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California fires: State faces challenging fire season amid worsening drought,...
On the heels of last year’s record wildfire season, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned Monday that California is facing another difficult summer and fall of fires due to the worsening drought. “None of us are...
View ArticleBiden administration opens California coast to offshore wind turbines
California’s offshore oil rigs may be replaced in the coming years by wind turbines, only built farther from the coast. The Biden administration on Tuesday announced plans to open areas of the Pacific...
View ArticleMemorial Day: Free admission to California state parks for veterans, military...
In an annual California tradition to honor the military, admission to 134 California state parks — from beaches to redwood forests, historical sites to sparkling lakes — will be free Monday to...
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COVID: How the pandemic may have helped whales off California’s coast
It’s no secret that the COVID pandemic shut down the world’s economy, sent millions of people to the hospital and affected everything from birth rates to air pollution levels. But now scientists are...
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Water: Amazing new map shows the path of every raindrop that hits the United...
Water is like electricity. Most people don’t think about it much until it’s gone. Now, as California and other Western states find themselves heading into a severe and worsening drought, a new...
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Drought: Emergency project being built to protect California water supplies
In a new symbol of California’s worsening drought, construction crews are putting the finishing touches on a $10 million emergency project to build a massive rock barrier through part of the Delta in...
View ArticleWhere did Sierra snow go this spring? Not into California rivers and water...
California’s severe drought was made worse this year by a shocking surprise. Every year, much of the drinking water that flows through the taps of millions of Californians begins in the Sierra Nevada....
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Fires: Biden raises firefighters’ pay, Newsom slams Trump’s wildfire management
With California and much of the West facing serious drought, record heat and wildfire risk, President Biden on Wednesday announced he is raising the pay of federal firefighters, expanding the use of...
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California drought: Dozens of communities are at risk of running out of water
In Fort Bragg on the Mendocino Coast, city leaders are rushing to install an emergency desalination system. In Healdsburg, lawn watering is banned with fines of up to $1,000. In Hornbrook, a small town...
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How bad is it? Five takeaways from the landmark UN climate change report
Temperatures are getting hotter, droughts are more severe, fire season rarely lets up, and that’s not by accident. It is “unequivocal” that human activity has warmed the Earth, and “widespread and...
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Caldor Fire: Nightmare scenario for Lake Tahoe unfolding as flames advance on...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — A nightmare scenario that firefighters have worried about for years — a massive wildfire spreading uncontrollably into the forests around Lake Tahoe — drew closer to reality Monday...
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Sequoia National Park fire: Crews wrapping world’s largest trees with...
Fire crews prepared to make a stand Thursday to defend one of California’s natural wonders, the most prominent grove of giant sequoia trees at Sequoia National Park, in the latest potentially...
View ArticleCalifornians falling far short on water conservation as drought worsens
Facing a severe and deepening drought, California received its first report card for water conservation on Tuesday. And the news wasn’t good. Driven by a lack of conservation in Southern California,...
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Gavin Newsom signs $15 billion climate, wildfire package at Sequoia National...
Speaking at Sequoia National Park, where firefighters have toiled for the past two weeks to keep wildfires from killing some of the largest trees in the world, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a...
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Why you might not get plastic utensils next time you go to a California...
The long-running question at many restaurants: “Do you want fries with that?” might soon be joined with a new one: “Do you want plastic with that?” Late Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed nine...
View ArticleCalifornia drought: State Water Project will deliver no water next year
In a stark indicator of California’s worsening drought, the Newsom administration announced Wednesday that cities and farms should expect to receive virtually no water next year from the State Water...
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California approves new water-wasting rules as conservation falls below...
Recent rains have eased California’s drought, but in the dry November before December’s deluge, many of the state’s residents still weren’t heeding calls to conserve water. For the fifth month in a row...
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California drought: January is a rainfall bust. How big of a problem is that?
Sunny skies. Balmy temperatures. Walks on the beach. Umbrellas back in the closet. After a soaking wet December that ended fire season, delivered more 15 feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada, and boosted...
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Yosemite National Park may limit visitors this summer due to major...
Concerned about nightmarish traffic jams at Yosemite National Park from more than half a dozen major new construction projects, park leaders are drawing up plans that could limit the number of visitors...
View ArticleProposed ballot measure to build more California dams, desalination projects...
Despite California’s drought, a proposed statewide November ballot measure to speed up the construction of new dams and other large water projects — and provide billions of dollars to fund them — has...
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