California Prepares First Fracking Regulations
The controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing has created an oil and gas...
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With Large Oil Reserve, California Faces Fracking Debate
The new oil-and-gas boom that’s sweeping the country may be coming to California. With it comes...
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Growing Pains for California's Electric Car Charging Network
KQED Science explores the growing pains of building an electric car charging network and the...
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What Are Richmond Residents Breathing?
Chevron's Aug. 6 fire re-ignited questions many Richmond residents have asked for years. What...
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Cap-and-Trade 101: How California's Carbon Market Works
This week, California rolls out the heavy artillery in its attack on climate change with a...
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Looming Trade War Shakes Up U.S. Solar Industry
Federal officials have put trade tariffs on Chinese solar panels. American solar companies are...
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In Livermore, Still Waiting on Nuclear Fusion
The National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California, has been called a modern-day moon-shot,...
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China Tries Greening from the Ground Up
Green building and sustainable design are a trend in California, but nowhere is the urgency...
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Can Meditation Ease PTSD in Combat Vets?
The crisis of mental disorders such as PTSD has forced the military to rediscover therapies that...
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Century-Old Battle Over Yosemite's 'Second Valley' Heats Up
One of California's oldest environmental battles is on the San Francisco ballot. Hetch Hetchy...
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Counting Climate-Challenged Pikas
A group of West Oakland students treks up to the Sierra to try to help a small mammal that may be...
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Water Banks: A Hedge Against Shrinking Supplies in a Changing Climate
For years, farms and cities have pumped water out to meet their needs. But now, as water supplies...
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West Coast a Test Bed for Ocean Acidification
Scientists say the waters off the West Coast could be hit hard by ocean acidification, but thanks...
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Heat, Salt and Pests Threaten California Fields
California's warming climate is having a big impact on farmers. Find out more from our multimedia...
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Is Nail Biting a Pathology? Or Just a Bad Habit?
Nail biting-- like skin picking and hair tending-- stems from an evolutionarily adaptive...
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California's Prop. 37: Are GMO Labels a Scarlet Letter?
Proposition 37 could make California the first state in the country to require "Made with GMO"...
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California Considers Giving Self-Driving Cars Green Light
California is considering rules that would allow self-driving cars on the road, but making rules...
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Building a Better, Tastier Tomato
Many tomatoes have been bred to travel well and look appealing, but now researchers are focusing...
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Internet in Cars: From the Desktop to the Dashboard
Car companies and Silicon Valley tech companies pair up to make smarter cars. But what happens...
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NASA's Mars Lander: The Exploration Begins
NASA's Curiosity lander has ended its 352 million-mile journey, landing safely on the surface of...
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