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U.S. and Mexico were awarded grants to monitor water quality, restore the watershed and improve coastal resilience.

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Now, Proposition 50 would reverse that reform, giving congressional redistricting power back to politicians. Gov. Gavin ...

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While many of the fish, cetaceans and other more conspicuous or “charismatic” animals have been well studied, a whole world ...

My parents' marriage was against the law in Maryland in 1966, so they moved west. By the time I was born in 1973, they had settled in Monterey ...

But this lesson — about irreversible tipping points and cascading collapse — is one we cannot afford to fail. The ...

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When most people picture a beach vacation, they imagine lazy days under a striped umbrella, waves lapping gently at their toes, and maybe a frozen drink sweating in hand. But for some travelers, ...