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Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045

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  • April 21, 2021
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The Wines of Change

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • April 07, 2021
  • What Can I Do About Climate Change?
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Water Talk Podcast Launches Season 2: ‘Drought Is Back!’

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  • April 02, 2021
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Seagrasses Turn Back the Clock on Ocean Acidification

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • March 31, 2021
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When Smoke Gets In Your Wine

  • by Chris Macias
  • March 31, 2021
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Feeding Cattle Seaweed Reduces Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions 82 Percent

  • by Diane Nelson
  • March 17, 2021
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When ‘Eradicated’ Species Bounce Back With a Vengeance

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • March 15, 2021
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Bringing the Salish Sea to Tacoma’s Fifth Graders

  • by Justin Cox
  • March 08, 2021
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Poor Swelter as Urban Areas of U.S. Southwest Get Hotter

  • by Karen Nikos-Rose
  • February 18, 2021
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Biden-Harris Administration Taps Austin Brown to Serve on White House Council on Environmental Quality

  • by Samuel Chiu
  • February 09, 2021
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People Are Driving Electric Vehicles Less Than Projected

  • by UC Davis News and Media Relations
  • February 08, 2021
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Saving Water Saves Energy and Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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  • February 04, 2021
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Arctic Shrubs Add New Piece to Ecological Puzzle

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • February 01, 2021
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Eyes Reveal Life History of Fish

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • January 27, 2021
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Ocean Toxin a Heartbreaking Threat for Sea Otters

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • January 26, 2021
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Dead Trees Fuel Wildfire Severity in Sierra Nevada

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • January 13, 2021
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Roadmap to Renewables Unites Climate and Sustainability Goals

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 18, 2020
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Identifying Where to Reforest After Wildfire

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 18, 2020
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Amphibian Declines Affect Human Health

  • by Hayley Morris
  • December 08, 2020
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What’s Killing Killer Whales?

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • December 02, 2020
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Grazing and Riparian Restoration Are Compatible When You Put in the Work

  • by Diane Nelson
  • November 18, 2020
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Unfold Podcast, Episode 9: How Climate Change Is Punishing the World’s Poor

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 17, 2020
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Unfold Podcast, Episode 8: Transitioning to Low-Carbon Transportation

  • by Amy Quinton
  • November 10, 2020
  • Science and Climate
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A Fixed-Effort Fishery More Sustainable for Economy and Environment

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • November 04, 2020
  • Science and Climate
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Unfold Podcast, Episode 7: Decarbonizing Energy

  • by Kat Kerlin
  • November 03, 2020
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