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EarthTalk: Will EVs outnumber gas-powered cars on American roads?
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I see more and more
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California utility admits it may have ignited fire
By ROBERT JABLON and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's biggest util
Read moreHundreds flee Northern California wildfire amid blackouts
By JOCELYN GECKER and NOAH BERGER, Associated Press GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of peopl
Read moreMore blackouts possible as fire danger looms in California
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press Less than two weeks after blacking out much of Northern Califo
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Earth Talk – The value of recycling
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Since China stopped
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Conservancy invites SoCal to see the Sequoias
The Sequoia Parks Conservancy invites Southern California residents to a free program Sunday from 10
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Mysterious fire burned in soil at California gas facility
A California utility is trying to find the source of a small ground fire at its large natural gas storage...
Read moreConservationists seek protection of California Joshua trees
The western Joshua tree needs protection under the California Endangered Species Act because of threats from climate change and habitat...
Read moreDo California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Millions of Califo
Read moreFirefighters finishing containment of California wildfires
Firefighters are dousing remaining smoldering areas from a destructive wildfire that raged along the northern edge of Los Angeles last...
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