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Residents from Pennsylvania's Mon Valley region listen to local and national candidates speak about environmental issues
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California farmers and cattle ranchers struggle to survive unprecedented water cuts

California farmers and cattle ranchers struggle to survive unprecedented water cuts

Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought. Wildlife refuges are struggling, too.
Sacramento Valley struggles to survive record water cuts

Sacramento Valley struggles to survive record water cuts

Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought.
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New research helps link extreme air pollution to climate change

New research shows a dramatic increase in the number of days where ozone and particulate matter pollution (wildfire smoke) are combined to create extreme air quality issues.
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It’s some of America’s richest farmland. But what is it without water?

A California farmer decides it makes better business sense to sell his water than to grow rice. An almond farmer considers uprooting his trees to put up solar panels. Drought is transforming the state, with broad consequences for the food supply.
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California funds new dams to protect against future drought
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California funds new dams to protect against future drought

For the first time since California's dam-building boom ended nearly a half century ago, state officials on Tuesday approved a windfall of cash for new water storage projects, setting the stage for at least a mini-resurgence of reservoir construction.

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