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FILE- This Jan. 15, 2010, file photo shows a sea otter in Morro Bay, Calif. It’s been more than a century since sea otters were hunted to near extinction along the U.S. West Coast. The cute animals were successfully reintroduced along the Washington, British Columbia and California coasts, but an attempt to bring them back to Oregon in the early 1970s failed. Now a new nonprofit has formed to try again. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

November 6, 2021 at 7:20 am

California sea otters being given vaccines at Monterey Bay Aquarium

The aquarium has begun vaccinating sea otters, a species that is still on the endangered list, in an effort to reduce the risk of a...

Smoke from the Bobcat fire fills the air over the Los Angeles skyline Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, from Mount Wilson, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) CAMS103 CAMS103

September 23, 2020 at 8:55 am

Smoke from California fires may have killed more than 1,000 people

Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 10, the historically bad concentrations of wildfire smoke were responsible for at least 1,200 and possibly up to 3,000 deaths...

August 25, 2020 at 9:01 pm

Condor facility burns in Big Sur fire, fate of some condors unknown

A wildfire burning through remote terrain in Big Sur has destroyed pens, a research building and other facilities used to release California condors for the...

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July 24, 2020 at 5:45 pm

NASA to launch football stadium-sized balloon to study the stars

Planned to launch in 2023 from McMurdo Station in Antarctica, the mission is called ASTHROS (short for Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations...

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February 1, 2015 at 8:59 pm

Bay Bridge’s broken radar beacons increase oil-spill risk

The repeated failure of the Bay Bridge radar beacons, which are owned and operated by Caltrans, is raising concerns among environmentalists, the Coast Guard and...

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September 27, 2014 at 6:08 am

Yosemite solving bear problem by educating animals — and humans

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — It wasn’t that long ago that a trip to see Yosemite’s spectacular granite cliffs and splendid waterfalls was a descent...

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August 30, 2013 at 9:03 pm

Fire chief says Rim fire likely caused by illegal pot growers

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Investigators searching for answers into what caused the massive wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park have made some headway,...

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July 27, 2013 at 6:10 am

Tidal-marsh cleanup feast for leopard sharks

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When most people think of sharks along the southern edges of San Francisco Bay, they think of ice skates, pucks and...

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April 4, 2013 at 11:13 pm

Pilot of oil tanker that struck Bay Bridge cited for ‘misconduct’

SAN FRANCISCO — The pilot of a 748-foot-long oil tanker that struck the Bay Bridge in heavy fog three months ago committed “misconduct” by making...

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April 24, 2012 at 9:23 pm

Mad-cow disease found in California dairy cow

The cow was detected at a rendering plant, where it is being held as part of an investigation, and poses no risk to the public,...

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