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As of 11/22/24 7:35pm. Last new 11/5/24 3:13am.

+ Cluster of farmworkers diagnosed with rare animal-borne disease in Ventura County—A cluster of workers at Ventura County berry farms recently have been ...

+ Editorial: Let's not let political chaos distract us from the unfolding climate catastrophe—The COP29 climate summit ending Friday was dispiriting in many respect...

+ Phillips 66 faces federal charges over alleged wastewater dumping at Carson refinery—A federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment against Phill...

+ Opinion: Wildfire smoke is polluting California and beyond. Here's how to protect yourself—In the wake of the Mountain and Sandy fires, here are ways to avoid in...

+ California water agency considers spending $141 million on Delta tunnel project—The Metropolitan Water District's board is set to vote in December on ...

+ The Mountain fire was the third most destructive wildfire in a decade. These maps show why—Most of the area burned by the Mountain fire was in sparsely populated...

+ California's rainy season begins with a bomb cyclone bang. Are we in for a third record wet winter?—The first major atmospheric river system is pummeling the Pacific Nort...

+ Biden administration outlines options for addressing Colorado River water shortages—Federal officials release a proposal outlining options for new, long-t...

+ California just set rules that trade short-term climate gain for long-term health and safety—California regulators just voted to ignore the long-term environmental...

+ Alameda County child believed to be latest case of bird flu; source unknown—California health officials reported Tuesday that a child in Alameda C...

+ Native Americans press Biden to designate three new national monuments in California —Some are looking to Biden to make the designations before the arrival ...

+ Has nuclear power entered a new era of acceptance amid global warming? —Public support for nuclear power is the highest its been in more than ...

+ 'All we could do was watch': Beekeeper mourns millions of bees killed in Mountain fire—Millions of bees are killed in Mountain fire

+ Editorial: How California leaders can protect the environment from another Trump administration—Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leaders must mount a strong offense as wel...

+ Musk has Trump's ear, and that could help Tesla. Other EV makers? Maybe not so much—Elon Musk's good standing with Donald Trump may be good news for Tesla...

+ Wildfire retardant is laden with toxic metals, USC study finds—The discovery of high levels of heavy metals in a popular fire retarda...

+ California regulators propose plan that could close Aliso Canyon. Or is it just 'kicking the can'?—The California Public Utilities Commission unveiled a proposal that co...

+ H5N1 bird flu infects five more humans in California, and one in Oregon—Health officials have announced six more H5N1 bird flu infections in h...

+ California removes slur targeting Indigenous women from location names—Officials have approved the removal of the derogatory term "squaw" fro...

+ A century after Owens Valley aqueduct protest, event marks tense time in L.A. water history—In 1924, Owens Valley residents seized the L.A. Aqueduct in a defiant ...

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+ New schizophrenia drug could treat Alzheimer’s disease—Nature, Published online: 21 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-037...

+ AI could pose pandemic-scale biosecurity risks. Here’s how to make it safer—Nature, Published online: 21 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-038...

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As of 11/22/24 7:35pm. Last new 11/22/24 3:41pm.

+ 'Climate Spiral' Shows Warming Reaching New Extremes—From June 2023 to August 2024, the world saw 15 months in a row of rec...

+ As Drought Shrivels Hydropower, Zambia Is Pivoting to Solar—An unprecedented drought has lowered reservoirs in hydropower-dependen...

+ Watchdog Group Says Investigation Into Abuses by African Parks Is Tainted—Last year, the watchdog group Survival International reported that par...

+ To Cope with Extreme Heat, Paris Will Swap Parking Spaces for Trees—Paris aims to replace 60,000 parking spaces across the city with trees...

+ Trump 2.0: This Time the Stakes for Climate Are Even Higher—Donald Trump has promised to halt federal climate action and repeal th...

+ More Than 1,700 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at UN Climate Negotiations—At least 1,773 fossil fuel lobbyists are attending the U.N. climate ne...

+ As Ocean Waters Warm, a Race to Breed Heat-Resistant Coral—Around the world, researchers are working on a range of projects that ...

+ Glaciers Reveal When Volcanoes Are on Brink of Eruption—New research shows that glaciers near active volcanoes flow faster tha...

+ Light Pollution May Be Keeping Honey Bees Up at Night—Light from cars, homes, and street lamps may be keeping bees up at nig...

+ Will Hydrogen Hubs Be a Clean Energy Boom or Boondoggle?—As part of a $7 billion investment in hydrogen, the U.S. Department of...

+ Study Finds Steep Rise in Emissions from Private Jets—By virtue of their small size and limited capacity, private jets are d...

+ Brazil Hopes to Make the Amazon a Model for a Green Economy—As he prepares to host the G20 summit, Brazil’s president is championi...

+ Trained Rats Able to Sniff Out Smuggled Rhino Horns—Rats could be the latest weapon deployed in the fight against endanger...

+ Swarm of Cod Eat 10 Million Fish in Biggest Feeding Frenzy on Record—A new study details how, in just a few hours, more than 2 million Atla...

+ Tropical Forests Could Regrow Naturally on Area the Size of Mexico—Forests could regrow naturally on more than 800,000 square miles of la...

+ Satellite Imagery Shows Breadth of Flooding in Spain—Record rainfall flooded parts of Spain this week, killing more than 15...

+ How to Grow a Forest: It Takes More Than Just Planting Trees—In an e360 interview, microbial ecologist Jake M. Robinson, of Austral...

+ China Appears On Track to See Emissions Fall This Year—China is likely to see its emissions fall this year, despite rising po...

+ Greening Concrete: A Major Emitter Inches Toward Carbon Neutrality—Concrete is the most ubiquitous man-made building material on the plan...

+ Pollution from Gas Stoves Kills 40,000 in Europe Each Year—Pollution seeping from gas stoves kills 40,000 people each year across...

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