Ship Recycling Facility to Open at Mare Island
Today the U.S. Maritime Administration opens its first ship recycling facility on the West Coast at Mare Island, home of the old naval shipyard northeast of San Francisco.
Bark Beetles Threaten More of California's Conifers
In the last decade, tiny forest-dwelling beetles have wiped out pine trees on millions of acres in the Canadian and American West, including Southern California. With warmer temperatures, bark beetles in Northern California could become more prolific -- and more will survive the winter.