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Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke was KCET's Environment Editor until July 2017. He is a veteran environmental journalist and natural history writer. He lives in Joshua Tree.

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Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument | Photo: Bob Wick/BLM
One third of a million acres of wild land a couple hours from the Bay Area? That sounds like a place worth protecting. 
Sign labeling spent fuel shipment | Photo: IAEA
O.C. residents don't want highly radioactive waste in their communities. One group has suggested an alternative site, but there's a problem.
At the wheel of a self-driving Nissan Leaf | Photo: Philip Toscano/PA Images via Getty Images
Self-driving electric vehicles for hire will dominate transportation very soon, says a new report. And that will change your life for the better.
Man kneeling in Giant Sequoia National Monument | Photo: Michael E. Gordon
It's an irreplaceable 320,000 acres timber companies would love to get their hands on.
Parkour team member runs up Joshua tree trunk | Image: Storror
Chalk up another example of visitors abusing Joshua Tree National Park for their own ends.
Hand pointing at a contrail | Photo: Stuart Anthony, some rights reserved
What do you see when you look at the sky? The answer depends on what you believe.
A red-spotted toad in the northeastern Mojave | Photo: Bryant Olsen, some rights reserved
Cadiz, Inc. says its plan to sell Mojave Desert groundwater won't hurt Bonanza Spring. Others aren't so sure.  
Jaguar | Photo: Eric Kilby, some rights reserved
We have featured six Endangered Species threatened by the proposed Border Wall. There are a lot more.
Mount Baden-Powell at sunrise | Photo: Michael E. Gordon
It's more than 300,000 acres of wild mountains in LA's back yard. Just another of the National Monuments on the chopping block.
Desert bighorn sheep | Photo: David Lamfrom
Before we discuss rescinding protection for this desert treasure, you need to learn what's there.
A male pronghorn in the Carrizo Plain | Photo: Alan Schmierer
We kick off a series of galleries of California's threatened National Monuments with this look at the state's least-known "desert."
Dunes in the Mojave Trails National Monument | Photo: Bob Wick/BLM
Everything you need to know about the six threatened National Monuments
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