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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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Decimated by the deadly Camp Fire in 2018, Paradise, Calif., is now moving to acquire some high-risk properties and turn them into managed park land to buffer against future wildfires. -
California’s wildfires have already made plenty of news this summer, and the worst may be yet to come. Some of the state’s most devastating fires have started in the fall when powerful, dry winds blow out of the desert. -
Millions of acres of national forest in Northern California are being closed because of dangerous fire conditions that already have sent a score of blazes raging through the area and destroyed hundreds of homes. -
Phase 1 of the city's Pure Water program started Friday, intended to provide nearly 50% of the city's drinking water by 2035 and reduce the need for imported water. -
Climate advocate rally in City Heights to support passage of President Joe Biden's budget plan which would fund major new government spending on climate friendly initiatives. -
Continued droughts are forcing the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to ask water agencies to voluntarily conserve water. -
On Sept. 9, 2020, the Bay Area sky turned so hazy, it hid the sun from view and glowed an ominous dark orange. In the days that followed, dangerous air pollution in the region skyrocketed as dozens of wildfires burned throughout California, in what became the largest wildfire season recorded in modern state history. -
California's top fire official says blazes raging across Northern California are wiping out forests that are central to plans to reduce carbon emissions and are testing projects designed to protect communities. -
The Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to advance a 600-acre solar panel project in Jacumba Hot Springs, a desert community located in the southeastern San Diego County, despite opposition by numerous residents and the co-owner of a local resort. -
Hundreds of pregnant leopard sharks swim in the warm, shallow waters of the La Jolla Shores.
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