Climate & Environment

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Desperate to protect the giant trees, fire officials have wrapped them in foil and doused them with gel. Some methods have never been tested.

Huntington Beach boomed thanks to oil. Now, many see it as blighted barrier to future
As drought worsens, California farmers are being paid not to grow crops
California’s offshore oil rigs are decades old, and industry resists decommissioning them
Op-Ed: Biden brings back Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, in all their glory

Ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species are now extinct, U.S. says
High-speed train to Las Vegas is hailed as an eco jackpot. But will it harm desert sheep?
Lobster fishing will face restrictions to try to save whales

Newsom and California lawmakers hit an impasse on financing bullet train
Larry Elder, decrying Newsom’s handling of wildfires, ignores role of climate change
California regulators again delay health rules to protect people near oil and gas sites

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Special reports

Heat waves are far deadlier than we think. How California neglects this climate threat
Something is killing gray whales. Is it a sign of oceans in peril?
Can this forgotten California beach ecosystem help slow the impacts of sea level rise?
L.A.'s coast was once a DDT dumping ground. No one could see it — until now
How toxic fumes seep into the air you breathe on planes
The California coast is disappearing under the rising sea. Our choices are grim
California finds widespread water contamination of ‘forever chemicals’
California is spending $32 million on a fire prevention strategy that doesn’t work in high winds
As California’s recycling industry struggles, companies and consumers are forced to adapt

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