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Fish are reportedly raining from the sky across San Francisco
People have noticed fish falling from the sky as far inland as the Castro.
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Amazon to launch Prime Air drone deliveries in California
Nearly a decade after Amazon began working on drone delivery, customers living in one small California community will soon be able to take advantage of the 30-minute air delivery service.
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Amazon says it will launch drone deliveries this year in Lockeford, California
Ecommerce giant is working with the Federal Aviation Administration and local regulators to secure permits.
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Parts of Southern California used 26% more water in April despite conservation pleas
The South Coast hydrologic region, which includes Los Angeles, used 25.6% more water this April than April 2020 despite the deepening drought.
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Drought-stricken US warned of looming 'dead pool'
A once-in-a-lifetime drought in the western part of the US is turning up dead bodies - but that's the least of people's worries. Sitting on the Arizona-Nevada border near Las Vegas, Lake Mead - formed by the creation of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River - is the largest reservoir in the United States and provides water to 25 million people across three states and Mexico. Here, the stunning scale of a drought in the American west has been laid plain for all to see.
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California cracks down on water use as it sees its most severe drought ever
Water restrictions began Wednesday for 6 million residents in Southern California, as the state enters its third year of severe drought and what water officials say is the state's driest year on record. Residents and businesses must limit their outdoor watering to one or two days per week or to a set volume of water, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California announced.
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A gut-invading parasite is plaguing monarch butterflies in Calif.
After rebounding from the brink of extinction, monarch butterflies are once again in crisis. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) says that from 2021-2022, California's western monarch population plummeted to less than 2,000 and flew back up to 200,000 as of this year – but researchers have discovered a new threat to the iconic migratory butterfly species.
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Lake Mead water level running well below predictions, could drop another 12 feet by fall
Federal officials have a sobering forecast for the Colorado River Basin: Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir which serves millions of people in the Southwest, will likely drop another 12 feet by this fall. It’s far below what the outlooks were predicting as of last year.
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Why these Bay Area restaurants list every worker’s name on the menu
A new trend is emerging on Bay Area restaurant menus: Naming every employee
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California is about to begin the nation’s largest dam removal project. Here’s what it means for wildlife
Scientists in the Klamath Basin have begun prepping for the return of an untamed river...
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California just ran on 100% renewable energy, but fossil fuels aren't fading away yet
On a mild Sunday afternoon, California set a historic milestone in the quest for clean energy. The sun was shining, the wind was blowing and on May 8th, the state produced enough renewable electricity to meet 103% of consumer demand. That broke a record set a week earlier of 99.9%.
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California subpoenas ExxonMobil in probe of plastics waste
California’s attorney general on Thursday subpoenaed ExxonMobil as part of what he called a first-of-its-kind broader investigation into the petroleum industry for its alleged role in causing a global plastic pollution crisis, allegations that the company called meritless.
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California plan aims to triple sale of electric cars by 2026
California wants electric vehicle sales to triple in the next four years to 35% of all new car purchases, an aggressive target set as part of the goal to phase out the sale of gas-powered cars by the middle of next decade.
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Droughts are cutting into California’s hydropower. Here’s what that means for clean energy.
The droughts that swept across the western US in 2021 sparked wildfires and damaged crops. But the historic lack of water also had an impact on one of California’s key sources of renewable energy: hydropower.
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Los Angeles suing Monsanto for chemicals in waterways
Chemical company Monsanto found itself in the horns of yet another lawsuit Monday, as Los Angeles sued the firm for allegedly knowingly polluting waterways in one of the biggest cities in the United States.
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California plan would give $100m to Indigenous leaders to buy ancestral lands
Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed giving California’s Indigenous nations $100m so they can purchase and preserve their ancestral lands. The proposal is part of his pledge to make sure nearly one-third of California’s land and coastal waters are preserved by 2030. But rather than have the government do all of that, Newsom said Indigenous leaders should have a say in what lands get preserved.
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‘If you’re sad, get a cookie’: how US schoolkids launched a hotline to spread joy
The pep-talk project has been overwhelmed with calls from people in need of a lift in difficult times
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Tesla settles with EPA over Clean Air Act violations in California
The US Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Tesla after the agency found that the automaker violated the Clean Air Act at its factory in Fremont, California. In particular, the EPA determined that Tesla violated the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks from October 2016 to September 2019.
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First solar canal project is a win for water, energy, air and climate in California
Mounting evidence suggests the western United States is now in its worst megadrought in at least 1,200 years. Groundwater supplies are being overpumped in many places, and the dryness, wildfires and shrinking water supplies are making climate change personal for millions of people.
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California Will Stick Solar Panels Over Canals to Fight Two Disasters at Once
A water and electric utility in central California will install a first-of-its-kind network of solar panels on water canals. Turlock Irrigation District (TID) has secured a $20 million grant from the state to pursue the first-in-the-nation project, which could serve a beneficial double whammy: create renewable energy and save some water in the process.
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