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The landmark environmental law inside a NIMBY firestorm
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The landmark environmental law inside a NIMBY firestorm

Since the 1970s, critics have argued that the California Environmental Quality Act is doing more harm than good. What would reforming the law look like?
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How different wetlands fight climate change

Wetlands are particularly good at carbon sequestration. One reason is because wetlands are inundated most of the time, so the carbon stored is underwater where there is no oxygen and therefore preserved for longer than it would be if it were exposed to the atmosphere.

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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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Sea level rise could threaten hundreds of toxic sites in California

Predominately Black and brown communities are five times more likely than the general population to live within half a mile of a toxic site that could flood by 2050.

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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.

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Climate change a top presidential issue for California Democrats
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Climate change a top presidential issue for California Democrats

Climate change is a top priority for California’s most liberal Democratic voters, a choice reflected in the presidential candidates they back, according to a new poll.
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To fight climate change, car-loving California must overhaul transportation. Can it?
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To fight climate change, car-loving California must overhaul transportation. Can it?

Emissions from transportation are going up, not down in California, a sign that cleaner and more fuel-efficient cars have been unable to overcome population growth, a growing economy and suburban sprawl.

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The world endured its hottest summer with devastating impacts

The world endured its hottest summer with devastating impacts

Warren bets big on Trump as energy moguls eye policy gains

Warren bets big on Trump as energy moguls eye policy gains

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Cancer Alley Louisiana

Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

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