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The Mercury News - Environment

Plastic bags don't go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?

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SeaWorld San Diego changes shark story from apex predators to endangered species

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Crews hold Sandy fire size overnight in Simi Valley as potential challenging winds loom

8 hours ago

Progress made on Bain, Verona fires in Riverside County but some evacuations remain

8 hours ago

Map: Verona fire is burning near Homeland

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Sea otters: Our climate and habitat heroes

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What previous Super El Niños can tell us about the next one

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El Niño is coming faster than expected and chances are rising that it will be historically strong

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Lake Oroville, California's second-largest reservoir, is 99% full and rising

8 days ago

Worst spring drought on record grips US, fueling wildfires and water worries

26 days ago

Bain fire: Drones temporarily halt air firefight in Southern California

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Women are more vulnerable to many dementia risks, UC study says

8 hours ago

Opinion: A new viral outbreak. The same mistakes all over again.

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Trump bought stock in drugmaker as his government boosted its obesity drugs

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FDA blocked melanoma drug as confusion reigned under Makary

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Find solace in the stunning views and easy pace of Tiburon

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Big Basin Redwoods top destination for hiking among all California State Parks, according to new poll

8 days ago

The Japanese Friendship Garden reopens, inviting the public to the tranquil trails and ponds

14 days ago

Coyote swam 2 miles to Alcatraz Island, twice as far as biologists had thought

15 days ago

Peninsula man accused of trying to illegally export protected turtles

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Providing water for visiting wildlife not the best idea in the long run

2 days ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson takes on aliens and how we should greet them in 'Take Me to Your Leader'

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It's been a big spring for meteors. Here's how you can be part of the record.

21 days ago

Q&A: Apollo astronaut Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe

26 days ago

Navy doctor who led the recovery at Artemis II splashdown recounts experience welcoming home astronauts

1 month ago

Spiral galaxy's brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA's Webb telescope

12 days ago

Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto

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