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The bill would have made it easier for state regulators to counter the Trump administration's efforts to change enforcement of the federal Endangered Species Act and other environmental pillars — at least in California.

Environment

California Joins States Suing Feds Over Endangered Species Act Rules

September 25, 2019

States say the changes would make it tougher to protect wildlife even in the midst of a global extinction crisis. The lawsuit follows a similar challenge filed last month by several environmental groups.

Ezra David Romero / Capital Public Radio

TahoeLand | Episode 6

Playing With Fire

September 19, 2019

Fire plays no favorites. And even though a lot is being done to make Tahoe fire-ready, the region remains vulnerable. Huge swaths of forest and hundreds of homes require cleaning up — because just one blaze could destroy the Tahoe we know today.

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Environment

Suit Seeks To Block Gondola Linking Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts

September 18, 2019

(AP) — A wilderness protection group has filed a suit to try to block the construction of a gondola that would pass through a national forest to connect two ski resorts in the Tahoe area.

State Government

Trump Bars California From Setting Stricter Fuel Standards

September 17, 2019

(AP) — The Trump administration is revoking California's authority to set auto mileage standards stricter than those issued by federal regulators, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday.

TahoeLand | Episode 5

‘Locals Season’

September 12, 2019

Climate change is impacting everyday life for Tahoe’s locals, who are having to rethink their jobs, businesses and the tourism industry in order to make it. For some, it's heart wrenching. But others are seeing a new vision for Tahoe’s future.

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