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What Yosemite looks like in 2100 with climate change

How is climate change affecting some of the park’s premier attractions — for instance, the firefall event? And how will climate change impact the environments within the park, the creatures who live there and the visitor experience? Will it eventually strip Yosemite of its awe-inspiring beauty?

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bart climate impacts
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Is BART prepared for the catastrophic weather events climate change will bring?

In the San Francisco Bay Area, experts predict climate change will be felt far and wide with hotter temperatures, fiercer wildfires and more intense droughts than in previous years.

As Dixie fire tears through communities, some refuse evacuation orders with guns in hand
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As Dixie fire tears through communities, some refuse evacuation orders with guns in hand

GREENVILLE, Calif. — More than three weeks after it ignited in a remote canyon, the...
Water in Paradise, site of worst California fire, contaminated with cancer chemical

Water in Paradise, site of worst California fire, contaminated with cancer chemical

The drinking water in Paradise, where 85 people died in the worst wildfire in state history, is contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical benzene, water officials said.
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Encouraging report from UN on ozone restoration
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Encouraging report from UN on ozone restoration

Earth's protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, according to a new report from the United Nations.

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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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Tourism nightmare: Yosemite Valley closing as fire closes in, smoke at hazardous levels

Tourism nightmare: Yosemite Valley closing as fire closes in, smoke at hazardous levels

At the height of the tourism season, Yosemite Valley is choked in smoke from the Ferguson Fire, and now park officials say they plan to close large sections of the national park as air quality reaches hazardous levels.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Clean energy tech is outpacing politics and reshaping the global power landscape

Scientists in lab coats and protective goggles work in a lab, reviewing files.

Scientists scramble to save climate and health data as government deletions escalate

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Trump administration slashes environmental reviews to speed fossil fuel permits

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
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Independent bookshops are helping people fight climate despair with the right stories

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Maryland’s conservation streak shows how far a small state can go