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Researchers said the correlation between poor water and air quality validates what residents have said for years: exposure to the pollution is not just a nuisance, it’s causing their health issues.
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Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires sparked in Northern California by its aging power lines. -
KPBS Midday EditionNew models are needed as tools to manage and measure the state's water, scientist says. -
Researchers found that during the period when the "in-person" economy was shut down, neighborhoods with high Asian and Hispanic populations experienced disproportionately large declines in air pollution. That means the inverse is true when it's business as usual. -
Temperatures are expected to push triple-digits in some areas into Friday. -
Local climate change leaders and activists give their thoughts on the latest IPCC report on climate change mitigation, saying "it's now or never." -
It's going to feel a lot like summer across much of San Diego County starting Wednesday. -
A public radio special exploring the high price of climate change for California communities. -
Absent a heavy dose of April and May showers the state’s drought will deepen and that could lead to stricter rules on water use and another devastating wildfire season. -
The carbon capture pipelines have been proposed through five Midwest states, but activists say proponents' claims of helping the ethanol industry and curbing climate change are wrong. -
KPBS Midday EditionBill McKibben argues for a quick switch away from fossil fuel. "We're all but out of time," he warns.
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