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A pile of plastic bags at Greenwaste recycling facility in San Jose on July 29, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters.

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Tired of plastic junk? California’s recycling bills propose dramatic new rules

As bills that take aim at plastic waste make their way through California’s legislature, the damage they intend to fix already is rippling through the state’s recycling economy. On Monday, rePlanet, a major collector of beverage bottles and cans, shut its 284 collection centers in California, citing lower subsidies from the state as well as […]

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레이첼 베커

• 8월 8, 2019

Two levels of conveyer belts carrying items to be recycled seen from above at greenwaste in San Jose on July 29, ,2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff/CalMatters

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Seabirds eating plastic. Recyclers struggling. This is what California’s waste crisis looks like

Can Californians continue recycling? It’ll take reviving the market for recycled materials and fewer dirty diapers in the blue bin.

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레이첼 베커

• 8월 1, 2019

A fire crowning two hills, with black trees silhouetted against the orange glow.

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Worried about wildfires, Californians ready to spend, vote to fight climate change

Californians want the state to lead the world in fighting climate change, according to a new poll — and many are ready to tackle the problem on the road, at the ballot box, and even with their pocketbooks.

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레이첼 베커

• 7월 29, 2019

Sleeping driver in autonomous car. Photo by metamorworks, istockphoto.com

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California steers toward a future of self-driving cars

Self-driving cars will be part of ridesharing fleets, reducing the number of personal vehicles on the road and helping wean motorists off gasoline.

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줄리 카트

• 7월 26, 2019

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California’s emissions deal with automakers dodges Trump EPA plan to gut rules

California made its own tailpipe emissions deal with four major carmakers, officials said Thursday, ignoring Trump administration threats to roll back Obama-era vehicle standards.

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레이첼 베커

• 7월 25, 2019

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Earthquakes can dry water supply. Californians must prepare

Charles Wilson, Southern California Water Coalition: Living in earthquake country makes planning and emergency preparedness critical. Taking steps to prepare for the worst is important. Understanding where our water comes from, and just how important all of our supplies are, is a good start.

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게스트 코멘터리

• 7월 25, 2019

The deadly 2018 Camp Fire burns around PG&E transmission towers east of Pulga, near the source of the first report of the fire.

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California’s new wildfire plan: 5 things to know

Is this a utilities bailout? Will it help prevent future fires? How will all this work? Here's a breakdown of the new plan California lawmakers are putting in place.

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줄리 카트

• 7월 12, 2019

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California’s pollution enforcers would like to save tropical forests. But at what cost?

California’s climate change enforcers are grappling with the thorniest of controversies: how to prevent the planet’s tropical forests from disappearing. The question they aren’t ready to answer—at least not yet—is what focusing on far-away forests could mean for pollution at home.

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레이첼 베커

• 7월 8, 2019

Power poles and equipment. California utilities are undertaking extensive upgrades to their equipment in an effort to prevent sparking wildfires. Photo via Pixabayare undergoing extensive upgrades as California utilities seek to prevent wildfires.

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Scant details: Are California utilities doing enough to fireproof their equipment?

The state-approved plans utilities have submitted outlining how they will prevent their equipment from sparking wildfires provide few details—and little evidence to support the companies’ claims that indiscriminately clear-cutting millions of trees and replacing hundreds of thousands of wooden utility poles with steel ones will actually reduce the risk of wildfires.

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줄리 카트

• 6월 27, 2019

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Why a California lawmaker wants to ban cigarette filters and disposable vapes

California Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson's bill to curb litter from cigarette butts and electronic cigarettes cleared the Senate but approaches its next hurdle in the Assembly. The bill aims to tackle hundreds of thousands of cigarette butts that litter the state's coasts and hold the tobacco and e-cigarette industry accountable for the mess that its products make.

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레이첼 베커

• 6월 25, 2019