The Democrats’ social spending bill includes the largest-ever investment in forests, including major wildfire prevention funding.
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A ‘no snow’ California could come sooner than you think
New research has found that winters of low snow, or even no snow, could become a regular occurrence in California in as little as 35 years.
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The American West went through climate hell in 2021. But there’s still hope
The region has entered a dangerous era of hotter heat waves, ever-more-brutal droughts and a growing threat of violence.
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More than 400 toxic sites in California are at risk of flooding from sea level rise
Lower-income communities of color are five times more likely to live within half a mile of a toxic site that could flood by 2050, new research shows. There are dozens of such sites in the Bay Area, and the closest one to Santa Cruz is in Moss Landing.
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Can lithium cure what ails the Salton Sea?
Proposals to suck lithium from the brine of geothermal operations at the Salton Sea have raised hopes of new jobs and environmental improvement.
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‘There is nothing alive on that tree’: Inside a giant sequoia grove scorched by the KNP Complex fire
Most of the giant sequoias killed by the KNP Complex fire were in a single grove, where flames might have blanketed the tops of the trees that rise more than 250 feet.
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Q&A: State Sen. John Laird on U.N. climate conference, Santa Cruz impact
State Sen. John Laird, whose district stretches along the coast from San Luis Obispo to Santa Cruz counties, attended the recently concluded United Nations conference on climate change in Scotland. He talked to Lookout about what he learned and what he feels needs to be done locally to deal with our warming planet.
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Sixty-foot waves exploded off the Pacific Coast during October’s bomb cyclone
October’s bomb cyclone generated massive waves along with heavy rain and high winds, but according to a summary by the National Weather Service in Monterey, forecasters were most impressed by the amount of wave energy pushing up onto the beaches.
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As drought persists, Californians are ‘backsliding’ in effort to conserve water
As drought persists, Californians reduced water use 3.9% in September. That reduction was smaller than in August, when Californians used 5% less.
