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As wet as December was, California’s drought continues to hang on.

Hunters kill 20 gray wolves that roamed out of Yellowstone
Environmental justice in spotlight as top White House official departs
Podcast: The next pandemic is already lurking
California is suddenly snow-capped and very wet. But how long will the water rush last?

Conservationists create a vast home on the eco-range for wildlife north of L.A.
Development and conservation clash at Komodo National Park
Unprecedented die-offs, melting ice: Climate change is wreaking havoc in the Arctic and beyond

Southern California Edison agrees to $550 million in fines for role in 5 wildfires
Seedling by seedling, Joshua trees will rise again in fire-scorched desert
Southern California spared major fires as storms end an unprecedented season

Paper records and steel vaults: Can California water rights enter the digital age?
What you need to know about California’s new composting law — a game changer for food waste
Walmart sued for alleged dumping of hazardous waste in California landfills

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A frenzy of well drilling by California farmers leaves residents without running water
Pismo Beach was once the Clam Capital of the World. Then the clams disappeared
Heat waves are far deadlier than we think. How California neglects this climate threat
Something is killing gray whales. Is it a sign of oceans in peril?
Can this forgotten California beach ecosystem help slow the impacts of sea level rise?
How toxic fumes seep into the air you breathe on planes
The California coast is disappearing under the rising sea. Our choices are grim
California finds widespread water contamination of ‘forever chemicals’
California is spending $32 million on a fire prevention strategy that doesn’t work in high winds
As California’s recycling industry struggles, companies and consumers are forced to adapt

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