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Uncertain Future for Cap-and-Trade

By Brandon Martin, Alvar Escriva-Bou

California's cap-and-trade program—which funds most of the state's actions to address climate change—faces an uncertain future.

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California’s Snow Drought

By Jeffrey Mount

Low snowpack during the latest drought is bringing major challenges to water managers.

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Acting Locally to Address Sea Level Rise

By Brett Sanders

Climate change is bringing rising seas and more extreme storms. A new program helps coastal communities plan for a greater risk of coastal erosion and flooding.

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California’s Ecosystems in Perpetual Drought

By Lori Pottinger

The state’s freshwater species are adapted to a "boom and bust” ecology, but human intervention and drought have taken away the "boom.” An expert interview with river scientist Ted Grantham. 

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State’s Ecosystems Face a Flood of Changes

By Lori Pottinger

Talk of drought has turned to worries about floods. How will the state’s drought-starved ecosystems adapt to the taps being turned on again? An expert interview with Josh Viers.

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Testimony: Paying for California’s Water Needs

By Ellen Hanak

At a Senate committee hearing on California’s underfunded water needs, Ellen Hanak and other panelists described the challenges of paying for a water system that works for all.

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