Mega-Drought Continues to Ravage Western U.S.
The western United States has been locked in a mega-drought for the past 22 years and has developed into the worst one in at least 1,200 years, according to a study published February 14.
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California
What’s Going on With California’s Net Neutrality?
In 2015, the first order to follow Net Neutrality regulations was passed in California by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In 2017, the FCC repealed this regulation, reestablishing zero-rating, and allowing data sponsorship programs. The court ruled that the Net Neutrality Act was an “overreach of authority”. Since then, the order has been reinstated and has subsequently become a state law, which was passed in 2018.
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Newsom Signs Executive Order to Ban Sales of Gas-Powered Vehicles in California
By 2035, California will ban the sales of gas-powered cars statewide. This executive order was signed by Californian Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, September 23rd as an effort to curb the ongoing climate crisis.
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