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commentary
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Environmental News You Didn't Hear in 2015
Post date:Sage grouse politics, a performance review for the USFWS, and other stories that should have been big news in 2015 -- but weren't.
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commentary
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Your Picks: Redefine's Top Stories in 2015
Post date:Of the hundreds of stories we've brought you during 2015, these are the ten that all of you found the most compelling.
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Amargosa River
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Opinion: Desert Plan Balances Renewables and Conservation
Post date:The U.S. Department of the Interior is moving to a smarter, wide-scale planning that safeguards our most important lands.
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California Desert Protection Act
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Poll: Majority of Californians Support Desert Monuments
Post date:Despite legislative attempts to block full protection, most Californians favor preserving huge swaths of the California Desert.
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government
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Green Group Draws Fire Over Clinton Endorsement
Post date:The League of Conservation Voters just issued its earliest Presidential endorsement ever, and grassroots environmentalists are angry.
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Amargosa Conservancy
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New Desert Bill is Fundamentally Flawed
Post date:Representative Paul Cook recently introduced a bill that would make sweeping changes in the way we administer desert lands.
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forests
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It's Up To You to Keep Your Home Fire-Safe. Here's How.
Post date:Since 2005 it's been property owners' legal responsibility to make their homes fire-safe. Here are some ways to get started.
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climate change
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California Has Two Fire Seasons, and Climate Change Will Make Both Worse
Post date:A new study shows that both of California's fire seasons are getting more destructive as the planet warms.
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off-road vehicles
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Inyo County Off-Road Plan Scaled Way Back
Post date:Al plan to open up hundreds of miles of dirt roads and city streets to off-road vehicles in Inyo County has been cut back by 95 percent.
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forests
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The Marbled Murrelet KOs the Logging Industry -- Again
Post date:Is attacking the marbled murrelet a losing strategy?
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Why Today's Marine Sanctuary Expansion is Important
Post date:It's a very good day when NOAA can expand protections to Pacific marine life.Today is one such day.
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fossil fuels
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Fracking, Benzene, and Public Health: A California Nightmare
Post date:Scary-high levels of benzene are in fracking wastewater sites. Why has California not stopped this from happening?
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off-road vehicles
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Groups Sue to Block Inyo County Off-Road Plan
Post date:Inyo County has approved a plan to allow off-road vehicles on paved roads, but two conservation groups are suing to block the plan.
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native plants
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Ralph Cornell's Influence on California's Native Landscapes
Post date:Ralph Cornell had a great idea a century ago that can help reduce our dependence on imported water: plant a native landscape.
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off-road vehicles
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Enviros Split Over Off-Road Areas in Feinstein's Desert Bill
Post date:A bill that would protect the California desert is getting acclaim from conservationists, but one part of the bill isn't winning unanimous support.
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grazing
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Grazing Fees Raised For Public Lands
Post date:The federal government has raised the amount it charges ranchers to graze cattle and other livestock on public land, but it's still a sweetheart deal for ranchers.
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Keystone XL
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Near-Miss in Congress For Wilderness
Post date:A move to strip wilderness study areas of protection failed Wednesday in the U.S. Senate.
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endangered species
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A Brief History of the Elephant Seals at Piedras Blancas
Post date:The recovery of the northern elephant seal population is a welcome sign of nature's resilience and human stewardship.
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ceqa
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Bill Would Make Environmental Impact Reports Easier to Find
Post date:An Inland Empire lawmaker is backing legislation aimed at making the paper trail of records connected with environmental impact reports easier to find and follow.
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Court Order Final Blow to Landfill Near Joshua Tree National Park
Post date:A federal judge has reversed a 1999 land swap in Riverside County that would have allowed the Kaiser Eagle Mountain company to build a large landfill adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park.