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Illegal Cannabis Farms Poison California’s Forests. Who’s Cleaning Them Up? [1]

"Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers."

Forests [2]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [4]
Waste [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
California [8]
Source: CalMatters [9], 02/11/2026
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Can Mountain Lions Survive as Humans Close In? California Seeks a Way. [10]

"A giant freeway crossing for wildlife is due to open outside Los Angeles this year. Here’s the story of one young cat hemmed in near the city."

Biodiversity [11]
Planning & Growth [12]
Wildlife [13]
Public [7]
California [8]
Source: NYTimes [14], 02/10/2026
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"All Of Catalina’s Deer Will Be Killed To Restore The Island’s Ecosystem" [15]

"California wildlife officials have approved a plan to eradicate Catalina’s entire deer population as part of a broader effort to restore the island ecosystem, sparking fierce opposition from an unusual coalition of hunters and animal welfare advocates."

Biodiversity [11]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Wildlife [13]
Public [7]
California [8]
Source: LA Times [16], 02/10/2026
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Torrance Residents Urge Ban Of ‘Flesh-Eating’ Chemical Used At Refinery [17]

"Residents and advocates gathered Saturday to demand the ban of a chemical that’s used at a Torrance oil refinery and that they say has the potential to cause a mass casualty disaster."

Chemicals [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [4]
Technology [24]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [25]
California [8]
Source: LA Times [26], 02/09/2026
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Calif. Sues Trump Admin Over Plans To Restart Oil Pipelines Along The Coast [27]

"California sued the federal government Friday for approving a Texas-based company’s plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state’s coast, escalating a fight over the Trump administration’s removal of regulatory barriers to offshore oil drilling for the first time in decades."

Biodiversity [11]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [22]
Infrastructure [28]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [4]
Water & Oceans [6]
Wildlife [13]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [25]
California [8]
Source: AP [29], 01/26/2026
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Long-Banned Pesticide Still Showing Up In Long Beach And Other Communities [30]

"A highly toxic pesticide that was banned in California more than two decades ago is still widely used across the state, potentially endangering communities near farm fields and bustling shipyards, according to a new study."

Agriculture [31]
Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [3]
Pollution [4]
Public [7]
California [8]
Source: LA Times [32], 01/23/2026
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Calif. Expert Is Working to Restore Climate Risk Scores Deleted by Zillow [33]

"The real estate website scrubbed the data under pressure from California’s real estate brokers and agents who were concerned about its impact on home prices. Neil Matouka thinks prospective buyers have a right to know."

Climate Change [34]
Disasters [35]
Economy & Business [36]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [22]
Journalism & Media [37]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [25]
California [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 01/21/2026
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Solutions Stories a Compass for Readers [39]

Get more Voices of Environmental Justice in 2026, as we increase column frequency to bimonthly. And for her first contribution of the year, writer Yessenia Funes calls on climate reporters to offer audiences a sense of hope by leaning into solutions narratives, hard-hitting and data-driven stories that hold the powerful accountable. Expert advice on how to make solutions journalism work.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Voices of Environmental Justice [40]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [34]
Disasters [35]
Economy & Business [36]
Environmental Studies [41]
Health [42]
Journalism & Media [37]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [25]
California [8]
International [43]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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Geothermal a Valuable, But Overlooked Clean Energy Source? [44]

More heat pumps than ever are going into homes and businesses in the United States these days. But they are just one small-scale use of geothermal energy, a promising utility-scale technology that is growing worldwide — and with a minimal carbon footprint to boot. But there are drawbacks as well. The new Issue Backgrounder explains how it all works.

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Backgrounders [45]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [34]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Natural Resources [46]
Technology [24]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [25]
California [8]
International [43]
Asia [47]
Australia & Oceania [48]
Europe [49]
Middle East [50]
Visibility: 
Public [7]
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Trump DOJ Sues California Over Law Keeping Oil Wells From Homes, Schools [51]

"The Trump administration is suing California over a law that creates a 3,200-foot buffer zone between new oil and gas wells and homes, schools, hospitals and parks."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [3]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [25]
California [8]
Source: LA Times [52], 01/16/2026
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