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The Mercury News - Environment

Bay Area weather to stay in a mostly golden state despite nationwide storm

13 hours ago

Stunning California snake endangered since the 1960s prepares to make a comeback

19 hours ago

US pensions lack strong climate strategies, Sierra Club says

19 hours ago

Napa museum puts 217-acre estate up for sale

16 hours ago

Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast

1 day ago

Looking for the oldest vineyards in the Bay Area and beyond? There's a database for that

1 day ago

'It's a great start': North Bay reservoirs full after back-to-back atmospheric rivers

3 days ago

Is California really 100% drought-free?

6 days ago

Watch: Maps show how California shifted from severe drought to abundant rain

8 days ago

California is free of all drought, dryness for first time in 25 years. Inside the remarkable turnaround

12 days ago

California wildfire survivors got a rude surprise that could hit more Americans

6 days ago

Los Angeles wildfires didn't lead to soaring Southern California rents

13 days ago

TV personality Spencer Pratt announces run for LA mayor at Palisades fire rally

14 days ago

California's congressional delegation renews call for federal aid on anniversary of wildfires

14 days ago

Zyn is seeking FDA approval to say it's less harmful than cigarettes

14 hours ago

States race to launch rural health transformation plans

12 hours ago

Bay Area County reports first measles case since 2012

17 hours ago

States go their own way as RFK Jr. shifts federal vaccine policy

1 day ago

Elephant seals return to Año Nuevo State Park. Visitors watch battling bulls and 75-pound pups

3 days ago

Mt. Baldy trails reopen following 3 deaths, but dangers persist

7 days ago

Yosemite drops reservation requirement for popular Firefall event in February

10 days ago

PETA offers to replace Punxsutawney Phil with groundhog hologram

18 hours ago

Man arrested after dragging dead coyote through Santa Rosa, police say

1 day ago

Tourist found dead on Australian beach, surrounded by dingoes

2 days ago

Rare sight: Northern lights seen in Northern California

2 days ago

Wind-battered Lick Observatory rushes to shield historic telescope after dome damage

23 days ago

The year's first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies

23 days ago

The cold moon, the last supermoon of the year, is visible tonight

1 month ago

Astronauts say space station's ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisis

1 day ago

NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation

8 days ago

The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders

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