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Trump's Inaccurate Tweet on California Fires Now Appears to Be Actual Policy
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The Trump administration is directing wildlife officials to roll back endangered species protections in California. But practically, nothing may come of it.
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Mom Desperate to Help Her Son Drove First Cannabis Pharmaceutical to Market
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How one Berkeley family looking for treatment for their epileptic child helped move Epidiolex along the road to FDA approval.
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Watch This Bee Build Her Bee-jeweled Nest
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Pollinator. Mason. Jeweler. A female blue orchard bee is a multitasking master. She fashions exquisite nests out of mud and pollen that resemble pieces of jewelry. And in the process, she helps us grow nuts and fruits.
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PHOTOS: As One California Wildfire Ebbs, Another Explodes
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The Carr Fire, which killed seven people, has been partially contained and the threat to residents reduced. But the Mendocino Complex Fire is now the largest wildfire in state history.
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Wildfires Reignite Old Trauma for Survivors of Last October's Blazes
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In fire-torn parts of the West, some people now safe are struggling mightily when they again smell smoke or see an orange haze in the sky. That's normal, say therapists. And you can quench the fears.
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Warmer Soil Releasing More Carbon, Worsening Climate Change
In the most comprehensive study yet of the climate change impacts of soil, researchers found a significant increase in the amount of carbon since the 1990s.
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Night Sky Party!
Make a star chart, look at the night sky through a telescope, and search for animals on a night hike with the amateur astronomers at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Friday, August 10, 8:30-10:30. Free admission.
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