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KCET's award-winning environment news project Redefine ran from July 2012 through February 2017. For ongoing environmental coverage please visit our show Earth Focus, or browse Redefine's archives below for historical material.

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Lemon orchard in the Cadiz valley | Photo: Cadiz, Inc.
The company behind a plan to ship water from a desert aquifer to thirsty California cities responds to its critics.
Vaquita
The world's rarest marine mammal has seen its population drop by half in the last year, and will go extinct if extreme measures aren't taken to protect it.
Road Closed barrier in Death Valley
Despite its best efforts, the National Park Service can't afford to maintain roads and other infrastructure — and that's dangerous.
Allen's hummingbird | Photo: Ingrid Taylar, some rights reserved
Conservationists say the species is declining. But are they looking in the right places at the right times?
Gray Wolf
If you thought all Californians were welcoming the state's new gray wolf population with open arms, think again.
Smaller version of methane flaring in Kern County pic
Gas flaring hurts the climate, your health, and your pocketbook. But the Republican majority in Congress is okay with that.
Dead trees in the Sierra Nevada
When fire can't thin forests, we get more trees than we'd have otherwise — and now there isn't enough water to keep them all alive.
Coyote pup
Green types are lauding federal agencies these days, but this agency is being shut out of the lovefest. And for good reason.
I will not be silent badge, detail
Few expected one of the most prominent sources of opposition to the Trump administration to be the federal government itself.
A medic at Oceti Sakowin Camp
"Standing Rock’s stand is not over, nor will it be. Do not despair: we have been here before."
Amboy Crater in Mojave Trails National Monument
Nobody goes to Joshua Tree anymore: It's too crowded. Here are some great places for real desert rats to check out instead.
Man on beach admiring kelp
Most Californians love going to the beach, but a new study says rising costs are keeping them away.
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