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California Wildfires: No Single Season Tells the Story

California's wildfire season is evolving -- and the trend isn't encouraging.

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National Parks Have Some Work to Do to Become 'Parks for All''

As the National Parks Service celebrates its 100th year, we look at challenges facing the parks...

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Disappearing Icons: Re-imagining the National Parks After Climate Change

Joshua trees could largely vanish in the national park that bears their name, but park officials...

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About That $17 Billion Water Project: Delta Tunnels 101

Controversy swirls as hearings begin on the governor's legacy water project -- but this time...

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Do Alternative Treatments for Autism Work?

There is some evidence showing unorthodox treatments like diets and supplements help, but the...

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Study Backs Oakland's Case for Blocking Coal Terminal

Consultant's analysis finds plan to ship coal represents significant health and environmental...

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Deader Than Ever: California Forests Head Into Fire Season

Rains may delay fire season a bit, but after years of unprecedented drought, California forests...

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The Nuclear Canal: When Scientists Thought H-Bombs Would Make Awesome Earthmovers

And how "geographical engineering" with atomic explosives almost became a thing. What could go...

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Blacks Die From Asthma at Steep Rates, But Are Absent From Many Studies

UCSF scientists are on a mission to understand why black kids suffer from asthma much worse than...

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Utilities Want To Plug In More Electric Drivers

Automakers plan to roll out more electric cars in the next few years. But will there be enough...

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Bill Would Require FDA to Evaluate Chemicals in Cosmetics for the First Time Ever

A bill now in Congress would require the federal government to investigate the chemicals in...

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Measure AA Asks Bay Area Residents to Help Protect Against Sea Level Rise

The measure would establish a $12 annual parcel tax to restore tidal marshes and help defend...

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Move to Return Grizzly Bears to California Will Be an Uphill Push

A small but persistent movement to bring the grizzly back to California is about to take it to...

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The Generation That Survived a Death Sentence—Three Times

Many people with the rare blood disorder hemophilia never expected to be alive today. But many...

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Inside Tesla’s Mysterious Desert Battery Factory

It'll be the largest battery factory on the planet and Tesla is betting it'll be revolutionary.

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Too Much Solar in California? Not If You Bottle It

On sunny spring days, California's solar plants sometimes have to shut down because there's more...

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What Will California Do With Too Much Solar?

California is adding solar and wind power at record levels. So it might seem odd that on some...

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Was March the Rainfall Miracle We'd Hoped For?

Northern California's winter rains weren't enough to end the drought, but it's the most...

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What Californians Need to Know About Zika Virus

Californians have only gotten Zika traveling abroad, say public health officials, but there's...

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California Reservoirs Are Dumping Water in a Drought, But Science Could Change That

Advanced weather models could remove some the guesswork and leave more water behind dams.

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