 82 individuals for ICE since January, according to Andrés Kwon, a senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. 'With a population that is more than 50% immigrant, the city of Glendale should be a beacon for immigrants' rights,' Kwon said. 'As we've witnessed masked ICE and federal agents abducting Angelenos, locking up entire families in basements, and separating families — how could the city of Glendale ensure that the Angelenos it held for ICE weren't unconstitutionally detained?' Amigos Unidos for Immigrant Justice, an immigrant rights advocacy group in Glendale, said in a statement that ending the contract is the "right step toward rebuilding trust" in the city. "As we move forward, Glendale is our home, our community, and our responsibility. We believe deeply in protecting what makes Glendale strong: a commitment to fairness, compassion, and civic integrity," the group said. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
