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Wildlife
The Battle Between Ranchers and Tule Elk Coming to a Head in Point Reyes
Flickr/DAVID MCSPADDEN Point Reyes National Seashore, sitting north of San Francisco on the California coast, is home to a flourishing…
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Politics
Judge Halts Work to Raise Shasta Dam
The Shasta County Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction that halts Fresno-based Westlands Water District from working on the Shasta…
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Politics
California Attorney General Sues Feds Over Shasta Dam
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to halt the federal government’s ongoing project to raise the Shasta…
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Butte
Endangered Frogs are Delaying Camp Fire Cleanup Efforts in Paradise
On November 8, 2018 the deadliest and most destructive fire in California’s history blazed through the town of Paradise, leaving…
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Wildlife
New California Bill Would Allow Drivers to Eat Roadkill
Flickr/Don DeBold If you’re driving down a California highway and accidentally hit an animal, it’s currently illegal to remove that…
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North Coast
Contractor Chosen for Removal of Four Klamath River Dams
Photo: California Trout In January, a lawsuit was won by a group of Native American and conservation groups looking to…
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Politics
Sites Reservoir Plan Publicly Criticized by Conservation Groups
Proposed site of Sites Reservoir. Photo: Sacramento River Preservation Trust As California continues to create new water storage initiatives, the…
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News
National Parks Resume Full Operations Following Record Government Shutdown
Following the end of historic 35-day government shutdown that saw National Parks in Northern California struggle to maintain a clean…
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Yosemite Transformed into Trash-Filled Wild West Amid Government Shutdown
As the government shutdown approaches the two-week mark, National Parks, which rely on many employees that are currently furloughed, are…
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Wildlife
Lawsuit Challenges Government’s Failure to Protect Shasta Salamanders From Extinction
*This is a press release submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity The Center for Biological Diversity and the Environmental Protection…
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Politics
Federal Government Presents $449 Million Grant for Sites Reservoir Project
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue continued their tour through Northern California on Tuesday with a…
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News
Shasta Lake Residents Vote Down Fire Tax Just Months After Being Ravaged by Multiple Wildfires
Months after the Carr, Delta and Hirz Fires ravaged the Shasta Lake area, local voters took to the polls to…
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Bay Area
Officials May Begin Killing Point Reye’s Tule Elk in Favor of Dairy Cows
Point Reyes National Seashore, sitting north of San Francisco on the California coast, is home to a flourishing wildlife population,…
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Politics
President Trump Threatens to Cut Federal Aid for California Wildfires
On October 17, President Trump went all-in on the California wildfires, going as far as to threaten to cut federal…
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News
Shasta Lake Residents Voice Concerns Over Proposal to Raise Shasta Dam
“This needs to be a wake-up call that this is happening sooner rather than later,” said Matt Doyle, general…
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Wildlife
The Controversy Surrounding Tahoe’s Growing Bear Population
The community surrounding Lake Tahoe has a problem. With a growing population of bears moving into the area during summer…
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Wildlife
Thousands of Wild Horses in Modoc Could Be Sent to the Slaughterhouse
In the northeast corner of Northern California sits the Modoc National Forest, which is home to thousands of wild horses…
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Outdoors
Governor Brown Declares October “California Redwoods Month”
California Governor Jerry Brown has issued a proclamation declaring October 2018 “California Redwoods Month.†The announcement honors California’s state trees,…
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Hikes
Governor Brown Signs Great Redwood Trail Bill, Fast-Tracking the 300-Mile Trail
Another important step was taken on Saturday to bringing the highly-anticipated Great Redwood Trail to Northern California. The popular, bipartisan…
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News
Geologists are Beginning to Collect Data to Raise Shasta Dam
The Bureau of Reclamation has sent geologists to the Shasta Dam in order to begin collecting data for a proposal…
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Politics
Opinion: Government Should Preserve The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Not Shrink It
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced the shrinking of two Utah national monuments, with eyes towards shrinking more, including the…
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News
In the Midst of a Devastating Fire Season, CAL FIRE is Running Out of Money
With large, devastating wildfires swiftly moving throughout the state, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is pleading…
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Politics
California Prepares $2.7 Billion for New Lakes, Including Sites Reservoir
In November of 2014, California voters approved $2.7 billion to increase water storage in the state. Now California is preparing…
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Politics
Shasta Dam Sits in the Middle of the Battle Between California and the Trump Administration
The Trump Administration is pushing to increase the size of Shasta Dam by about two stories, an enterprise that would cost…
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