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The Mercury News - Environment

Sierra Nevada snowpack just 18% of normal — second-lowest in recorded history

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Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah and shutter research sites

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'Godspeed Artemis II. Let's go': Astronauts rocket away on NASA's first moon voyage in decades

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Report finds group hit by deadly Sierra avalanche skirted basic safety practice

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Expert: Deadly Tahoe-area avalanche was probably triggered either by the ski party or by nature

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Avalanche survivors would have had only minutes to help save others

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The women the mountain took: Mothers, mentors remembered after Castle Peak avalanche

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Coyote killed after string of attacks in California neighborhood

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Pupping season begins for harbor seals

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Fremont police warn of rabies after dead bat tests positive

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Ban on gas-powered leaf blowers takes effect in Walnut Creek

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California's last nuclear power plant wins final approval to keep operating

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El Niño is on the way: What that means for California's weather

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Before-and-after: See how huge snow storms transformed the Sierra Nevada in just a few days

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Snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche, leading to unstable conditions

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Who controls your home insurance? A high-stakes California race could decide

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Southern California wildfire mostly contained as officials lift many evacuation orders

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Fire burns 12 Napa County acres, a pre-April rarity in Cal Fire area

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US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines

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Easter eggs can be dyed and still eaten. Just follow these tips to make sure it's safe

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Even with dental insurance, you still could face a large bill

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15 charged for $50 million in hospice, health care fraud in Southern California

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Exclusive: Group to buy Golden Gate Fields horse track with plans to create huge new East Bay waterfront park

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They want to open 700,000 acres to drilling — including land near Mount Diablo

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Photos: Hakone lights up cherry blossom season

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PG&E reverses decision environmentalists say threatened wildlife in San Jose's Coyote Valley

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'Human intervention' believed responsible as dozen leopard sharks are found dead on California beach trail

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NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts

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10 UNIQUE GLOBAL HOTELS THAT ARE PERFECT FOR STARGAZING

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Watch: Artemis II launch

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It's time for Artemis II to break Apollo 13's distance record. What to know about the moon flyby

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Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13's record

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How to track Artemis II mission live

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