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UC San Diego Now Requires Students to Take a Class on Climate Change

UC San Diego Now Requires Students to Take a Class on Climate Change

To better prepare students for a future shaped by climate change, University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) has a new requirement for first-year attendees beginning fall quarter 2024 and beyond. Students must take at least one course relating to climate change in order to meet graduation requirements. As NBC 7 San Diego reported, […]

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    California’s First National Marine Sanctuary in Over 3 Decades Will Protect 116 Miles of Coastline

    California’s First National Marine Sanctuary in Over 3 Decades Will Protect 116 Miles of Coastline

    More than 116 miles of California’s stunning coastline is in the process of becoming designated as part of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary — the third largest in the country. The designation process reached a major milestone last week when the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the marine sanctuary was released. Under the […]

    California Facing Extreme Heat Wave Amid Wildfires

    California Facing Extreme Heat Wave Amid Wildfires

    California is in the midst of a scorching late-summer heat wave that threatens to worsen wildfire conditions, while several wildfires have broken out this week, prompting multiple evacuation efforts across the state. The National Weather Service (NWS) said in a statement Thursday that there will be “Nothing but heat for the next three days,” and […]

    Klamath River Dam Removal Allows Salmon to Run Free for First Time in More Than a Century

    Klamath River Dam Removal Allows Salmon to Run Free for First Time in More Than a Century

    The Klamath-Trinity River system in southern Oregon and northern California was once the site of huge salmon runs — one estimate put them at 650,000 to one million fish. The Klamath River watershed supports chinook and coho salmon, steelhead trout and other fish species that contribute to Tribal, recreational, subsistence and commercial harvests. It has […]

    Monterey, California Beach Closed to Protect Hundreds of Sea Lions

    Monterey, California Beach Closed to Protect Hundreds of Sea Lions

    Local officials have closed the area around Monterey, California’s San Carlos Beach to people following the takeover of hundreds of sea lions. Caution tape was placed along the beach, but crowds continued to gather and take photos of the sea lions resting and frolicking, reported Reuters. The social and playful marine mammals frequently gather on […]

    Billionaire Accused of Stealing Sand From Public Beach in Malibu for Use at $30M Home

    Billionaire Accused of Stealing Sand From Public Beach in Malibu for Use at $30M Home

    Billionaire Mark Attanasio, who owns the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, has been accused of stealing sand from Malibu, California’s Broad Beach. A lawsuit was filed by James Kohlberg, Attanasio’s next-door neighbor, alleging that the billionaire businessman had been excavating sand from the public beach to use for an ongoing construction project at his home, reported […]

    ‘My Cheerfulness Around Work’: Speaking With Environmental Justice Attorney and Graphic Novelist Eddie Ahn

    ‘My Cheerfulness Around Work’: Speaking With Environmental Justice Attorney and Graphic Novelist Eddie Ahn

    Eddie Ahn has been an environmental justice attorney for more than 15 years. In his work as the executive director of Brightline Defense, he and his group have ensured that the offshore wind, building decarbonization and increase in electric vehicles happening in California will benefit underserved and low-income communities in the region. In recognition of […]