Pat Pemberton

Regulating whaling, shipping routes and fishing nets have had a clear positive impact on whale survival, but offsetting ocean warming is a much loftier task.

“That’s a great thing for the First Amendment and may be a great thing as it was in our case,” a sheriff’s department spokesperson said of the podcast that helped solve a cold-case murder. “But the same factors can lead to proliferation of misinformation, or worse yet, case-compromising information.”

It’s old and built on fault lines, but backers of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant say it’s more reliable than wind or solar to provide 24/7 power to 40 million Californians.

Though never finished, newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst’s

Using the same technology that law enforcement relies on to track down convicts, researchers have successfully ID’ed around 95% of California’s humpback whales. Their work has helped untangle the sea creatures’ life stories, inspiring new public appreciation for the majestic giants.

Dozens of atmospheric rivers throughout the winter have California awash in wildflowers. But not everyone wants to call it a

Sharks, starvation, disease, getting crushed by 5,000-pound males — early life for elephant seals is filled with peril.

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