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It’s high time to put a lid on plastics

Plastics recycling has largely failed us, and the consequences for our environment and health are significant. California leaders are considering ways to curb the use of polluting plastics.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 6월 21, 2022

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Move to limit pesticide use would be a mistake

Californians should be aware of the unintended consequences of eliminating pest control tools when state regulators and lawmakers consider a pesticide ban.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 6월 15, 2022

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State should step in to protect Joshua trees

The state Fish and Game Commission should list western Joshua trees under the California Endangered Species Act, safeguarding the trees and offering proof of California’s commitment to fighting climate change.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 6월 14, 2022

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Joshua tree protection could slow state’s progress on climate goals

Listing the iconic Joshua tree as a threatened species could make clean energy projects infeasible in California, at precisely the time when we need as much renewable power as possible.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 6월 14, 2022

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Climate controversy: California’s plan for handling crisis is flawed, advisors say

California’s climate change plan fails to provide substantial evidence that capturing carbon will meet ambitious greenhouse gas goals, critics say. The plan “does California a disservice,” one state advisor said.

에 의해 Nadia Lopez • 6월 3, 2022

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Going electric: California car mandate would hit mechanics hard

Who loses and who gains as California cleans up its cars? Nearly 32,000 mechanics would lose jobs by 2040 under the proposed phaseout of new gas-powered cars. Electric companies would be the big winners.

에 의해 Nadia Lopez • 5월 24, 2022

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‘Everyone loses’: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts

Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought. Wildlife refuges are struggling, too.

에 의해 레이첼 베커 • 5월 23, 2022

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Klamath Basin dam removal needs a science-driven oversight plan

A robust monitoring program is essential to ensure the success of the project to remove four aging hydropower dams on the Klamath River. More than $450 million has been allocated, but little has been allocated to fund the science to evaluate the project.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 5월 23, 2022

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Four strategies for managing California’s crucial watershed

California is not doing a good job of tracking changes to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and its watershed. That’s making it even tougher to manage the water that is available for the benefit of the state’s communities, economy and environment.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 5월 17, 2022

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Alarming research on pesticide warrants curbs on its use

Assembly Bill 2146 would ban residential outdoor use of neonicotinoid pesticides such as imidacloprid because they are contaminating drinking water.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 5월 16, 2022