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Environmental groups prepare to fight a new Trump administration
Leading environmental advocacy organizations say a second Trump term is something they’ve been preparing for, and they’re ready to litigate.
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What to do with election signs? This company has an answer
Replay Workshop, a recycling company in Minnesota, is taking care of election lawn signs as a way to reduce their impact on the land field.
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Invasive beetle killing trees in San Jose, Santa Cruz Mountains
San Jose is being invaded by a beetle that’s boring itself into trees. The damage is raising red flags. Damian Trujillo has a closer look at the growing infestation.
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Project 2025 aims to ‘eradicate' climate change research, slash disaster aid
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, takes aim at climate change across the federal government in its Project 2025 policy proposals. The 922 page document targets the National Weather Service, NOAA, the EPA, and FEMA among many other federal agencies. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains the implications.
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Learn the ancient art of bonsai
California Live’s Jobeth Devera meets bonsai expert Jonas Dupuich to get a beginner’s guide to the wonders of the age-old art that brings the grandeur of nature into the palm of your hand. Jonas’ bonsai trees have been selected for display in local and regional exhibits, including the US National Bonsai Exhibition.
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California sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recycling
California is suing ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the global plastics pollution crisis. His office filed a lawsuit Monday. It’s separate from a complaint filed by nonprofit environmental organizations. ExxonMobil is one of the world’s largest producers of plastics. The lawsuits allege the company misled the public through statements...
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California AG sues ExxonMobil over plastic recycling ‘sham'
California is targeting ExxonMobil’s plastics recycling programs, claiming the oil giant is deliberately deceiving the public into purchasing single-use plastic products that can’t be recycled.
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Why an Alaska island is using peanut butter to find a rat that might not exist
A purported sighting of a rat wouldn’t get much attention in many places around the world. But it caused a stir earlier this year on Alaska’s St. Paul Island.
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Plastic recycling project in the works at UC Berkeley
An ambitious project at UC Berkeley aims to take plastic and break it down to create new plastic. Scott Budman reports.
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Plastic recycling project in the works at UC Berkeley
An ambitious project at UC Berkeley aims to take plastic and break it down to create new plastic.
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Plastic recycling project in the works at UC Berkeley
An ambitious project at UC Berkeley aims to take plastic and break it down to create new plastic. Scott Budman reports.
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Watch: Solar industry executive discusses installation milestone
The U.S. just hit 5 million solar installations, California can take particular pride in that number as it has the most solar capacity of any state. The CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association discusses the milestone.
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Grizzly bears are set to be reintroduced to Washington state, after years of debate
Grizzly bears will be reintroduced to Washington state’s North Cascades mountain range, the federal government said this week — a decision that followed years of bitterly divided debate.
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Lab-grown diamonds come with sparkling price tags, but many have cloudy sustainability claims
Lab-created diamonds come with sparkling claims: that they are ethically made by machines running on renewable energy. But many don’t live up to these claims.
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Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
The EPA’s newest assessment of water quality and nutrient pollution in U.S. rivers and streams shows almost no progress on cutting the nitrogen pollution that comes primarily from farm chemical runoff.
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A closer look: California OKs rules for turning wastewater into drinking water
California Regulators approved Tuesday new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater into drinking water. Raj Mathai speaks with the director of research at the Pacific Institute, Heather Cooley, about what comes next.
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Drought-prone California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water
California regulators on Tuesday approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools and businesses.
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U.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes
Federal regulators will review the use of a chemical found in tires after a petition from Native American tribes in California and Washington states.
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A fight over precious groundwater in a rural California town is rooted in carrots
In a remote, dry patch of California farm country, a battle is raging over carrots. Or rather, over the groundwater where they’re growing northwest of Los Angeles.
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UN kicks off Climate Week as phasing out fossil fuels becomes priority
The heat is about to be turned up on fossil fuels, the United States and President Joe Biden.