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California's Riverside just landed nearly $150,000 in grants and support to power clean energy projects that create jobs while fighting climate change. The city beat out 60 other applicants to become a national model for turning green ideas into real solutions.
A pair of California condors are incubating the region's first wild egg in over a century, marking a major milestone for a species that once dwindled to just 22 birds. The hopeful parents, equipped with GPS trackers and given names meaning "She carries our prayers" and "At last I fly," are sharing parenting duties in Humboldt County.
A new walk-in crisis clinic in Riverside County, California, is breaking down barriers to mental health care with no appointments, no referrals, and no insurance required. The timing couldn't be better for men, who make up nearly four out of five suicides in America.
Four graduate students from USC's Price School won $5,000 for solving a real problem: helping Riverside workers get the skills local employers actually need. Their winning strategy connects residents to good jobs in growing fields like healthcare and biotech.
California's inland and Bay Area counties are booming, with 16 regions more than tripling their economic output over 23 years. San Mateo County led the state with a stunning 379% growth, reaching $217 billion in GDP.
Riverside County wrapped up the year with a stronger job market as unemployment dropped to 5.2% in December, continuing a steady improvement trend. The region added more jobs than it lost across multiple sectors, offering fresh hope as 2026 begins.
Riverside County's job market shows signs of improvement as the unemployment rate ticked down to 5.4% in February, offering hope to workers across the region. While some industries shed jobs, construction, hospitality, and professional services added 1,500 new positions.
California and the United Kingdom just deepened their climate partnership with real money behind it. British clean-tech company Octopus Energy is committing nearly $1 billion to California's clean economy.
California just rolled out the largest utility-backed rebate program in the nation to help businesses afford electric trucks, with incentives up to $120,000 per vehicle. The billion-dollar California Clean Fuel Reward program aims to clean the air while making zero-emission commercial vehicles affordable for fleets of all sizes.
Four graduate students just won $5,000 for solving a real problem: helping Riverside match local workers with growing job opportunities. Their winning strategy focused on building bridges between employers, schools, and community members who need quality careers.
A young gray wolf has crossed from California into Nevada, marking a rare wildlife milestone for a species that nearly disappeared from the American West. The lone traveler is part of California's growing wolf recovery success story.
California just switched on a 105-megawatt solar farm to power the state's largest electricity consumer: a giant pumping station that lifts water over mountains to Southern California. The project marks the biggest renewable energy purchase in State Water Project history and helps protect residents from rising energy costs.
Major clean energy organizations are uniting behind a California ballot measure that could cut project delays by up to 9 years while keeping environmental protections intact. The Building an Affordable California Act aims to speed up solar, wind, and battery storage projects through clearer timelines and streamlined reviews.
California just reached an ambitious goal that seemed impossible 13 years ago: 1.5 million electric vehicles sold statewide. Back when Tesla was a hobbyist brand and the Prius was still a novelty, former Governor Jerry Brown bet big on clean transportation, and California drivers proved the skeptics wrong.
A Southern California defense tech company just announced a $1 billion campus expansion that will create 5,500 direct jobs by 2027. The move reinforces California's position as America's aerospace and defense innovation leader.
A new 144-bed hospital in California just proved healthcare facilities can ditch fossil fuels entirely. The University of California Irvine campus runs solely on electricity, setting a new standard for sustainable healthcare.
Pacific Gas and Electric is electrifying its entire fleet, adding nearly 3,800 electric vehicles and chargers by 2030 in California's biggest utility-led climate move. The company serves 16 million people and employs 28,000 workers across central and northern California.
A unique hybrid honeybee in Southern California is naturally resisting the parasites killing colonies nationwide. These bees carry 68% fewer mites than commercial hives and could help save struggling pollinators.
After three weeks without snow, California's Sierra Nevada snowpack has dropped to 59% of normal. But experts say the state's reservoirs are the fullest they've been in years, leaving California completely drought-free.
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Two California condors may be caring for the first wild egg in Northern California in over a century. Scientists are cautiously celebrating as the young parents take turns with incubation duties in a remote redwood tree.
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