#around town
Bay Area
Wildfire smoke sparks air quality advisory, PUSD sports cancelled
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Hazy skies forecast to continue through Wednesday.climate change
Newsom to sign corporate climate accountability bills
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Companies will need to disclose their carbon footprint.wildfires
California lawmakers failed to fix the insurance market. So what comes next?
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Legislators weren’t able to reach a compromise that helps insurers with wildfire risk while also protecting homeowners.California
Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter
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Only once in the last 20 years — the heat wave of 2006 — has the death rate been higher than it was in 2022.climate change
California scales back electric car rebates to focus on lower-income car buyers
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Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies.California
After farmworker’s death in Fresno-area heat, UFW and Sen. Padilla say it’s time for stronger protections at work
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U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and the United Farm Workers union say a recent death in a tomatillo field was due to heat, but a coroner’s report doesn’t back that up.California
Potentially historic summer storm event to unfold in SoCal this weekend
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Weakening Hurricane Hilary will bring major and even historic impacts in some parts of Southern California.climate change
Hardly anyone owns a hydrogen car. California may pay up to $300 million for fuel stations anyway
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There are 12,000 hydrogen cars on the road and just two models for sale. Lawmakers are debating how much state money should support them.climate change
