With government shutdown looming, what happens to bird flu surveillance?
As government agencies prepare for a potential shutdown, questions about the government’s…
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'Gitmo' in the Mojave: How the Marines are saving endangered desert tortoises
The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they…
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Plans to transform an iconic San Francisco highway into a park ignite recall furor
On a recent Sunday on the far edge of the Outer Sunset,…
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California e-bike voucher program flooded with almost 100,000 applications in just 45 minutes
Californians still hoping to nab a state voucher to help pay for…
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You're not crazy. We're in a drought and it's pouring rain
I was nearing the end of my trip to my parents’ house…
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How fighting affordable housing nearly bankrupted one of America's richest towns
On a Sunday afternoon a few years ago, about a dozen neighbors…
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Landmark government report calls for national mobilization to curb groundwater depletion
Even as groundwater levels have rapidly declined in farming regions from California’s…
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CPUC approves $723 million in ratepayer costs to extend life of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
The California Public Utilities Commission has approved $722.6 million in ratepayer costs…
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Column: After an oil spill, he took a vow of silence. Today he preaches kindness
Before watching “Planetwalker,” a , I had never heard of John Francis.…
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