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Judge tosses Trump-era rollbacks on endangered species
Fish and Wildlife also said it will reinstate the decades-old "blanket rule," which mandates additional protections for species that are newly classified as threatened. Those protections were removed under Trump.
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California Drought
California issues curtailments in the Russian River watershed
Jul. 1—State water regulators curtailed 331 water rights in the Russian River watershed effective Friday, ending a weekslong reprieve brought on by late-season rainfall that prevented restrictions from being imposed earlier this summer.
Wildfires
Cal Fire unit chief warns busy fire season ahead for Santa Cruz County
According to a Cal Fire report on June 22, the total number of statewide fires year to date was 2,972, compared to 3,472 the year before.
Health
How an increasingly popular supplement landed a man in the hospital
A British man's overdose on vitamin D is a cautionary tale for people who are considering adding supplements to their lives, according to a paper published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Case Reports.
Parks
Milpitas community briefs for the week of July 8
Funding to help homeless, cyclists Assemblymember Alex Lee secured $2.5 million for the City of...
Wildlife
Prosecutors: ‘Tiger King’ star and Monterey County ranch operator trafficked endangered animals
"Tiger King" star Bhagavan "Doc" Antle has been charged with buying or selling endangered lemurs,...
Astronomy
NASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth, heads to moon
The microwave-sized satellite will take another four months for the satellite to reach the moon,...
Space
UC Berkeley astronomers discover free-floating black hole
UC Berkeley scientists may have identified a free-floating black hole roaming the galaxy about 2,200...