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The tails of two airplanes that sit idle on the tarmac of an airport. Another plane can be seen taking off in the distance.

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California wants to fund green jet fuel — by raiding your road repair budget

The proposal could be funded with transportation money typically reserved to fix local streets and roads.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 4 月 8, 2026

A juvenile salmon is laid onto a white ruler to measure while inside a small net in a bucket of water.

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Endangered salmon returned to California’s far north — then the money dried up

Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a strategy to save declining salmon — spotlighting a historic partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to reintroduce endangered winter-run Chinook to the vital, cold waters upstream of Lake Shasta in far northern California. Now, tribe officials say the state is ending its support, potentially causing salmon restoration […]

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雷切尔贝克尔

• 4 月 4, 2026

An aerial view of the top of snow-capped trees as a thick layer of snow blankets the ground.

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Sparse snowpack in California fuels concern over fast-approaching fire season

With reservoirs brimming — but snowpack abysmal — experts warn of a potentially early fire season.

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雷切尔贝克尔

• 4 月 1, 2026

A surfer stands in shallow ocean water near a rocky shoreline at sunset while an offshore oil platform rises on the horizon in the distance.

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California sues Trump to keep shut oil pipeline on Santa Barbara coast

California is suing the Trump administration over an order to restart a long-shuttered offshore oil operation.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 3 月 24, 2026

An aerial view of a large dam spanning a deep blue reservoir, surrounded by rolling green hills covered in trees and shrubs. The water extends into multiple inlets and peninsulas, creating an intricate shoreline. In the background, snow-capped mountains rise above the horizon under a clear blue sky. A hydroelectric facility and other infrastructure are visible near the base of the dam, along with winding roads leading through the landscape.

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Record heat, melting snow: What does it mean for California’s reservoirs?

A record-baking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack. Providing about a third of the state’s water supply, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is a vital source of spring and summer runoff that refills reservoirs when the state needs the water most. But a warm wet storm […]

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雷切尔贝克尔

• 3 月 20, 2026

A Fresno resident uses an umbrella to shield herself from the sun as they walk through Tower District in Fresno on Aug. 30, 2022. Temperatures hit 104 degrees as a heatwave begins to hit the San Joaquin Valley. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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California is spending hundreds of millions on heat. Will it ever be a public health priority?

As heat becomes a year-round reality, California is often still responding like it’s an emergency.

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亚历杭德拉·雷耶斯-维拉德

• 3 月 19, 2026

An aerial view shows rows of parked semi-trailers lined up at a freight loading yard while a red truck backs a trailer into a numbered loading dock.

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California bets on an obscure tool to replace clean air authority Trump revoked

The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.

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亚历杭德拉·雷耶斯-维拉德

• 3 月 16, 2026

An offshore oil platform stands in the ocean near Santa Barbara as waves roll in the foreground and coastal mountains rise in the background during sunset light.

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Citing Iran crisis, Trump orders Santa Barbara oil pipeline restart. California will fight it

The Trump administration ordered the restart of a Santa Barbara oil pipeline shut since the 2015 Refugio spill, invoking emergency powers under the Defense Production Act.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 3 月 13, 2026

A Shell gas station price sign displays the cost of regular, plus, V-Power gasoline, and renewable diesel. A car is parked near the pumps beneath the station canopy in the background.

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California passed a law to curb spikes in gas prices. Why isn’t it using those powers now?

California built a first-in-the-nation system to police refinery profits during price spikes. Regulators delayed it for five years.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 3 月 13, 2026

The reflection of people as they stand and mingle during a town hall. A photo of a sign that reads, "No Offshore Oil" is projected onto a screen.

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Santa Barbara judge rules against company that turned to Trump for help restarting pipeline

A Santa Barbara judge tentatively ruled that the Trump administration's intervention wasn't enough to let Sable Offshore restart a pipeline shut after a 2015 oil spill.

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亚历杭德罗·拉佐

• 2 月 26, 2026

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