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Summer is just around the corner, and people will flock to national parks. But new research suggests the air quality in places like Yosemite and Joshua Tree isn’t as fresh as you’d think.

Environment

Lake Tahoe Clarity Improved By 10 Feet In 2018 After Setting Record Low The Year Before

May 24, 2019 | Drew Sandsor

Lake Tahoe clarity increased to 70.9 feet in 2018, an improvement of more than 10 feet after a record low the previous year, according to the latest measurements by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center.

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Environment

Hundreds Of California Species At Risk Of Extinction, United Nations Report Says — In Addition To Millions Globally

May 6, 2019 | Ezra David Romero

In California, there are around 300 species at risk and 346 species in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon combined.

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Al Golub / Yosemite Conservancy / National Park Service

Environment

Red-Legged Frogs Thriving In Yosemite After Long Absence

May 6, 2019

(AP) — Red-legged frogs made famous by Mark Twain are thriving in Yosemite Valley after a decades-long absence.

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State Government

Price Tag For California High-Speed Rail Increases Again, But State Says There’s Money To Build From Merced To Bakersfield

May 1, 2019 | Ben Adler

In his first formal move to shape the future of the state’s high-speed rail project, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has released cost estimates and plans to build track, trains and stations in the Central Valley.

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Environment

Do We Still Need To Protect Gray Wolves? Trump Administration Says No, Advocates Disagree.

May 1, 2019 | Ezra David Romero

The Trump administration wants to strip federal protection of gray wolves in almost all of the lower 48 states. Wolves were listed under federal endangered species laws in 1978.

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