COULD WESTERN STATES BAND TOGE...

Aug 5, 2015 by

COULD WESTERN STATES BAND TOGETHER TO COMPLY WITH THE CLEAN POWER PLAN?

[Translate] Climate by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   As soon as President Obama’s Clean Power Plan enters...

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WEST COAST WILDFIRES BY THE NU...

Aug 4, 2015 by

WEST COAST WILDFIRES BY THE NUMBERS: ACTIVE FIRES BURNING IN FIVE STATES

[Translate] A look at the number of firefighters at work, people in danger and acres torched so far as the Rocky fire and other...

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‘UNUSUALLY LARGE’ ...

Jul 29, 2015 by

‘UNUSUALLY LARGE’ OIL SLICK OFF CALIFORNIA COAST SPOTTED NEAR SITE OF MAY SPILL

[Translate] Firefighters responded to reports of smell of oil off Goleta pier Seepage in Santa Barbara Channel is normal but origin...

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IS THE LOS ANGELES WATER SUPPL...

Jul 25, 2015 by

IS THE LOS ANGELES WATER SUPPLY BEING POISONED?

[Translate] Environment California has investigated more than 2,000 injection wells for possible risks to public safety, clean water...

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HAVE YOU HEARD OF SOLAR DESALI...

Jul 23, 2015 by

HAVE YOU HEARD OF SOLAR DESALINATION? IF NOT, YOU WILL SOON

[Translate] by Ari PhillipsCLIMATE CHANGE CREDIT: Courtesy of WaterFX. The parabolic solar panels at WaterFX’s demonstration...

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WELCOME TO FAIRMEAD, CA., WHER...

Jul 20, 2015 by

WELCOME TO FAIRMEAD, CA., WHERE YOU HAVE TO WALK A MILE FOR A SIP OF WATER

[Translate] For some Californians the drought means brown lawns. For others, it means nothing to drink. By Sasha Abramsky  THE NATION...

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THE TECH INDUSTRY IS THREATENI...

Jul 20, 2015 by

THE TECH INDUSTRY IS THREATENING TO DRINK CALIFORNIA DRY

[Translate] With California thought to have only one year of water left, Silicon Valley data centres are trying to reduce their needs...

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A CHILLING UPDATE ON THE TICKI...

Jul 14, 2015 by

A CHILLING UPDATE ON THE TICKING SEISMIC BOMB OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST

[Translate] NYTDOT Andrew C. Revkin Photo A comparison of the history of powerful earthquakes along fault off the coast of northern...

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WHY THOUSANDS OF BUDHISTS ARE ...

Jul 6, 2015 by

WHY THOUSANDS OF BUDHISTS ARE PROTESTING THE DALAI LAMA

[Translate] by Sam P.K. Collins THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP   His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama kicked off his three-day birthday...

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TIM DONNELLY STARTS EFFORT TO ...

Jul 3, 2015 by

TIM DONNELLY STARTS EFFORT TO REPEAL VACCINATION BILL

[Translate] Tim Donnelly starts effort to repeal Rebecca Plevin APParents rallied against SB 277 outside the Capitol in Sacramento...

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CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION EFFORT...

Jul 1, 2015 by

CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION EFFORTS CUT WATER USE BY 29%

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Water use in the state down in May compared with two years ago after governor ordered mandatory water...

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JIM CARREY LEADS CALIFORNIA...

Jul 1, 2015 by

[Translate] California just outlawed personal exemptions for vaccines. Cue the “Vetoed Parenthood” backlash Mary...

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THE WEST IS LITERALLY ON FIRE,...

Jul 1, 2015 by

THE WEST IS LITERALLY ON FIRE, AND THE IMPACTS COULD BE WIDESPREAD

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   As expected, the 2015 wildfire season has meant more bad news...

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STRESS ON WATER RESOURCES THRE...

Jun 29, 2015 by

STRESS ON WATER RESOURCES THREATENS LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Depletion of aquifers adds to pressures on farmers in...

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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A ST...

Jun 21, 2015 by

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A STATE SERIOUSLY INVESTS IN CLEAN ENERGY

[Translate] By Cheryl Katz | Yale Environment 360 This story was first published by Yale Environment 360. Solar farms are blooming...

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WATER WARS HEAT UP AFTER CALIF...

Jun 21, 2015 by

WATER WARS HEAT UP AFTER CALIFORNIA’S CRACKDOWN DURING DROUGHT

[Translate] California Water District Sues State Over Cutbacks During Drought Reuters By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 19...

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YET ANOTHER WAY THAT OIL IS SC...

Jun 15, 2015 by

YET ANOTHER WAY THAT OIL IS SCREWING THE ENVIRONMENT

[Translate] .Oil refineries use a ton of water—and a lot of them are in drought-plagued California. —By Julia Lurie  MOTHER JONES...

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WHY MOBY WANTS YOU TO STOP SHO...

Jun 12, 2015 by

WHY MOBY WANTS YOU TO STOP SHOWERING

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS   Skip Showers For Beef, a new grassroots project born of the California drought,...

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DOES HYDROPOWER MAKE SENSE IN ...

Jun 11, 2015 by

DOES HYDROPOWER MAKE SENSE IN A WARMING WORLD?

[Translate] At the Hoover Dam, new hydropower turbines are being installed at a lower elevation to prepare for future shortages in...

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SANTA MONICA’S BIG BLUE ...

Jun 2, 2015 by

SANTA MONICA’S BIG BLUE BUS STOP

[Translate] A cheery public infrastructure initiative aims to make bus travel more enjoyable. Katherine Allen   METROPOLIS MAGAZINE...

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Climate change threatens elect...

May 23, 2015 by

Climate change threatens electric power supply in California, report warns

[Translate] theguardian By 2050 extended years of drought could lead to an electricity shortage as well as a water shortage,...

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Pipeline Spews 21,000 Gallons ...

May 20, 2015 by

Pipeline Spews 21,000 Gallons of Oil Along California Coast

[Translate] Environment Four-mile-long oil slick fouls some of the state’s most beautiful coastline at Refugio State Beach. By...

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CALIFORNIA’S WATER SUPPL...

May 18, 2015 by

CALIFORNIA’S WATER SUPPLY COULD DRY UP WITHIN A YEAR

[Translate]   Shutterstock California’s State Water Resources Control Board on Tuesday expanded emergency regulations regarding...

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Who controls California’s tap?...

May 11, 2015 by

Who controls California’s tap? Here’s what I learned from a fat book

[Translate] Black.Dots. By Nathanael Johnson   GRIST Like lots of people in drought-desiccated California, I have been hustling to...

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Let’s get over the whole “toil...

May 10, 2015 by

Let’s get over the whole “toilet to tap” thing, shall we?

[Translate] Nathan Phillips By Madeleine Thomas   GRIST “Toilet to tap” is such an unfortunate phrase, isn’t it? Hate to break it to...

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At Least 12 Million Trees Are ...

May 7, 2015 by

At Least 12 Million Trees Are Dead Because Of California’s Drought

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling  CLIMATE PROGRESS Hundreads of trees sit dead in the San Bernardino National Forest in California, due...

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California’s Drought Could Upe...

May 5, 2015 by

California’s Drought Could Upend America’s Entire Food System

[Translate] AP by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS On April 1, California Governor Jerry Brown stood in a field in the Sierra Nevada...

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California has a real water ma...

May 4, 2015 by

[Translate] Aqueduct in Saugus, Calif.    Jeff Turner By Nathanael Johnson GRIST When I started reporting on California’s drought I...

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BREAKING: California Governor ...

Apr 29, 2015 by

BREAKING: California Governor Issues North America’s Most Aggressive Climate Goal

[Translate] by Ari PhillipsCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo On Wednesday morning, four-term California Governor Jerry Brown issued...

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California’s drought isn’t doo...

Apr 27, 2015 by

California’s drought isn’t doomsday, but yes, it will change the state

[Translate] Low water at Folsom Reservoir    Robert Couse-Baker By Nathanael Johnson GRIST As California parches, people in the state...

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