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KCET's award-winning environment news project Redefine ran from July 2012 through February 2017. For ongoing environmental coverage please visit our show Earth Focus, or browse Redefine's archives below for historical material.

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Hotter temperatures, the extinction of Joshua trees, more dust storms, and more could become the new normal.
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But some scientists are warning that the fuel may have too high an environmental cost.
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What's a ton of carbon dioxide worth in California? As of this week, there's a new answer to that question: about $12 or $13.
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A proposed wind turbine installation that would have covered more than 63,000 acres of the California desert has been canceled by the federal government.
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Long Beach's Rancho Los Alamitos' new earth-friendly heating and cooling infrastructure doesn't compromise the park's historic integrity with noisy boilers, condensers, or generators.
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Californians support the state's new cap and trade system of auctioning greenhouse gas emission permits by a margin of two to one, according to a poll released today -- including a majority of Republicans.
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The agreement, while raising LADWP bills, could go a long way toward helping DWP meet its renewable energy targets.
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A new report shows that geothermal power plants offer power as reliable and consistent as coal-fired plants, but with only about one-twentieth of the carbon footprint.
President Obama says his second term climate change policy will involve "study" and "education," but that he won't be pushing any climate mitigation strategy that might slow economic growth.
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California's schools are leading the way to a solar future, according to a new report released today.
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Every congress since 1964 has designated new wilderness areas, often drawing support from both major political parties, except the one currently enthroned.
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Nifty subatomic technology didn't save this Bay Area solar firm from melting down.
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