The San Diego City Council voted unanimously to temporarily close access to Point La Jolla year-round due to dangerous interactions with sea lions by members of the public.
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Baby beaver sighting inspires hopes of a California comeback
“Beaver believers” are celebrating the appearance of a young kit along a Palo Alto creek, saying it bodes well for the species’ resurgence in California.
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A new, sophisticated sea-level rise study will drive Santa Cruz County’s coastline policies on climate change
Historically hesitant to adopt the state’s philosophy on how to handle sea level rise and an eroding coastline, Santa Cruz County just received nearly $1 million from the California Coastal Commission for its most sophisticated sea level rise vulnerability study to date. One top county official said the study will drive the county’s coastline strategy on climate change.
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California’s top methane emitter is a vast cattle feedlot. Regulators are giving it a pass.
A “kid gloves” approach to agricultural emissions, including burping cows, raises questions about an environmentally minded state’s commitment to combating climate change.
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A marine heat wave off California helped fuel Hurricane Hilary. What’ll it do next?
Off the California coast sits a marine heat wave that has persisted since 2014. Scientists aren’t sure whether it’s now permanent, or a decadeslong blip on the map.
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In the face of sea level rise, can we reimagine California’s vanishing coastline?
The human-built world keeps getting in the way of the rising sea. But this current story of our coast does not have to end in disaster.
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‘An incredibly important site’: UCSC closes access to biodiversity-rich Empire Cave
Empire Cave, the popular caving attraction between Empire Grade and the west side of UC Santa Cruz’s campus, has been closed to the general public in an effort to conserve the rare species residing in its depths. Students might still be able to access the cave through school programs.
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Global warming is making big(ger) waves off the California coast, scientists say
A hotter planet is generating more winter storms in the North Pacific Ocean, which in turn is producing taller waves, according to a new study. That could make coastal flooding and erosion even worse.
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‘We are in a new era’: A year after reopening, how far has Big Basin come — and how far does it still need to go?
Big Basin Redwoods State Park has made big strides since its reopening a year ago, with more trails and campgrounds reopened to the public now than over the last two years. However, the park in its current state is ‘almost unrecognizable’ from its pre-2020 iteration, parks officials say, even after nearly three years of intensive restoration work. Now, California State Parks is beginning the process of studying what kinds of new permanent facilities will be built in the park, and where.
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Here’s how California’s electric cars can feed the grid and help avoid brownouts
Through bidirectional charging, owners of electric cars can sell energy to the grid or use it to power their homes. But will the technology, which is costly, become widespread?
