California Hosts Climate Summit
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off the second Global Climate Summit yesterday in Los Angeles. It's a three-day conference, featuring panelists from around the world discussing what are known as "subnational" strategies to cut carbon emissions.
San Joaquin River Restoration Begins
This week, federal officials plan to release a surge of water from a dam near Fresno and track it as it flows toward a dry riverbed. It's the beginning of an ambitious river restoration project, following nearly two decades of legal wrangling between environmentalists and farmers.
Samoans in California Help After Tsunami
Samoan communities up and down the state are busy organizing relief efforts for American Samoa and the neighboring islands hit by a deadly tsunami on Tuesday.