Last year you may have seen headlines about an extraordinary photo captured by satellite — a mountain of clothes in the Chilean desert. If you didn’t stay with the story, …
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Why an Alaska island is trying to find a rat that may not exist
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJUNEAU, Alaska — On an island of windswept tundra in the Bering Sea, hundreds of miles from mainland Alaska, a resident sitting outside their home saw — well, did they see …
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office will announce a new campaign Monday at Climate Week NYC to encourage 1 million Californians to take everyday actions to help combat climate change. “Every day, …
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A paradox in retail: Great prices but bad-for-the-planet fast fashion
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDuring the pandemic, up-and-coming content creator Angie Wang was startled by the increasing speed of fashion trend cycles. The 28-year-old IT portfolio analyst had already picked up content creation after …
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On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will close a legal loophole that has allowed for an increase in California’s plastic bag waste, despite a 2014 …
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Scientists become source of hope and information on TikTok, Instagram
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPeter Neff understands the allure of the world’s fifth-largest continent. The camera roll on his phone is brimming with videos and photos of his trips to Antarctica, where the glaciologist …
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The first full weekend of September, with the Line fire 20,000 acres in size and only 3% contained, a resident of San Bernardino County described the sky as looking “exactly …
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Opinion: What does environmental justice look like? 20 years of struggle
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJust up the road from Oakland and Berkeley, the city of Richmond is a minority and low-income community of 115,500 people — mainly Latino, Black and Asian American — with …
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Central Valley effort trains farmworkers to master technology replacing fieldwork
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAngel Cortez was ready for a change. Cortez, 43, is a Mexican immigrant who has worked in agriculture, landscaping and restaurants since he arrived in California more than 25 years …
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California water regulators are cracking down on a second farming area in the San Joaquin Valley for failing to take adequate steps to curb overpumping that is depleting groundwater, causing …