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UC Davis Professor Harris Lewin joins Insight to talk about the Earth BioGenome Project, an effort to map the DNA of every living thing on Earth in the hopes of saving biodiversity.

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Legislative Panel Advances California Utility Wildfire Liability Bill

August 29, 2018

(AP) — California utilities regulators would have the option of letting companies charge customers for some of the costs of lawsuits stemming from disastrous 2017 wildfires under legislation that will go before the Assembly and Senate this week.

State Government

California Assembly Approves 100 Percent Renewable Energy Goal

August 28, 2018 | Ben Bradford

It would be the fourth major augmentation to California’s climate change policies in four years.

Environment

Toxic Pesticides Found At Most Illegal California Pot Farms

August 28, 2018

Nine of every 10 illegal marijuana farms raided in California this year contained traces of powerful and potentially lethal pesticides that are poisoning wildlife and could endanger water supplies, researchers found.

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Environment

Sacramento Could Be As Hot As Phoenix In Half A Century

August 27, 2018 | Ezra David Romero

The entire area between Shasta and the Delta could look and feel more like Phoenix by the end of the century, with maximum daily temperatures expected to increase by 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a state Climate Change Assessment.

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State Government

California Seeks To Be First State To Limit Plastic Straws

August 23, 2018

Lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Jerry Brown a measure that supporters say would make California the first state to bar full-service restaurants from giving out single-use plastic straws unless customers request them.

Environment

If This Small Organism Continues To Disappear In California’s Forests Due To Wildfires, It Will Alter The Food Chain

August 20, 2018 | Ezra David Romero

Lichen, an often overlooked organism, is having a hard time establishing itself in California burn areas after hot wildfires scorch the Sierra Nevada.

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Environment

Farmers Protest California Water Plan Aimed To Save Salmon

August 20, 2018

Hundreds of California farmers rallied at the Capitol on Monday to protest state water officials' proposal to increase water flows through the lower San Joaquin River and three of its tributaries from February to June.

Environment

Court Orders Ban On Harmful Pesticide, Says EPA Violated Law

August 9, 2018

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping a widely used pesticide on the market despite extensive scientific evidence that even tiny levels of exposure can harm babies' brains.

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PolitiFact California

Unearthing The Facts On Yosemite’s Visitors, Bears And Wildfires

August 9, 2018 | Chris Nichols | Sami Soto

In the spirit of Capital Public Radio's new podcast, YosemiteLand, PolitiFact California dug up some eye-opening facts about Yosemite National Park, its history, its wilfires, visitors and the animals that call it home.

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