tag: California

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It's Too Darn Hot
In July 2006, California endured one of the worst heat waves in the state's history
Comments (0) | December 1, 2008
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Delta Blues
In the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, cargo ships sail inland, the soil burns, and rivers run backward. Surreal it may be, but the delta is a cornerstone of the California economy -- and now it's at the brink of collapse.
Comments (0) | August 28, 2008
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Urban (Wild) Animals

Comments (0) | March 19, 2008
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To the EPA: Remember the Mission!

Comments (0) | January 15, 2008
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Green Buzz: Plug-In Wheels, EPA Woes, Fake Fish, Inhofe "Pwned"

Comments (0) | January 14, 2008
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Dark Side of the New Economy
California's San Pedro Bay ports form a vast metropolis of polluting cargo ships, trucks, and locomotives -- a "diesel death zone," say the neighbors, who are fighting back against the leviathan.
Comments (0) | March 1, 2007
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Wish They All Could Be California
A Letter from NRDC President Frances Beinecke: Spring 2007
Comments (0) | March 1, 2007
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California Checkup
California has established the nation's first statewide program to monitor the levels of chemical contaminants in humans.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2006
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The Vote Heard Round the World
California enacts the toughest global warming law in all the land.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2006
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Water Parks
From the elephant seal rookeries at Point Ano Nuevo on Monterey Bay to Vandenberg Air Force Base at Point Conception, nearly one-fifth of the waters off central California's coast will soon be protected under the Marine Life Protection Act.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2006