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EPA Bans Consumer Use of a Toxic Chemical Widely Used as a Paint Stripper but Known to Cause Cancer

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that...

EPA Bans Consumer Use of a Toxic Chemical Widely Used as a Paint Stripper but Known to Cause Cancer

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that...

Environment

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Study Says California’s 2023 Snowy Megadrought Rescue Was a Freak Event

DENVER — Last year’s snow deluge in California, which quickly erased a two decade long megadrought, was essentially a once-in-a-lifetime res...

Weather

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Earth Day Offers Family Friendly Activities Saturday at Fresno City College

Mother Nature played a feisty April prank on her good friends at Earth Day Fresno. The annual free festival was planned for April 13 at Fres...

Environment

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Fed Plan to Rebuild Pacific Sardine Population Was Insufficient, California Judge Finds

SAN JOSE — A plan by federal agencies to rebuild the sardine population in the Pacific was not properly implemented and failed to prevent ov...

Environment

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Strict New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants to Capture Emissions or Shut Down

WASHINGTON — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Enviro...

Environment

/ 5 days ago

Sacramento Bee Accused of Mangling the Facts About Fish Caught in Pumps

The Sacramento Bee’s “Reality Check” series recently published an article accusing California water agencies of breaking t...

California

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Biden Marks Earth Day by Going After GOP, Announcing $7 Billion in Federal Solar Power Grants

TRIANGLE, Virginia — President Joe Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving ...

Environment

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McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines Are So Unreliable They’re a Meme. They Might Also Be a Climate Solution.

McDonald’s might just be a new frontier in our fight against the climate crisis. Reid Heavner Special to CalMatters Opinion Yes, that McD...

Environment

/ 2 weeks ago

Biden Administration Restricts Oil and Gas Leasing in 13 Million Acres of Alaska’s Petroleum Reserve

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of...

Environment

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California Sets Long-Awaited Drinking Water Limit for ‘Erin Brockovich’ Contaminant

LOS ANGELES — California regulators voted Wednesday to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic chemical compound ma...

Environment

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The Latest | Hush Money Trial Enters 3rd Week, Begins With Gag Order Ruling and $9K Fine for Trump

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EPA Bans Consumer Use of a Toxic Chemical Widely Used as a Paint Stripper but Known to Cause Cancer

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Is the ‘Scholasticide’ in Gaza Spreading to the United States?

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How Did Watchdog Respond to Arias Ethics Complaint on DA Smittcamp?

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Filmmaker Jeff Aiello Is Leaving Valley PBS. Station Is Seeking New CEO/President.

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Students, Faculty Call for University of Texas President to Resign Over Handling of Gaza Protests

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Why Is Fresno Unified Holding a Rare Wednesday Morning Special Meeting?

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Here’s Why There’s Global Alarm Over Israel’s Rafah Offensive

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Is the ‘Scholasticide’ in Gaza Spreading to the United States?

How Did Watchdog Respond to Arias Ethics Complaint on DA Smittcamp?

Filmmaker Jeff Aiello Is Leaving Valley PBS. Station Is Seeking New CEO/President.

Students, Faculty Call for University of Texas President to Resign Over Handling of Gaza Protests

Why Is Fresno Unified Holding a Rare Wednesday Morning Special Meeting?

Here’s Why There’s Global Alarm Over Israel’s Rafah Offensive

This Fresno University Hopes to Cash in on $1.5 Million Matching Challenge

As California Cracks Down on Groundwater, What Happens to Fallowed Farmland?

Study Says California’s 2023 Snowy Megadrought Rescue Was a Freak Event

Planning for Potential Presidential Transition Underway by Biden Administration

EPA Bans Consumer Use of a Toxic Chemical Widely Used as a Paint Stripper but Known to Cause Cancer

EPA Bans Consumer Use of a Toxic Chemical Widely Used as a Paint Stripper but Known to Cause Cancer

/ 11 mins ago

Study Says California’s 2023 Snowy Megadrought Rescue Was a Freak Event

/ 4 hours ago

Earth Day Offers Family Friendly Activities Saturday at Fresno City College

/ 5 hours ago

Fed Plan to Rebuild Pacific Sardine Population Was Insufficient, California Judge Finds

/ 4 days ago

Strict New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants to Capture Emissions or Shut Down

/ 5 days ago

Sacramento Bee Accused of Mangling the Facts About Fish Caught in Pumps

/ 1 week ago

Biden Marks Earth Day by Going After GOP, Announcing $7 Billion in Federal Solar Power Grants

/ 1 week ago

McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines Are So Unreliable They’re a Meme. They Might Also Be a Climate Solution.

/ 2 weeks ago

Biden Administration Restricts Oil and Gas Leasing in 13 Million Acres of Alaska’s Petroleum Reserve

/ 2 weeks ago

California Sets Long-Awaited Drinking Water Limit for ‘Erin Brockovich’ Contaminant

/ 2 weeks ago

The Latest | Hush Money Trial Enters 3rd Week, Begins With Gag Order Ruling and $9K Fine for Trump

EPA Bans Consumer Use of a Toxic Chemical Widely Used as a Paint Stripper but Known to Cause Cancer

Is the ‘Scholasticide’ in Gaza Spreading to the United States?

How Did Watchdog Respond to Arias Ethics Complaint on DA Smittcamp?

Filmmaker Jeff Aiello Is Leaving Valley PBS. Station Is Seeking New CEO/President.

Students, Faculty Call for University of Texas President to Resign Over Handling of Gaza Protests

Why Is Fresno Unified Holding a Rare Wednesday Morning Special Meeting?

Here’s Why There’s Global Alarm Over Israel’s Rafah Offensive

Students, Faculty Call for University of Texas President to Resign Over Handling of Gaza Protests

Trion Supercars Partners with Fresno Schools to Develop Groundbreaking Nemesis Supercar

Video Shows Alleged Porchfest Anti-Palestinian Hate Crime

Blockchain Expert Unravels Misconceptions and Realities of Bitcoin Documentaries

Fresno Unified Comedy Night: ‘President Trump’ Meets ‘Superintendent Biden’

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