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
California
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California oil spill cleanup continues as state may allow expanded production
A month after state’s worst oil leak in decades, the investigation into what went wrong is ongoing. In the meantime, officials are considering a bid to triple output Just over a month after California
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Phthalate concentrations in house dust in relation to autism spectrum disorder and developmental delay in the Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and the Environment (CHARGE) study
Background Phthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that influence thyroid hormones and sex steroids, both critical for brain development. Aim We studied phthalate concentrations in house dust in
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Metrics for assessing the quality of groundwater used for public supply, CA, USA: Equivalent-population and area
<p>Data from 11 000 public supply wells in 87 study areas were used to assess the quality of nearly all of the groundwater used for public supply in California. Two metrics were developed for quantifying
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Wildfire threatens mountain town near California's lake Tahoe
A out-of-control wildfire threatened to encroach on a mountain town in California's Lake Tahoe area on Wednesday, prompting road and campsite closures as fires blackened swathes of four states along the
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Crews battle wildfires raging across four Western U.S. states
Wildfires raging in four West Coast states have forced more than 1,000 people to be evacuated from their homes this week in rapidly growing blazes that mark an early start to what experts say may be a
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Quantifying renewable groundwater stress with GRACE
Groundwater is an increasingly important water supply source globally. Understanding the amount of groundwater used versus the volume available is crucial to evaluate future water availability. We present
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DDT exposure in utero and breast cancer
Currently no direct evidence links in utero dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) exposure to human breast cancer. However, in utero exposure to another xenoestrogen, diethylstilbestrol, predicts an increased
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Californian oil spill clean-up costs exceed $60 million: newspaper
Clean-up costs associated with a Californian oil pipeline rupture that dumped as much as 2,400 barrels of crude onto a pristine stretch of coastline and into the Pacific Ocean have exceeded $60 million,
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California considering banning biodegradable microbeads from personal care products
Last year, Illinois governor Pat Quinn signed the country’s first bill to ban the sale or manufacture of personal care products containing microbeads, tiny plastic exfoliators that have been proven to
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Tar balls close Southern California beaches, oil spill link probed
A second stretch of Southern California shoreline has been closed after masses of tar balls washed ashore, and authorities said on Thursday they were looking into whether the sticky blobs were linked to