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With temperatures forecast in the triple-digits this weekend, state agencies are preparing for fire season. Cal Fire officials say the group is already operating at peak levels weeks earlier than last year.

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Environmentalists Sue To Block Possible Elk Grove Expansion

June 18, 2018 | Ezra David Romero

The idea of expanding the city of Elk Grove's sphere of influence is being questioned by environmental groups. Meanwhile, the city says expansion could bring needed jobs.

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Portugal Joins Gov. Brown’s Under2 Coalition To Fight Climate Change

June 14, 2018 | Randol White

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa visited Sacramento Thursday and met with Gov. Jerry Brown to sign onto Brown’s Under2 Coalition to address climate change.

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Extreme Weather Dropped Lake Tahoe Clarity To Historic Lows In 2017

June 13, 2018 | Steve Milne

If you spent time on the water at Lake Tahoe last year and thought it looked a lot cloudier, you're right. UC Davis researchers say extreme weather — drought followed by heavy rains — caused clarity in 2017 to drop to its lowest recorded level.

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Gray Wolf Shows Up In Nevada County, Expanding Historic Range

June 12, 2018 | Randol White

A gray wolf from Oregon has wandered into Nevada County, marking the farthest south in California that the species has been known to roam.

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The Oroville Dam Crisis Threatened A Bald Eagle Family, Here’s How Workers Responded

June 6, 2018 | Ezra David Romero

Last year the Oroville Dam spillway nearly failed, threatening hundreds of thousands of lives — and also a couple of bald eagles in one very large nest.

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Debate Over Snowmobile Access In Tahoe Forest Turns Hostile

June 4, 2018

A debate over snowmobile access in the Tahoe National Forest turned ugly with emails, online comments and social media posts full of foul and abusive language prompting the Forest Service to disable part of an online comment system.

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