The proposal could usher in a wave of water regulations that harken back to previous droughts while underscoring the seriousness of the current one.
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Surgeon general warns of emerging youth mental health crisis in rare public advisory
With symptoms of depression and anxiety having doubled during the pandemic, the advisory is to call attention to a “youth mental health crisis” and recommend resources to call on and actions to take.
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California prepares for winter COVID-19 surge; if not from Omicron, then from Delta
It’s still far from clear what kind of COVID-19 increase California will see, and the state so far has been doing better than other parts of the country. But officials say they want to be ready.
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Could Omicron cause less severe COVID infections? There’s optimism but also worry
“This is a picture that has not been seen in previous waves,” a new report from South Africa says; still, “more time is required to fully answer the questions about the severity of COVID-19 caused by the new Omicron variant.”
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Democrats eye massive shift in war on wildfires: Prevention
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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How San Francisco confirmed the first U.S. Omicron case so quickly
A UC San Francisco lab that analyzes coronavirus test results is a big reason behind the quick identification of the Omicron variant in California.
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MLB commences lockout as CBA expires, triggering baseball’s first work stoppage in 26 years
The collective bargaining agreement between MLB and the MLB Players Association expired without a new agreement in place, triggering a lockout.
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Did a collision of COVID-19 and HIV forge the Omicron variant?
The Omicron variant was probably incubated in a person with poorly controlled HIV who struggled to clear a coronavirus infection.
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Nation’s first Omicron variant case confirmed in San Francisco
The coronavirus variant was found in an individual who returned to San Francisco from South Africa on Nov. 22; its presence was not unexpected. First detected in southern Africa, the strain has been found in nearly two dozen countries and is now in the Golden State.