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Governor Jerry Brown is continuing his international fight against climate change with a 10-day trip to Europe including stops at the Vatican and a United Nations conference in Germany.

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Sonoma Officials: Fire Recovery Will Take Years

October 28, 2017

Sonoma County officials are cautioning a full recovery from wildfires that devastated Northern California earlier this month could take years. California fire officials have updated the number of buildings destroyed by the wildfires to 8,900.

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Wet Winter Leaves Tons Of Extra Deposits At Sacramento Marina

October 27, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

Every day for the past week, crews have removed 80 truck loads of sand from the Sacramento Marina, another example of the impacts of a record-wet winter.

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Wildfire Recovery Will Stretch California's Toxic Cleanup Capacities

October 26, 2017 | Randol White

Officials say there are currently not enough labs in California to handle the amount of testing needed toxic debris in the neighborhoods affected by this month's devastating wildfires, with tests going to other states.

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Backers Get Scare Before Federal Clarification Of Position On Water Tunnel Project

October 25, 2017 | Daniel Potter

A report the Trump administration does not support the $16 billion project spurred fears the administration would broadly oppose it. But the federal Department of Interior later issued a clarification.

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Preparing For Floods

October 24, 2017 | Cody Drabble

The Department of Water Resources is hosting a week of events and information to help the public prepare for winter flooding. Darren Suen, the deputy director of the flood operations center, joins Insight to discuss how to prepare for flooding.

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Winter Weather Forecast

October 24, 2017 | Chris Remington

Forecaster Eric Kurth discusses the winter weather outlook for the Sacramento region and the potential for flooding in burn areas across the state.

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California's Unprecedented Fire Cleanup Project Begins

October 23, 2017 | Sally Schilling

State and federal agencies are beginning the task of removing hazardous waste and debris left in the wake of devastating wildfires in Sonoma County.

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California Nurses Say Puerto Rico Residents Are 'Desperate' After Hurricane

October 20, 2017 | Sammy Caiola

Thirty eight California nurses banded together this month to assist survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. They joined a national team and headed to San Juan to provide field care for two weeks.

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