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Like It Or Not, the Water Is Coming: Will the Bay Area Defend Against Rising Seas, or Embrace Them?
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You can shove water back from the land, or let the land flood, but either way, San Francisco Bay is getting higher. Along more than 400 miles of shoreline, where at least 40 communities touch water, rising seas are challenging our choices about how to live with them.
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Watch These Cunning Snails Stab and Swallow Fish Whole
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Cone snails have an arsenal of tools and weapons under their pretty shells. These reef-dwelling hunters nab their prey in microseconds, then slowly eat them alive.
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Measure P: Foster City's $90 Million Tax to Defend Against Rising Seas
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In order to cope with sea level rise, Foster City could raise its bayfront levee up to 8 feet at a cost of $90 million if Measure P is passed.
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Here's a Rundown of Key Environmental Measures on the June 5 Ballot
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California is holding its primary election on Tuesday, June 5. Here's our guide to statewide and local environmental measures facing voters.
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New Chief of EPA Region 9 Has Deep Ties to Industry
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California is often at the forefront of the nation’s environmental movement and any efforts to address climate change. But President Trump’s new appointment of Mike Stoker to lead EPA's Southwest Region has many environmentalists concerned.
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Cities vs. Big Oil: Judge Asks for More Information in Climate Lawsuit
Federal Judge William Alsup did not rule on the case after Thursday's hearing, but asked both sides to come back with more information.
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Energy: A Human History
Join Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes on Monday, June 4, 4:30-5:20pm at Stanford University for a discussion about his new book, Energy. It focuses on the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time – wood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond.
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