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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ending Mono Lake Diversions to Los Angeles: Good for the Environment, Bad for the Climate

07/12/2023
The environmental costs of ending water diversions from Mono Lake to Los Angeles would be mixed: It might help a shore bird habitat but would require changes that increase carbon emissions.

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Invasive Nutria Making Inroads in Sacramento County

07/12/2023
A rodent posing a serious threat to levees and native marshlands has found its way to Sacramento County. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife first sounded the alarm on nutria in 2017, when the large South American rodents were detected in the San Joaquin Valley.

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California YIMBY Housing Bill Threatens Coastal Commission Powers

07/06/2023
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New bill could strip some environmental protection powers in favor of new housing development.

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CDFW Confirms Detection of Snake Fungal Disease

07/06/2023
Research by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s snake fungal disease project indicates that the pathogen is occurring in more locations and impacting more snakes in California than previously known.

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State, Truck-Makers Strike Deal Over Zero-Emission Vehicles

07/06/2023
Truck manufacturers won’t file legal challenges over California's controversial mandate, and in return, the state air board will relax some smog-fighting requirements.

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California Legislature Passes Joshua Tree Protection Law

06/28/2023
California lawmakers passed the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act, permanently protecting the iconic and imperiled species.

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$15.5 Billion ‘Climate Bond’ Headed for 2024 Ballot

06/27/2023
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After cuts to climate change spending in budget, state to propose massive bond issue.

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How California Protects Workers From Rising Heat

06/26/2023
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Hot temperatures kill employees every year and climate change is making work more deadly.

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Should Zoning Laws Be Abolished?

06/21/2023
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Zoning laws create segregation, inequality and unsustainability. So why do we keep them?

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