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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.
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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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House Republicans push to protect clean energy tax credits in budget fight

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Colorado River funding freeze raises alarms over water security

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Most cities fail to meet global air quality standards

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US Supreme Court clears way for climate lawsuits against Big Oil

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Farmers face funding cuts as Trump administration reconsiders climate-linked grants

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

CLIMATE
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Trump administration seeks to reframe climate change as beneficial

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NASA cuts chief scientist role and other positions at headquarters