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California Legislators Battle Over $300 Million to Build Fuel Stations for Hydrogen Cars Almost No One Owns

08/17/2023
With only 12,000 hydrogen cars on the road, and just two models for sale, California lawmakers are debating how much state money should support them.

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Southern California Natural Gas Plants Will Stay Open Through 2026

08/16/2023
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Water Resources Control Board decides the greenhouse gas-emitting plants are necessary.

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Working Together: TTCF and California Local

08/12/2023
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A conversation with Stacy Caldwell, CEO of Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation

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Feds Investigate California Water Agency for Discrimination

08/10/2023
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Allegation claims agency failed to properly protect water quality in Delta and Bay areas

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Bureau of Land Management Announces Ambitious Approach to Reduce Wildfire Risk

08/09/2023
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The signing of the Statewide Wildland-Urban Interface Fuels Treatment Programmatic Environmental Assessment will streamline plans to protect communities, reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health.

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Sewage Could Be Converted to Drinking Water, State Plans

08/04/2023
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Extensive new purification standards could turn wastewater into “the cleanest drinking water around.”

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Environment

Aquatic Robot 'PixieDrone' Cleans Lake Tahoe’s Waters

08/02/2023
To Keep Tahoe Blue, the League to Save Lake Tahoe teamed up with ECO-CLEAN Solutions and the Tahoe Keys Marina to introduce an aquatic robot that glides across the surface, removing water-borne debris and aquatic weeds.

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Medical Cannabis Paved the Way for Legalization in California. Now Patients Feel Left Behind

07/31/2023
Frustration runs deep among medical cannabis patients and advocates who say the commercial market created by Proposition 64 in 2016 isn’t meeting their needs.

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7 Ways California Leads the Battle Against Climate Change

07/29/2023
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The nation’s first Air Pollution Control District formed in Los Angeles more than 75 years ago.

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Clean Up the Lake Launches Environmental Dive Center

07/28/2023
Clean Up the Lake, known for its 72-mile cleanup project around the shores of Lake Tahoe, has opened its Environmental Dive Center at Lake Tahoe.

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Litigation Now a Key Tool in Seeking Climate Justice

07/27/2023
The total number of climate change court cases has more than doubled since 2017 and is growing worldwide. These findings, published by the UN Environment Programme and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, show that climate litigation is becoming an integral part of securing climate action and justice.

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10 Frequently Heard Claims Made by Climate Deniers

07/25/2023
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Climate change deniers make plenty of arguments against the scientific consensus. Do they have a point?

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It Started With ‘Star Wars’: Understanding Climate Denial

07/25/2023
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The roots of the climate denial movement go all the way back to the Cold War.

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2023 Tahoe: State of the Lake Report

07/20/2023
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The 2023 Tahoe: State of the Lake Report, released by UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC), reveals significant changes in Lake Tahoe's ecosystem. The report, based on data collected in 2022, highlights unprecedented biological shifts and serves as a vital resource for restoration, management, and monitoring decisions.

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How Electric Cars Can Boost California's Power Grid

07/20/2023
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Bi-directional charging allows EV owners to sell power to the grid

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18th Annual Tahoe Bike Month Draws Record Participants

07/19/2023
With a record number of participants this year, the 18th annual Tahoe Bike Challenge got more people than ever out of their cars to help improve Lake Tahoe's environment and communities.

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Rise in California Wildfires Caused by Human-Driven Climate Change, Study Finds

07/18/2023
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Two new studies show climate change is the primary force causing more severe wildfires.

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World’s Tallest White Fir Found in Caldor Burn Scar

07/18/2023
The tree, dubbed “Firetop,” is 265.87 feet tall, more than 16 feet around and just over 5 feet in diameter.

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Environment Water Sustainability

California Republicans Fighting Again to Raise the Shasta Dam

07/17/2023
Raising Shasta Dam to increase its capacity would provide 634,000 more acre-feet of water per year, legislators say. But that assumes there will always be enough precipitation, and the move risks flooding sacred Native American lands and harming local habitats.

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Local Assistance Centers Open to Connect Residents, Businesses With Storm Recovery Resources

07/14/2023
Nevada County was added to the Presidential FEMA Individual Assistance Declaration for the February 2023 Winter Storms, which makes new resources available to residents and businesses that experienced damages or hardships due to this year’s winter storms.

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