California is looking into ways to reduce the use of gas-powered lawn and gardening equipment because they will soon surpass cars as the biggest polluters in the state. stoncelli/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
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One of two homes that suffered catastrophic damage from a plane crash Monday is seen in this image released by the city of Riverside, Calif. City of Riverside, Calif. hide caption
Almost 200,000 people were ordered to evacuate after a hole in the emergency spillway in Northern California's Oroville Dam threatened to flood the surrounding area. Climate change could be a factor of extreme flooding in California. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption
With Climate Change, California Is Likely To See More Extreme Flooding
Dr. C. David Molina reviewing medical records in the 1980s. He was a doctor first, then a health insurer. Courtesy of Molina Healthcare hide caption
This CEO's Small Insurance Firm Mostly Turned A Profit Under Obamacare. Here's How
Friday
Some environmental justice advocates say California's cap-and-trade program hasn't done anything to clean up the air in low-income communities like Wilmington, where refineries are located near residential neighborhoods. Maya Sugarman/KPCC hide caption
Environmental Groups Say California's Climate Program Has Not Helped Them
Wednesday
Rescuers sometimes chest-deep in water steered boats carrying dozens of people, including babies and pets, from a San Jose neighborhood inundated by water from an overflowing creek. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
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Driscoll's, the largest berry producer in the world, now grows about the same quantity of raspberries and strawberries in Mexico as it does in California. Many American producers have recently expanded their production to Mexico. Mike Mozart/Flickr hide caption
Why Ditching NAFTA Could Hurt America's Farmers More Than Mexico's
Wednesday
The Oroville Dam's main spillway as seen on Feb. 14. Crews working round the clock since Sunday have made progress stabilizing this and another spillway damaged by water. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
Tuesday
Coeur d'Alene is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho. North Idaho counties like Kootenai have seen their population double since the 1990s. Karen Ybanez/Flickr hide caption
Leaving Urban Areas For The Political Homogeneity Of Rural Towns
Monday
An aerial photo released Saturday by the California Department of Water Resources shows the damaged spillway with eroded hillside in Oroville, Calif. William Croyle/California Department of Water Resources via AP hide caption
Signs Of Hope At Oroville Dam, After Overflow Sparked Large Evacuation Sunday
Wednesday
California has the largest Latino population in the United States. According to a new study, that population seems to be prospering. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
If passed by voters, the "California Nationhood. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute" would remove state constitutional language making California part of the U.S. and require the governor to request admission to the United Nations. George Rose/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Tom Coleman, who manages more than 8,000 acres of pistachio trees across California, is worried that warmer temperatures will affect his crops. Ezra David Romero/Valley Public Radio hide caption
Saturday
Farmworkers head home after a day of picking at a large citrus farm near Bakersfield, Calif. Sean Havey/KQED hide caption