Six weeks ago in Munich, Paris Saint-Germain overwhelmed one of Europe’s top teams in the UEFA Champions League final, earning a trophy and recognition as the world’s best club team. …
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Will personal firefighting devices help or hurt in future wildfires?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPatrick Golling yanked the pull cord, and the Honda engine roared to life. Seconds after it began sucking water out of his father’s pool, a powerful stream erupted from an …
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Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGLOUCESTER POINT, Va. — Stepping onto an old wooden duck blind in the middle of the York River, Bryan Watts looks down at a circle of sticks and pine cones on the …
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Chuco, a pit bull, was with his owner when federal agents raided a Home Depot in Barstow last month. The owner was arrested and deported to Mexico the next day, …
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State officials say federal cuts threaten California’s environment
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBudget cuts, staff reductions and other sweeping changes from the federal government are posing real threats to California’s environment and progress against climate change, state officials said Thursday. At a …
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Auditors are failing in their role as third-party guarantors of the quality of carbon offsets, according to new academic research. In a paper published Thursday in Science, an international peer-reviewed …
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Amid state inaction, California chef sues to block sales of foam food containers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRedwood City — Fed up with the state’s refusal to enforce a law banning the sale of polystyrene foam cups, plates and bowls, a San Diego County resident has taken matters into …
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Heat-wave duration accelerating faster than climate change, UCLA says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAs sizzling temperatures sweep across Southern California this week, UCLA researchers have released a new finding that the duration of heat waves is increasing faster than global warming. Researchers found …
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Trump administration sues California over cage-free egg and animal welfare law
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration has sued California over the state’s voter-approved animal welfare law, which protects hens, pigs and calves from being kept in small cages, claiming the law has driven …
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When Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill last year that could have led to reparations for Mexican American families forced from their homes in Chavez Ravine in the 1950s, few …