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Southern California regulators require stricter controls to curb leaks from oil tanks
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Southern California air regulators voted unanimously Friday to adopt more stringent rules to monitor and curb smog-forming pollution from fuel storage tanks at oil refineries and other facilities. The South Coast Air Quality Management District voted 9 to 0 to amend current rules and require more stringent vapor controls for storage
Patients in California County May See Refunds, Debt Relief From Charity Care Settlement
California’s largest public hospital plans to start notifying 43,000 former patients Monday that they may be eligible for refunds or billing corrections, part of what advocates called a major legal settlement that will help force the hospital to fulfill its charity care obligations. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, along with other units of county-owned Santa
Bankrupt California Hospital Receives Lifeline From Adventist, Report Says
Karen Paolinelli, Madera Community Hospital's CEO, walks down a hallway inside the closed hospital in Madera, California, on May 10. The hospital recently reached an agreement with Adventist Community Health to take over the bankrupt facility and avoid liquidation. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/via Getty Images) Bankrupt Madera Community Hospital has received a last-minute lifeline from
California LGMA announces romaine testing study
The California LGMA (Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement) has announced the initiation of a 2-year food safety study called “Romaine Test & Learn.” Approved unanimously by the LGMA Advisory Board, the study aims to collect and analyze pathogen test data for romaine lettuce from LGMA members, encompassing both pre-harvest and post-harvest testing. Jan Berk, LGMA Chair
California Promises Better Care for Thousands of Inmates as They Leave Prison
Razor wire tops a fence at California State Prison, Sacramento, in Sacramento, California. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) California has agreed to improve health care for newly released prison inmates who are disabled, including through a series of measures that advocates say will help almost everyone trying to make the transition from incarceration.
You can now live in Walt Disney’s California mansion, but the price is eye-watering – photos
Good news for Disney adults, Hollywood fanatics, and design aficionados with several thousand dollars a month to spend on rent: the late Walt Disney's home in Los Angeles has hit the market.The home, which is straight out of a fairytale, is in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles – where Brad Pitt sold his
Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group are halfway home in their strategy to ban harmful chemicals in food. They’ve focused on California where a slow but steady approach has landed a favorable 54-11 Assembly vote for AB 418 banning five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals, and other processed food. Now the bill will be
California storms didn’t solve the state’s drought and water crisis
After weeks of intense rain and flooding, most of California’s reservoirs are holding more water than usual for this time of year, but groundwater is still not replenished Environment 20 January 2023 By James Dinneen The Nicasio Reservoir in California at 100 per cent capacity after a series of atmospheric river events in January 2023Justin
California Love: Peek Inside Dr. Dre’s Eye-Popping West Coast Real Estate
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California Startup Raises $13 Million to Harvest Platinum From Asteroids
The company was founded in January 2022 and was able to secure $13 million in funding.Graphic: AstroForgeCalifornia-based startup AstroForge can get started on its ambitious plan to mine near-Earth asteroids, thank to a rapid influx of seed funding.AstroForge, founded by Matt Gialich and Jose Acain in January 2022, has raised $13 million, which will be…