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The Mercury News - Environment

Will life insurance pay? Does God approve? Burning questions about Medical Aid in Dying

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Walnut Creek-based company to pay $2.75 million over false claim allegations

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Bill to remove ultra-processed foods from school meals set for hearing in California Senate

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SpaceX delivers 4 astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch

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California's last nuclear plant is poised to stave off extinction

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California crafting new auto pollution rules after Trump attacks

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California will plow ahead with its electric vehicle goals but what's the price tag?

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Meet the 'clever' sea pansy found off California coast

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'The oceans are choking on plastic:' Environmentalists, lawmakers urge Newsom not to weaken plastic pollution law

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Thinking about a heat pump? Some things to know about choosing what's best for you

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Philp: On water, Newsom is out of time and making his riskiest move as governor

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State funders criticize pace and progress on $2.7 billion plan to build new reservoir in Santa Clara County

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Record pace of snowmelt in US West threatens another drought

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Why a contentious project to raise California's Shasta Dam could move forward under Trump

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Saratoga's FireSafe Council gets $185k grant for wildfire resilience projects

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Man gets 73 years for murders, arson that sparked deadly Bay Area wildfire

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Elias: Playing fireman, Trump has actually increased California's fire risk

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Map: Shelter-in-place lifted for King Fire on I-5 Grapevine

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Google, Stephen Curry ink multiyear health tech deal

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Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite and park visitors may face prosecution

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Explore these new trails in California over Labor Day weekend

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San Francisco's hottest new music venue? Its botanical garden

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Officials aware of tree decay prior to branch collapse that killed boy in California park, records show

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Did a Gold Country peacock and turkey make a love match?

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New national monument along Santa Cruz coast opens to the public for hiking, biking

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Northern California's newest invaders are beautiful swans. Should hunters kill them?

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Meet Santa Monica Mountains' first black bear family in decades

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Here's a guide to stargazing during the dog days of summer

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Lawrence Livermore National Lab enters a different kind of space race with a telescope deal

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Perseid meteor shower: How and when to watch

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James Lovell dies at 97; Apollo 13 moon mission leader turned 'potential tragedy into a success'

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SpaceX's expensive Starship explosions are starting to add up

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NASA's Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus

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Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield

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