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Electric vehicle demand spurs ‘white gold’ rush at California’s largest lake

Electric vehicle demand spurs ‘white gold’ rush at California’s largest lake

The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake, is best known for increasing salinity and receding shoreline over the course of multiple decades that led to the health crisis and a massive die-off of the area’s wildlife. That is changing as a White House push to rid cars of fossil fuels and a global hunt to source critical minerals for electric vehicle batteries is recasting the region 160 miles southeast of Los Angeles as an El Dorado for the country’s hopes to tackle climate change. “This is… Source link

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California’s eviction moratorium ends, leaving tenants facing ‘tsunami of evictions’

California’s eviction moratorium ends, leaving tenants facing ‘tsunami of evictions’

California may become a ground zero for a homelessness crisis, as the end of the state’s temporary halt to evictions — which officially expired on Thursday — means renters in arrears face the prospect of being forced from their homes. Until September 30, state law automatically banned landlords from evicting people for unpaid rent. However, beginning Friday, tenants with unpaid rent can only be protected from evictions if they have applied for assistance. Tenants are still responsible for… Source link

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California’s CA Notify app to offer statewide exposure notification using Apple and Google’s framework – TechCrunch

California’s CA Notify app to offer statewide exposure notification using Apple and Google’s framework – TechCrunch

The state of California has now expanded access of its CA Notify app to all in the state, after originally deploying the app in a pilot program at UC Berkeley in November, which later expanded to other UC campuses. The statewide launch of the app, announced by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, means that the tool based on Apple and Google’s exposure notification API will be available for download and opt-in use to anyone with a compatible iPhone or Android device as of this… Source link

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‘It’s a hoax’ say California’s anti-mask proponents – Yahoo News

‘It’s a hoax’ say California’s anti-mask proponents – Yahoo News

1 / 4 Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes has said he won’t enforce California’s statewide mask order including in cities such as Huntington Beach, seen here on July 16, 2020 Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes has said he won’t enforce California’s statewide mask order including in cities such as Huntington Beach, seen here on July 16, 2020 (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck) Huntington Beach (United States) (AFP) – For Davey, a resident of the city of Huntington Beach in southern California, the requirement to… Source link

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