The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products.
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The suit said Surf Sports Park is being misused, with too many events, too many people and too many cars coming to the city-owned site. Park operators said they’re benefiting the community and strive to comply with all aspects of their lease.
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They are among the first to use the technology to study snakes.
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As burned properties come up for sale in Lahaina, many worry outside developers will scoop them up. Some are turning to a tool that's helped other towns after a disaster: a community land trust.
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San Diego Gas and Electric funded a review of their electric distribution system comes as public power advocates rally voters to allow the city of San Diego to buy the business.
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The California state park system is under assault from climate change related events, and park officials said California needs to invest in the system to make it more climate resilient.
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Oil and gas drillers are releasing more climate-warming methane than the government estimates, a new study shows.
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The pickle-shaped bottom feeders may reduce the amount of microbes on the seafloor that could potentially sicken coral, scientists suggest
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The funds could help plan and build affordable housing, parks and sustainable transportation infrastructure, in communities that were devastated by freeway construction.
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To supporters, the California Coastal Commission is a protector of coastal resources from unchecked development. To critics, it adds unnecessary bureaucracy.
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Large companies doing business in the state would have to disclose and clean wastewater discharges that can pollute the watershed or pay the state to do it.
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