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California Forever: Tech Investors Begin PR Campaign for New City

09/06/2023
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A new site has appeared online attempting to explain plans for massive Solano County land development.

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California’s Wildfire Smoke and Climate Change: 4 Things You Need to Know

09/04/2023
California wildfires every year emit as much carbon as almost 2 million cars, posing a threat to efforts to battle climate change.

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Dam Demolition Gets Going. Can Klamath River Be Saved?

08/31/2023
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Four hydroelectric dams totaling 100,000 tons of concrete will be destroyed by the end of 2024.

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Wildfire, Soil Emissions Increasing Air Pollution in Remote Forests

08/30/2023
Satellite data from across California’s landscapes reveal an increase in nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, according to a paper from UC Davis published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

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Tech Titans Revealed as Buyers of $1 Billion of Land in Solano County

08/29/2023
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Previously anonymous investment group has gobbled up $1 billion worth of land.

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Vast Marine Sanctuary Proposed in Partnership with California Tribe

08/27/2023
The Biden administration is one step away from designating the first national marine sanctuary nominated by a tribe. Tribal members of the Chumash, who have lobbied for the creation of this Central Coast preserve for more than a decade, would be involved in managing it.

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California’s Hazardous Waste Disposal System Is in Tatters

08/22/2023
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California produces millions of tons of hazardous waste per year, but has only 72 disposal sites

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Climate Change Brings Rare Tropical Storm to California

08/18/2023
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Compared to 1939, California has better systems to respond to floods and tropical storms

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Housing Advocates ‘Infuriated’ as Human Noise Pollution Blocks Projects

08/18/2023
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Court ruling that “loud student parties” are pollution stops a second housing development.

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CDFA Releases Soil Biodiversity Report

08/18/2023
The California Department of Food and Agriculture released a report on belowground biodiversity that provides targeted recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders to enhance soil health and conserve biodiversity.

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Ancient Fires Drove Large Mammals Extinct, Study Suggests

08/17/2023
In a new study published Aug. 17 in the journal Science, fossil records at La Brea Tar Pits indicate that the disappearance of California’s sabertooth cats, dire wolves and other large mammals nearly 13,000 years ago was linked to rising temperatures and fire activity spurred by people.

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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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New Sac State Study Will Research Air Quality, Health

08/15/2023
A group of four underserved Sacramento-area neighborhoods are the focus of a Sacramento State project that is researching the link between poor air quality and health issues.

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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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