WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump is distorting the truth on U.S. economic growth and jobs, pointing to record-breaking figures that don't exist and not telling the full story on black unemployment. The statements marked a week of fiction in which Trump also made erroneous claims about the California wildfires and the Russia investigation and falsely...
WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump is pulling numbers out of thin air when it comes to the economy, jobs and the deficit. Hailing his trade policies in spite of fears of damage from the escalating trade disputes he's provoked, Trump also falsely declares that his tariffs on foreign goods will help erase $21 trillion in national debt. Bernie Sanders that his "...
At least 13 large fires raged across California on Friday, threatening more than 16,000 homes and leading to evacuation orders for nearly 25,000 residents.
California's $2.7 trillion economy may face pain from the U.S.-China trade war and shows signs of slowing job growth but economists don't see a recession in the cards.
Hundreds of firefighters were building barriers and constructing containment lines early on Friday to slow an approaching wildfire threatening to torch thousands of homes in a lakeside community southeast of Los Angeles.
Night-flying by California fire agencies could grow in the coming years given the increasing wildfire risk and drought conditions.
WASHINGTON, Aug 7- California air regulators on Tuesday said they plan to keep tightening state vehicle emissions rules despite a Trump administration proposal last week that would strip the state of the ability to set its own limits. "California will take all actions to ensure that the smart standards we developed in partnership with the auto industry to cut...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Top national Republicans and grassroots donors alike have poured money into the campaign to repeal a recent gas tax increase in California with the hopes it will drive turnout in November and help the GOP hold onto U.S. House seats in the heavily Democratic state. The biggest donors to Proposition 6 are prominent Republican candidates and...
As California wildfires rage, politicians, timber companies and environmentalists are debating whether to thin overly dense forest lands that fuel the state's deadly infernos.
Aug 2- The Trump administration on Thursday moved to revoke California's authority to set its own strict tailpipe emissions rules and mandate the sale of electric vehicles, as it proposed weakening Obama-era federal fuel efficiency standards. The proposal from the U.S. Transportation Department and Environmental Protection Agency would freeze fuel...
The Trump administration will move to revoke California's authority to set its own strict tailpipe emissions rules and mandate the sale of electric vehicles.
It will escalate the administration's legal battle with California and about a dozen other states that have adopted California's emission rules, and account for about a third of the U.S. auto market. Seventeen states, including California, and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in May challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision a...
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called the wildfire situation in California part of "the new normal" and said the state has the money today to fight fires but cautioned things could get tighter in coming years due to a downturn.
WASHINGTON July 27- The Trump administration is working to develop consumer data privacy policies, and the Commerce Department is meeting with big companies like Facebook Inc, Comcast Corp and Alphabet Inc as it looks to eventually seeing the policies enshrined in legislation, two officials said on Friday. David Redl, a senior U.S. Commerce Department...
After facing liability in wildfires last October, PG&E said Thursday that its insurance premium costs are significantly higher and it plans to transfer some of the financial risk to insurance and capital markets in agreements in the coming days.
The administration plans to propose a rule that would revoke a waiver California was granted by the EPA under the Clean Air Act to set state emissions rules and require zero emission vehicles. EPA and the Transportation Department will take comment and hold public hearings before finalizing a decision. The proposal is sure to spark a massive fight with...
WASHINGTON, July 23- The Trump administration is expected to propose revoking California's ability to set state vehicle emissions rules and mandate electric vehicles as early as later this week, a government official briefed on the matter said. The U.S. Transportation Department and Environmental Protection Agency are expected to unveil a proposed...
California lawmakers are looking at legislation that would provide liability relief for utilities in the state that face billions of dollars in risk from wildfires.
A U.S. judge denied the federal government's request to block two California laws that seek to protect undocumented immigrants, but temporarily barred a third law that had required employers to restrict immigration officials' access to workplaces.
Wildfire acreage is up 25 percent nationally, as California battles several new blazes and prepares for "potentially critical fire weather conditions" in the coming days.
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