Residents around the Moss Landing battery facility in northern Monterey County describe experiences of sore throats and other symptoms. The energy storage industry insists that this incident is an extreme outlier.
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Making sense of the giant Moss Landing fire that could set back energy storage
Last week’s blaze at the Moss Landing Power Plant could have been worse because of the plant’s design and the types of batteries used.
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Misinformation spreads like wildfire on the internet while L.A. neighborhoods burn
Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources – including from President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire backer Elon Musk – distracted from the unprecedented conditions that left Los Angeles primed for the most destructive fire in its history.
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Agricultural poisons tell a tale of two Californias
The Golden Rule doesn’t apply in the Golden State when it comes to protecting Latino and Indigenous farmworker communities from toxic pesticides.
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Hindered wildfire response, costlier agriculture likely if Trump dismantles NOAA, experts warn
Many industries rely on the agency’s weather and climate data. Even a small gap in its operations could raise food prices and drastically disrupt how people navigate the West’s changing climate.
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The Earth’s colors are changing — and climate change could be partially to blame
Over the past few decades, many of the hues that people have come to expect in nature have been thrown out of whack or changed altogether. In some cases, climate change could be to blame, a growing body of research shows.
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As solar booms in California desert, locals feel ‘overburdened’
The country’s largest area designated for solar energy, Desert Center shows how sprawls of photovoltaic panels affect communities. Even supporters of the energy transition can find dealing with the developments challenging.
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Record-breaking heat waves add to risks for Western monarchs
The increasing intensity and frequency of extreme heat likely compounds stresses on the iconic butterfly, worrying biologists about how the struggling population will respond.
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California ballot asks voters to invest in climate solutions
California officials cut billions from ambitious climate programs to offset an unexpected budget deficit. Now they hope voters approve a multibillion-dollar bond to fill the gap.
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‘Weather whiplash’ helped drive this year’s California wildfires
Exceptionally wet winters drove a boom of grasses and shrubs that a record hot summer dried into the fuel powering the Park fire in Northern California, the Line fire outside Los Angeles and other conflagrations.