All Aboard! California High-Speed Rail May Connect Bakersfield, Merced by 2032
California’s high-speed rail line could connect rural Merced to Bakersfield by 2032, local authorities say, though it will operate at a massive loss.

California’s high-speed rail line could connect rural Merced to Bakersfield by 2032, local authorities say, though it will operate at a massive loss.

American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Dustin Meyer sounded the alarm on a European Union (EU) directive that would impose “massive, mandatory, extraterritorial” regulations on American companies.

School districts throughout the United States are ditching electric school buses, manufactured by a Canadian company that has fallen into bankruptcy, for diesel school buses, citing the difficulty in getting electric buses repaired.

A federal court on Monday blocked the the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to two international companies for the state’s Resolution Copper project.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in early August dismissed a case against a recycling company that Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) said was targeted by the Biden administration and local officials in the name of “equity” and “environmental justice.” Instead, Trump’s HUD said they will focus on “real concerns.”

California is struggling to approve permits even for “green” projects like solar and wind energy — and even under a formally “streamlined” process that was meant to accelerate projects that help fight climate change.

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the completion of their appointed rounds” goes the U.S. Postal Service creed – but not with electric vehicles, if some Republican lawmakers have their way.

Ella Emhoff, the stepdaughter of failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris, said she feels “disgust” by what she is seeing in the world, letting her followers on TikTok know that she is experiencing “a lot of climate anxiety” as well.

The Communist Party of China imposed a 75.8-percent tariff on Thursday on Canadian canola products, claiming that Canada was intentionally “dumping” underpriced canola seed into the Chinese market to hurt domestic farmers.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced the relaunch of the agency’s Guidance Portal, a website to allow Americans a one-stop shop for regulatory guidance documents as part of the Trump administration’s mission to increase transparency, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

The British government has urged people to “play their part” and delete old emails in a bid to lower internet server water usage amid drought conditions.

The U.S. embassy in Zambia has ordered all U.S. government personnel to avoid the area around the Chinese-owned mine near the northern city of Kitwe because “hazardous and carcinogenic substances” released during an accident six months ago may have polluted the atmosphere.

The Canyon Fire near Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, just north of Simi Valley and east of Santa Clarita, has grown to over 1,000 acres.

A federal judge has ordered a halt on any new construction at the migrant detention facility Alligator Alcatraz over environmental concerns.

A Brazilian hotel in downtown Belém recently went viral on social media after it “rebranded” for the upcoming COP30 climate alarmism summit and made its rooms 100 times more expensive – defying government efforts to solve the city’s exorbitant lodging prices ahead of the event, the outlet G1 reported on Thursday.

EPA Head Lee Zeldin rebuked a CNN host live on her own show for showing clips–unrelated to their conversation–of power plants blowing smoke.

Los Angeles County has almost no money for disaster response — despite the frequency of natural disasters in the most populous county in America, and despite the presence of a large and valuable property tax base.

A “toxic workplace culture” coupled with managerial “negligence” combined to deliver the deadly implosion of the Titan submersible, a damning report released Tuesday by the U.S. Coast Guard makes clear.

Sales of electric vehicles (EV) in California continue to stagnate, throwing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate in doubt — even as the state fights to save it in court from repeal by Congress and President Donald Trump.

A new report from the NGO Environment Investigation Agency (EIA) claims that Mexico’s Cartel Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) is trafficking mercury to South America for its use in gold refining. The report comes just weeks after suspected CJNG gunmen stole more than 33 tons of gold concentrate from a mining company along a highway in Jalisco.

President Donald Trump’s second term “may have killed” the movement behind the Green New Deal, with data obtained by Axios revealing a dramatic drop-off in the number of times congressional Democrats mentioned the project.

Representatives from 25 countries invited to the United Nations’ COP30 climate alarmism summit are pressuring the government of radical leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to relocate the event out of the city of Belém due to “exorbitant” lodging prices, Brazilian outlets reported on Thursday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is obsessed with politics, to the point that he is gerrymandering the state’s congressional districts — a waste of time, money, and effort that would be better spent helping fire victims.

The fire-ravaged community of Pacific Palisades notched a political victory Tuesday when Governor Gavin Newsom (D) agreed to issue an executive order exempting fire zones from urban densification legislation.

Gridlock erupted on the freeways in Hawaii on Tuesday following Tsunami warnings that sent people fleeing to higher ground.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday released the agency’s proposal to rescind what he has described as the “holy grail of the climate change religion,” which has led to over a trillion dollars in regulatory impact.

Climate activists are calling for an end to the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels iconic airshow in Seattle, Washington, arguing the show is too loud and leads to pollution.

A wildfire burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital of Athens on Saturday and some residents were ordered to evacuate, the country’s Fire Service reported.

If you need more evidence that the entertainment industry has run out of ideas, look no further. Harry Potter actress Bonnie Wright and drag star Pattie Gonia recently announced that they have teamed up with one another to host a climate change lifestyle television series featuring their “unforgettable BFF road trip along the West Coast.”

The Trump administration has secured an agreement with Mexico to ensure a solution to the decades-long Tijuana River sewage crisis, with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin calling it a “massive environmental and national security win.”

Southern California Edison is reportedly offering to pay residents of Altadena and northern Pasadena whose homes were destroyed or damaged by the Eaton Fire, rather than facing them in court and paying even more.

The United Nations’ top court ruled Wednesday that countries harmed by the effects of “climate change” could be entitled to reparations from countries that fail to “take appropriate action to protect the climate system.”

A Tesla charging unit sparked a two-alarm garage fire in Lewisville, Texas, on Monday, causing significant damage to the upper floors of the home and a second vehicle in the garage, according to fire officials.

The Trump administration directed the National Park Service (NPS) to remove signs that were critical of American history.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that she wanted to “heap praise” on the Trump administration for its response to the Palisades and Eaton wildfires earlier this year — contradicting Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Wednesday will reveal a host of proposed penalties the U.N. can implement against countries that defy climate diktats.

The fees to operate Germany’s electricity grid have more than doubled over the past decade, primarily due to Berlin’s green agenda, according to official statistics.

The Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025 broke the record for the costliest fire insurance losses in history, with the insured losses alone reaching $40 billion, according to a new report.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on Friday that its staff reduction and reorganization will save taxpayers $750 million and ensure the agency is better equipped to power the “Great American Comeback.”

The State of California sued the Trump administration Thursday over President Donald Trump’s decision to claw back $4 billion in federal funds for the state’s troubled and delayed high-speed rail project.
