California’s agriculture industry saw $1.2 billion in costs and the loss of more than 8,700 jobs due to drought last year, according to a new report.
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A war to halt logging in Northern California reignites. Will it end differently this time?
Activists have fought for decades to stop logging at Jackson State Forest. Now an Indigenous tribe is demanding a say in the fate of their ancestral homeland.
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No end in sight: California drought on course to break another record
After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record, prolonging California’s drought.
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Rising sea levels pose perilous threat to California coast as study raises new alarms
The U.S. coastline is expected to experience as much sea level rise in the next 30 years as it did in the 100 years prior.
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Western megadrought is worst in 1,200 years, intensified by climate change, study finds
The West is experiencing its most severe megadrought in a millennium, according to a new study. Scientists say climate change is playing a major role.
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Huntington Beach oil spill inspires legislation to ban California offshore drilling
The legislation would affect 11 existing oil leases, all off the Orange and Ventura County coastlines.
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‘The time is now’: Santa Cruzans call for transit equity, accessibility
On Friday, Equity Transit held a march and rally with nearly 100 attendees calling for increased and accessible transit options throughout Santa Cruz County. “Transit inequities affect lots of people in different camps, and we’re all affected by it,” organizer Michael Wool said. “It’s a very multifaceted problem, we have to come at it from many different angles.”
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How climate change is threatening the future of the Winter Olympics
As global warming continues to take its toll, the number of training cities gets smaller and cities able to host the Winter Olympics gets fewer.
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A new steward: ‘Gateway to Big Basin’ property sold to conservation nonprofit
The Sempervirens Fund announced Tuesday it had completed the $2.4 million purchase of 153 acres along Highway 236 in Boulder Creek, with the aim of donating the land to California State Parks and speeding the reopening of fire-scarred Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
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No ifs, ands or butts: California bill would ban single-use smoking products like cigarette filters
Supporters of the bill, including Santa Cruz County’s Mark Stone, said cigarette butts and vape pods cost millions per year to clean up and pollute the environment.