Larry Valenzuela
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CalMatters/CatchLight Local
After years of cracking down on California’s oil industry, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats are moving to get Kern County wells pumping again to avoid soaring gasoline prices.
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All schools in the Mountain Empire Unified School District closed Wednesday due to high winds in some areas. -
San Diego City Council approved an ordinance banning all single-use polystyrene foam food containers, utensils, coolers and pool toys effective next year. -
A cultural center in Senegal is creating a safe space where artists can use their platform to speak about climate change while also finding opportunities in the art and music scene. -
Regulators will receive final comments Wednesday from the parties in the effort to revamp the state’s net energy metering rules which govern rooftop solar. -
The gusty conditions will kick in late Tuesday evening and become more intense and widespread on Wednesday. -
The San Diego City Council will hear a proposed ban on Styrofoam products Tuesday. -
The FDA has taken a first step towards green-lighting cultivated meat. The agency gave a safety nod to Upside Foods, which provided documentation to show their meat grown from animal cells is safe. -
Years of captaining a boat have shaped Pape Dieye's calm and reassuring presence in Senegal. These qualities have also caught the eye of people hoping to make the dangerous journey to Europe. -
The U.S. wants to mine lithium for electric vehicle batteries to meet climate change goals. But residents near a proposed open-pit mine object. -
The problem is as simple as it is devastating: the Atlantic Ocean is expanding into Senegal, and Saint-Louis is ground zero. Every year, the island loses a little bit of land to the sea.
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