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California Doubles Down on Key Emissions Program After Trump Calls It ‘Radical’
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers want to extend California’s cap-and-trade program, they said after President Trump took aim at it in an executive order.
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Miles of Delta Levees Are at Risk of Floods. Repairs Could Cost $3 billion
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California Bill to Cut Solar Incentives Prompts Fierce Debate
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‘You’re Not Alone’: An LA County Youth Commissioner and Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Fights for Change
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California Just Protected Its Coast by Fining a Texas Oil Company $18 Million
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The Eaton Fire Hit Caltech Scientists Close to Home. Now, They’re Studying the Toxic Aftermath
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Can NASA Help Predict Wildflower Super Blooms?
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Thousands of Mysterious Blue Creatures Wash Up on Bay Area Beaches After Warmer Winters
‘Never-Before-Seen’ Documents Reveal EPA Canceled 63 Grants Across California
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Can AI Replace Your Therapist? The Benefits, Risks and Unsettling Truths
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Cuddly but Costly: The Unseen Dangers of Fleece in Kids Clothes and Toys
Do I Need a Measles Booster? And How Can I Check I'm Actually Vaccinated?
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5 of the Grossest House Pests We’ve Ever Filmed
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This Weevil Was Born in Your Rice and It’s Hungry
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Can NASA Help Predict Wildflower Super Blooms?

Scientists at NASA are mapping flower blooms to better understand our ever-changing planet.
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Meet the Power Plant Tucked into Garages and Basements

In California, an army of smartphone- and internet-connected home appliances is already helping with power grid reliability. How far can it go?
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Thousands of Mysterious Blue Creatures Wash Up on Bay Area Beaches After Warmer Winters

Blue, jellyfish-like creatures called Velella velella have been washing up along California’s coast recently, captivating Bay Area beachgoers and ringing alarms for climate change scientists.
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5 of the Grossest House Pests We’ve Ever Filmed

We hope your spring cleaning doesn’t uncover bed bugs, dust mites, termites, drain flies or cockroaches.
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Can AI Replace Your Therapist? The Benefits, Risks and Unsettling Truths

AI therapy chatbots offer 24/7 mental health support, but what happens when they get it wrong?
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After Delays, Yosemite Camping Reservations Are Finally Opening. What Should You Know?

Planning to visit Yosemite this year? After recent delays, campground reservations for summer 2025 will now begin opening on Monday.
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‘Never-Before-Seen’ Documents Reveal EPA Canceled 63 Grants Across California

A group of Democratic senators is pressing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reverse what they call the illegal termination of 400 congressionally authorized grants.
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