Climate & Environment

Going, Going, Gone: Feds Hold First-ever Auction For California Offshore Wind Leases

Several dozen companies are competing today for leases to build massive floating wind farms in deep ocean waters off Morro Bay and Humboldt County. The auction is the first major step toward producing offshore wind energy off the West Coast.

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Today's Rain Was Lighter Than Expected, But More Is On The Way

Another storm system arriving Saturday night into Sunday could bring more showers than initially predicted.

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Consider Making Less Food And Composting Leftovers This Thanksgiving, Experts Say

By composting leftovers, a process that converts organic materials into nutrient-rich soil, people can help reduce the amount of trash being dumped into landfills.

A prep cook at MoMo's restaurant in San Francisco drops apple skins into a food-scrap recycling container in 2009. Composting, a process that converts organic materials into nutrient-rich soil, can help reduce the amount of trash dumped into landfills.

The holidays are fatberg season. What they are and why you should care

Fatbergs, explained. And, yes, it’s as gross as it sounds.

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Santa Anas Will Bring Warm, Windy Conditions For Thanksgiving

By afternoon on Thursday, most areas will have warmed up to the mid-70s or lower 80s. Still, it should be short of a record set in 2017.

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Why California's cute, troubled, disruptive wild burros are in danger of causing 'catastrophic harm'

It’s hard not to find the curious, fuzzy-eared equids endearing. But they can also mow down vegetation, stomp on homes of native species and even disrupt military operations.

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A California Man Says A Meteor May Have Set His Home Ablaze. Scientists Are Skeptical

Witnesses saw a "flaming basketball" streaking across the sky, then heard a loud crash, then Dustin Procita's house went up in flames. But that may be a coincidence, not the fire's cause.