California's farmers are pumping vast amounts of water from underground aquifers this year to make up for water they can't get from rivers. It's unsustainable, and the state is moving to stop it.
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April Ehrlich/JPR NewsThe Almeda Fire last year followed a creekside forest running through several Southern Oregon towns, destroying thousands of homes along the way. But in this greenway, fire offers a new beginning. -
Erik Neumann/JPREvery year, over a million birds migrate to several National Wildlife Refuges along the Oregon-California border. Low water levels this year pose a serious threat to migratory bird species’ survival.
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Blanton's new album Love & Rage brings an air of levity to the ridiculousness of the day-to-day.
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Clarksdale, Miss., where blues guitarist-singer Christone "Kingfish" Ingram hails from, is "pretty much the mecca of the blues," Ingram says in an interview with NPR's A Martinez on Morning Edition.
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In the remote Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska, many families practice subsistence hunting to get food on the table. Three students reconnected with that tradition during the pandemic.
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The luxuries of remote work were temporary for many. As workplaces reopen offices and resume in-person operations, pet owners are scrambling to adjust to a new routine.
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The chief of the Coquille Indian Tribe has died. Those who knew Don Ivy said he will be remembered as a tribal scholar, who worked to assemble historical materials and study the tribe's history. -
Low oxygen levels in the ocean that wipe out crabs and bottom-dwelling fish have arrived early off the coast of Oregon and Washington this year.
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Large wildfires up and down the West Coast are increasingly creating weather patterns that trigger high winds and lightning, according to researchers at the US Naval Research Lab in Washington DC.
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Since last Friday, the Oregon Health Authority has reported 15 new deaths in the state, and 1,372 new cases. Nearly 600 of those were reported Tuesday alone. It was the highest daily case count since May 11.
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More than 90 families in the Klamath Basin say their domestic water wells have run dry.
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The US Forest Service is moving to cut down and burn a forested area just outside of Port Orford in Curry County due to an outbreak of Sudden Oak Death.
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It’s California’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous in California and around the globe. The proposed goals — which aim to make the cancer risk negligible — are many times lower than federal guidelines for drinking water.
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Pacific Gas and Electric announced Wednesday that it intends to lay 10,000 miles of underground power lines throughout California, beginning in high-risk fire areas.
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As drought grips most of California, water thefts have increased to record levels. Thieves tap into hydrants, pump water from rivers and break into remote water stations and tanks.
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California’s second gubernatorial recall election in history is shaping up to be pretty different from the first.
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As wildfire seasons become increasingly intense, more focus is being put on the difficult working conditions wildland firefighters deal with. The U.S. Senate has introduced legislation to help, but some firefighters and their advocates say it might not be enough.
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Some school officials are flouting the updated state rules, saying students will be allowed to return to the classroom with or without a mask.
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