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New California Insurance Laws on the Books in 2026
The new laws promote wildfire safety and consumer protections, with steps that increase transparency.
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Historic Lick Observatory Faces Long Road to Recovery After Christmas Storm
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What to Pack in Your Emergency Bag to Prepare for a Wildfire
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KQED's recommendations for what to have in your emergency bag in the case of a natural disaster during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Build, Borrow, or Steal: 4 of Nature’s Weirdest Homeowners
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California Lowers Climate Pollution by 3%, Report Finds
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Pine Trees, Reindeers and Snowflakes: 5 Winter Wild Videos From Deep Look
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Maidu Tribes Reignite Ancestral Fire Stewardship in the Sierra Foothills
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Bay Area Climate Stories We’re Watching This Year
Stories That Stuck With Us This Year, Handpicked by the KQED Science Team
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Super Bloom of Death Caps Sparks Largest Outbreak of Mushroom Poisonings in Decades
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Navy Apologizes for 11-Month Delay in Reporting Radioactive Material at Hunters Point
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New California Insurance Laws on the Books in 2026

The new laws promote wildfire safety and consumer protections, with steps that increase transparency.
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Maidu Tribes Reignite Ancestral Fire Stewardship in the Sierra Foothills

Amongst the ponderosa pines in California’s Butte County, Maidu women light fires not to destroy but to heal — restoring an ancient garden, and themselves.
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Bay Area Climate Stories We’re Watching This Year

While action on climate change has faced an assault at the federal level, Bay Area leaders fight for progress, from managing rising tides to limiting wildfire risk.
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Historic Lick Observatory Faces Long Road to Recovery After Christmas Storm

A powerful winter storm damaged Lick Observatory’s Great Refractor telescope, forcing an indefinite closure as crews work to save a piece of scientific history.
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Build, Borrow, or Steal: 4 of Nature’s Weirdest Homeowners

These four creatures have mastered the art of making shelter.
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Stories That Stuck With Us This Year, Handpicked by the KQED Science Team

Our science reporters recount stories they found especially memorable, thought-provoking or that changed how they thought about something.
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Super Bloom of Death Caps Sparks Largest Outbreak of Mushroom Poisonings in Decades

California health officials warned people to stop foraging after 24 people were sickened. Two needed liver transplants and one died.
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