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Climate change in SLO County: What to expect

Drought, sea level rise, more intense storms and heatwaves are already impacting the region. Here’s what we can expect in the coming years.
Causes
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US approves aid to extend life of California nuclear plant

The Energy Department’s grant of $1.1 billion is the latest step that could keep the reactor in operation beyond its scheduled shutdown in 2025.
Causes
Returning Diablo Canyon lands to Indigenous hands
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Returning Diablo Canyon lands to Indigenous hands

The Yak Titʸu Titʸu Yak Tiłhini in California have requested the return of their coastal homelands, currently occupied by a nuclear power plant.
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The future of California's last nuclear power plant
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The future of California's last nuclear power plant

Advocates pushing to extend the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactor are growing increasingly optimistic, despite critics’ concerns.
Causes

Climate change podcast features SLO battle with gas industry

'Drilled' host Amy Westervelt launched into a five-episode series, titled “New Climate Villains,” exploring how the Southern California Gas Co., colloquially known as SoCal Gas, and the gas industry as a whole have fought against the transition to cleaner renewable energy sources.

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Federal agency studies environmental impacts of fracking on Central Coast lands
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Federal agency studies environmental impacts of fracking on Central Coast lands

In California, Central Coast residents and environmental groups are alarmed over a current federal study, saying it could open up iconic local places like Morro Rock and Montana de Oro State Park to hydraulic fracking.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Basel’s green roof revolution is creating a thriving urban ecosystem

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Major fossil fuel companies linked to half of global carbon emissions

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Nonprofits still blocked from $20 billion in climate funds amid investigations

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Major U.S. banks drop out of climate pledge, raising calls for regulation

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EPA urges White House to eliminate key climate rule

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UN climate talks face tensions over timing of next major report and U.S. withdrawal

CLIMATE
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Scientists fight back against funding cuts and policy threats

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Texas oil boom fuels prosperity but leaves a deadly toll on workers and roads