Warm October weather pushes early walnut harvest in California
Unseasonably warm October temperatures are forcing California walnut growers to irrigate longer and harvest earlier, disrupting typical farming…
California and Texas Announce Restrictions on Data Center Development
Often used as shorthand for two opposing sides of America, California and Texas have finally found common ground…
Newsom signs bills to regulate data center industry, criticizes Trump for inaction
SACRAMENTO — California just took its first concrete steps toward regulating its growing data center industry as public appetite builds…
Gov. Newsom signs 7 bills aimed at regulating data centers
Gov. Newsom signs 7 bills aimed at regulating data centers SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday…
Bay Area data center boom sparks backlash as cities race to regulate Big Tech
The 438,500-square-foot Amazon data center was already under construction, rising up against Gilroy’s bucolic farmland when the outrage…
Trump’s withdrawal from international treaties risks U.S. isolation
Jan. 11, 2026 7 AM PT To the editor: Recent decisions by the Trump administration to withdraw the…
Trump administration presses states on Colorado River water cuts
Negotiators for seven Western states are under mounting pressure to reach an agreement outlining how they plan to…
AI data centers won’t have to disclose water use in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they…