Trucks move past cargo containers at a port in Bayonne, N.J., in 2021. The state is adopting California's Advanced Clean Trucks rules, which require at least 7% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission for model year 2025. Dealers are petitioning for a delay, so far unsuccessfully. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Supreme Court Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
People watch the waves come in at Ocean Beach in San Francisco after an earthquake was felt widely across Northern California on Thursday. Haven Daley/AP hide caption
The California Department of Insurance says detectives found this bear costume at the home of the suspects accused of orchestrating fake bear attacks on their vehicles. California Department of Insurance hide caption
A firefighter prepares to douse flames while battling the Mountain Fire on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Santa Paula, Calif. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Children gather at the sign for one of the farm worker communities. Library of Congress hide caption
The Los Angeles Times newspaper headquarters is shown in El Segundo, Calif., Jan. 23, 2024. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption
FILE -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed SB1046, a hotly contested measure that would have been the nation's strictest AI safety law. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
California is banning single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers, after an earlier ban was blamed for making the waste problem worse. Here, a worker pulls a plastic bag from a conveyor belt as she sorts through materials at a recycling center in San Francisco. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
John Brundahl (left), production superintendent, Todd Colvin, chief water systems operator, and Mark Toy, general manager, run the PFAS treatment plant at the Yorba Linda Water District in Orange County, Calif. Pien Huang/NPR hide caption
U.S. Vice President Harris speaks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22 in Chicago. Michele Crowe/CBS News via Getty Images hide caption
Juan Rodriguez and his cousin Orlando Flores check on their 2-acre agave field in Vacaville, Calif., on June 26. Their crop was planted two years ago and will be ready to harvest in another five years or so. Manola Secaira/CapRadio hide caption
The sun rises, shedding light onto an oak grove along the western edge of Dos Rios. Geloy Concepcion for NPR hide caption
Parents, students, and staff of Chino Valley Unified School District hold up signs in favor of protecting LGBTQ+ policies at Don Antonio Lugo High School, in Chino, Calif., in June 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday barring school districts from passing policies that require schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification. Anjali Sharif-Paul/The Orange County Register/AP hide caption
A Cal Fire OV-10 air tactical aircraft releases a puff of smoke while guiding a fire retardant drop during the Thompson Fire in Oroville, Calif., on Wednesday. Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle/AP hide caption