How California's troubled EV charging stations threaten emission goals

Los Angeles Times Newsletter Why are so many California EV charging stations broken? Lax state oversight of state subsidies is one big reason.

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Broken chargers, lax oversight: How California's troubled EV charging stations threaten emission goals

How did the state-subsidized public charger system become so problematic? California’s policies are at least partly to blame. “We were just trying to get chargers out there and learning,” said Patty Monahan, one of five commissioners on the California Energy Commission.

SoCal sees two 'thousand-year' storms within weeks. More could be coming

Two "thousand-year events" have pummeled San Diego and Ventura in recent weeks. Scientists say El Niño, climate change and seasonal patterns make similar storms more likely. “That’s what the models have been predicting, and that’s what’s been happening,” one expert said.

NASA finally figures out how to open a $1-billion canister

Late last year, a spacecraft containing samples of a 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid landed safely in the desert after a 1.2-billion mile journey. There was only one little problem: NASA couldn’t open the canister containing its prized rocks.

How plagiarism-detection programs became an unlikely political weapon

In academia, a charge of plagiarism can be devastating. Software makes it easier than ever to spot attribution errors in published works, which can then be weaponized for political gain. “The easier something is to do, the more people are likely to do it," one expert said.

Opinion: California's new rules allow COVID-positive kids in school. Here's the problem

California updated its COVID guidance to allow people who test positive to exit isolation sooner than before. Oakland responded by allowing students who test positive without symptoms to return to school with a mask and the recommendation to avoid elderly or immunocompromised people.

About 6,000 buildings in L.A. are at risk in an earthquake. Do you live or work in one of them?

If your home or office building was constructed before 1996, it may be in need of a seismic retrofit. The Times requested a progress report from every city with a seismic retrofit ordinance, and you can search our map to find details on more than 16,000 buildings.

Groundwater depletion is worsening worldwide. Parts of California are suffering rapid declines

From California’s Central Valley to the croplands of Iran, groundwater depletion has accelerated over the last four decades across the world’s arid food-producing regions. A new analysis shows that parts of California have some of the fastest-declining aquifer levels in the world.

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How California's troubled EV charging stations threaten emission goals

Los Angeles Times Newsletter Why are so many California EV charging stations broken? Lax state oversight of state subsidies is one big reason.

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