Jeff Donovan

Jeff Donovan, Cristina Talacko With California electricity prices continuing to rise and energy demands set to skyrocket in the coming years, it's time for the state to rethink its outdated views on nuclear power. It has been 50 years since California passed a moratorium on the construction of new nuclear power plants due to concerns about waste disposal.

The Diablo Canyon Power Plant near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, pictured in 2025, is California’s last nuclear power plant. In 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom granted a reprieve to its decommissioning, and now it could remain open well into the future. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/S.F. Chronicle With California electricity prices continuing to rise and energy demands set to skyrocket in the coming years, it’s time for the state to rethink its outdated views on nuclear power.

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. — Smoke is pouring in from the Salt Creek and Shelly Fires, which are both covering thousands of acres. The wildfire smoke has made air quality unhealthy for sensitive groups and moderate in several parts of Jackson and Josephine counties. Be sure to stay up to date on air quality with StormWatch 12. To check air quality readings in real time, you can check out a map of locations here.