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A few months after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled to not ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos, California's Scientific Review Panel unanimously agreed this week that it should be listed as a toxic air contaminant.

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Environment

Wildfires Prompt Air Quality Alerts From Reno To Las Vegas

July 30, 2018

Dense smoke from a series of wildfires burning in California has triggered air quality alerts across more than a 400-mile stretch of Nevada from Reno to Las Vegas.

Environment

Containment Slow For Ferguson Fire Near Yosemite

July 25, 2018 | Bob Moffitt

A second firefighter has died fighting the Ferguson Fire in the Sierra National Forest.

Environment

California Sues Over Trump Halt To Truck Pollution Rule

July 20, 2018

(AP) — California and 14 other states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday over its decision to suspend an Obama-era rule aimed at limiting pollution from trucks.

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Environment

When Yosemite Met Starbucks: How The National Park Is Rethinking Its Identity Amid Tourism, Commercialization And ‘Selfie Traps’

July 17, 2018 | Ezra David Romero

Listen now to the complete debut episode of Capital Public Radio’s YosemiteLand podcast.

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State Government

A Wonky Electricity Plan Could Help California Meet Its Climate Goals — Or Doom Them?

July 17, 2018 | Ben Bradford

A proposal for the state to jointly plan its energy use with other Western states is moving through the state Legislature but faces opposition from some Democrats.

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YosemiteLand Podcast Launch

July 16, 2018 | Cody Drabble

CapRadio Environment Reporter Ezra David Romero previews his new limited series podcast, YosemiteLand.

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Environment

California Meets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal Years Early

July 11, 2018 | Ben Bradford

California greenhouse gas emissions fell below 1990 levels, meeting a target to do so by 2020. The state was helped in part by the end of the drought.

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