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'A Lesson in Discrimination': A Toxic Sea Level Rise Crisis Threatens West Oakland

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: A middle-aged Black woman stands on a sidewalk, with two Victorian-style homes visible at an angle behind her, one gray, one white, both with a set of steps leading up from the sidewalk to a first floor. She has long black twists past her elbows and wears a red headband and a red velour jacket over a Black t-shirt with a circular logo in white print that says "Can We Live."

For These Black Bayview-Hunters Point Residents, Reparations Include Safeguarding Against Rising, Toxic Contamination

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From Giant Isopods to Glowing Jellies, This New Monterey Bay Aquarium Exhibit Features Deep-Sea Creatures Never Seen Before

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A dirt road curves from the lower left to the center of the image and around a bend. On either side of the road, the soil is blackened. Some nearby trees are burnt, while others have golden fall leaves. In the distance are dark green forested hillsides, shrouded in white smoke..

Newsom Hailed This 'Critical' Wildfire-Prevention Program. Two Years On, It Hasn't Completed a Single Project

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Two firefighters use long-handled tools to push against the wall of a burning home. Their wide-legged stance shows the back leg pressing against the ground and the front knee bent to hold the stance. Through the window of the wall the fire burns white-hot, washing the trees behind in a yellow glaze.

As Fires Intensify, Psychologists Are Concerned About Suicide Risk Among Firefighters

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A mother and daughter, both African American, stand in a driveway in front of a ranch-style brick home. The daughter wears a red turtleneck sweater tunic with pink, green, and orange embroidered flowers down the front, over grey leggings. The mother wears a loose blue top over maroon pants. There's a wide green hedge along the driveway to the left.

California's Transition to Solar Energy Is at a Crossroads: What That Means for Equity and Your Energy Bill

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Glistening rows of blue solar panels line the desert floor in the foreground. Beyond them are rows of spinning white windmills, set against a backdrop of craggy brown mountains. In the distance a shadowed black mountain shrugs across the horizon. Puffy white clouds nestle into the mountain with streaks of thin white clouds behind and a blue sky.

Finally, Some Hope on the Climate Front: Global Temperatures Will Stop Rising, If We Act Fast

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Camping This Fire Season? Here's How to Prepare and Stay Safe

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A gloved hand loads a syringe with the Covid-19 Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

If You're Offered the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Take It, Experts Say. Here's Why

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