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Record-Breaking El Niño Could Bring California a Winter of Floods, Extreme Weather

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This year's El Niño is forecast to intensify into what could be the strongest event ever observed, bringing rising seas, elevated flood risk and a wet winter to California in the months ahead.
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With California in Peak Fire Season, Officials Urge Residents to Prepare

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As California moves through the most dangerous stretch of its 2026 fire season, state emergency officials are expanding efforts to help residents prepare.
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‘Don’t Pack a Pest’: California Officials Sound Alarm on Invasive Fruit Flies

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California agricultural officials are urging residents to stop shipping or carrying fruit into the state as two Mexican fruit fly quarantines hold in San Diego County.
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Indigenous Knowledge Holds Answers to Climate Crisis, Amazon Biologist Says

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Indigenous knowledge systems can address climate change and biodiversity loss if they are protected with the communities that created them.
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‘Every Heat Extreme is Hotter’: Scientists, Organizers Fight Climate Silence

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Even as the country faces record heat, wildfire smoke and a potentially historic El Niño, climate change has receded from political conversation.
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Northern California Faces Above-Normal Wildfire Risk Through Fall — How to Prepare

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As Californians head into wildfire season, officials with PG&E explained the steps the agency is taking to ensure communities remain safe.
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State’s Ninth Wildfire Safety and Preparedness Program Launched in Monterey

Viji Sundaram -
The California Fire Foundation and PG&E are offering $1.8 million in grant funding through the Wildfire Safety and Preparedness Program.
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Push to Update L.A. Parks Funding Builds Ahead of Charter Vote

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A coalition of more than 80 community organizations is urging city leaders to increase baseline funding for LA’s Department of Recreation and Parks.
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BART is the Bay Area’s Backbone. Can it Stay Standing? 

Christopher Alam -
While BART’s future remains uncertain, a confluence of factors is spurring hopes that it may now finally be turning the corner.
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California Forestry Sector Aims to Expand Workforce Amid Wildfire Crisis

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The California Forestry Sector Jobs Initiative is actively recruiting a diverse pool of new workers, especially in remote areas of the state.
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One Rural City is Home to Some of California’s Highest ‘Pollution Burdened’ Communities

Yucheng Tang -
Low-income communities in Chico, about 90 miles north of Sacramento, shoulder a “pollution burden” worse more than almost 93 percent of California.
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