California landscape of climate finance
To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global
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Majestic redwood forests are also amazing fighters against global warming
SAN JOSE, Calif. — California’s ancient redwood forests aren’t just majestic and among the oldest living things on Earth: A new study finds they are also a particularly potent weapon against global warming.
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In utero and early-life exposure to ambient air toxics and childhood brain tumors: A population-based case–control study in California, USA
<p>Little is known about the influence of environmental factors on the etiology of childhood brain tumors. Researchers examined risks for brain tumors in children after prenatal and infant exposure to
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Firefighters turn corner against deadly California wildfire
Firefighters in central California appeared on Tuesday to have turned a corner in their battle to corral a deadly wildfire that ranks as the biggest and deadliest in a rash of blazes that have raged up
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Scientists just found a huge reservoir of water below California
Researchers have just found a huge reservoir of groundwater below California - making the supply of water below the state three times larger than previously estimated. The new reserve won't solve the
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Climate scientists predict more blazing heat, drought, fires and scores of dead trees in the West
The burning sensation in the southwestern United States was diagnosed by climate scientists more than a year ago. As California broiled in high temperatures and drought last year, academic institutions
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California regulators voice support for cap and trade program
Staff for California's air regulator on Thursday recommended the state extend its carbon cap and trade system beyond 2020, a move supported by utilities and some environmental groups but opposed by environmental
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66 million dead trees in California could fuel 'catastrophic' wildfires, officials say
The number of trees in California’s Sierra Nevada forests killed by drought, a bark beetle epidemic and warmer temperatures has dramatically increased since last year, raising fears that they will fuel
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Firefighters hold 'sleeping giant' wildfire in check in California
A stubborn wildfire stoked by triple-digit temperatures raged for a sixth day outside Santa Barbara in coastal Southern California on Monday as crews worked to keep the blaze some have called a "sleeping
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Heat wave tests Southern California's power grid amid gas shortage
California's power grid operators warned homes and businesses on Monday to conserve electricity as rising demand for air conditioning stoked by a record-setting heat wave across the U.S. Southwest tested
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Southern California wildfire spreads as blazes hit parched states
A wildfire fed by parched land and high winds spread in southern California on Saturday, forcing hundreds of people to leave their homes as the blaze formed destructive columns of flames known as fire