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Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke was KCET's Environment Editor until July 2017. He is a veteran environmental journalist and natural history writer. He lives in Joshua Tree.

Chris Clarke
Hope and candles
The actions you take to save the world don’t always have to be huge. But you do have to act.
chia blossom
It's easy to cultivate this versatile Native food and medicine plant.
planting white sage
This popular plant is a cinch to grow.
Tents and tipis at Standing Rock
Thanksgiving has long been criticized as a whitewashed holiday that erases Native people. With Standing Rock, those criticisms become more pressing.
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The head of Donald Trump's Interior Department Transition Team is hip-deep in California water politics. And that's bad news for the environment. 
Vaquita
The vaquita, a tiny porpoise that lives only in the Gulf of California, is in big trouble. 
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We can expect the federal government to stop protecting the environment. The state will have to step in.
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There are rules to group stargazing. They're simple, but they're important.
Gray Wolf
We just made it easier to stay up to date on the comings and goings of the state's newest carnivorous residents.
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California now has its second documented modern wolf pack.
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People are comparing the Bundys and their violent band to the activists at Standing Rock. But it's better to compare them to the pipeline.
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Salmon-killing dams are the main reason, say scientists.
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