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Climate Change/Energy
How Permitting Slows Ecosystem Recovery and Climate Resilience Projects
July 13 2020
California’s complex permitting process slows efforts to restore ecosystems at a time when healthy natural systems are needed more than ever. We talked to Letitia Grenier of the San Francisco Estuary Institute about how to improve the process.
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Commentary: Improving Forest Health Can Build Jobs, Economies in Rural California
July 6 2020
Putting Californians to work improving the health of the state’s headwater forests would boost economic recovery and reduce wildfire risk.
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Growing Damages from Wildfires Burn the Insurance Industry
June 29 2020
Devastating fires in recent years have roiled the insurance industry. We talked to Rex Frazier of the Personal Insurance Federation of California about how the industry is addressing growing wildfire risk.
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California’s 21st Century Megadrought
June 23 2020
California is in the midst of a decades-long drought, which mimics what climate change is expected to bring. Water management should adapt accordingly.
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Managing Freshwater Ecosystems in a Pandemic
June 8 2020
Efforts to maintain the health of California’s freshwater ecosystems have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet maintaining momentum on this work is key to reducing the impact of a hotter, drier climate.
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