Tag: Climate & Environment

Another refinery shuts down in California. What happens to gas prices?

California’s attempt to manage a smooth transition away from gasoline just got…

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Phillips 66 refinery closure a welcome surprise to environmental and community activists

For more than a century, the sprawling Phillips 66 oil refinery complex…

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A weak La Niña could bring dry conditions to parts of Southwest this winter, NOAA says

A weak La Niña is forecast to appear this winter and affect…

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Column: Something is rotten in SoCal's Metropolitan Water District

There are few government agencies more central to daily life in Los…

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Column: On Yom Kippur, a Jewish case for fossil fuel divestment

“See, I have set before you this day life and death, blessing…

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The 2024 election will conserve or break apart cherished public lands

“Two white guys in suits, two interchangeable politicians? It makes little difference…

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EPA can force coal-fired power plants to drastically cut carbon pollution, Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for a that would…

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Liberal San Francisco asks conservative Supreme Court for relief from EPA rules

The Supreme Court justices sounded closely split Wednesday on San Francisco’s dispute…

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Warehouse advance in Riverside County threatens rural lifestyle: 'Where does it stop?'

Seen from above, the industrial-scale warehouses straddling Interstate 215 where it intersects…

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