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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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It might be a bit easier to charge your plug-in electric car in California before long, thanks to $341,045 in grants from the California Energy Commission to increase the number of charging stations statewide.
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California's tough new greenhouse gas cap and trade law swung into action this morning.
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Republican governors are campaigning to extend the Wind Production Tax Credit, which puts them in opposition to members of their own party in Congress.
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A Bay Area solar company lends support to the Armed Forces by helping make military bases sources of renewable energy.
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Four teenaged students in Nigeria got a lot of press around the world for building a "urine-powered generator." Sadly, the coverage misrepresents what these very bright kids have done.
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The controversial Mojave Cross returns to Cima Dome in -- but not in -- the Mojave National Preserve.
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BrightSource leaves the door open for more venture capital investment.
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The BLM has released the final environmental documents for a proposed 135-megawatt solar facility on intact desert habitat near Joshua Tree National Park.
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It's widely expected that 2013 will see new Secretaries of Energy and the Interior. What does this mean for public lands renewables policy?
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California K-12 schools have a chance to beef up their energy efficiency with help from the state.
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A Contra Costa County town breaks ground on a project that should be a lot more commonplace across California.
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The California Public Utilities Commission today (CPUC) approved the renewable energy procurement plans for the state's largest utilities.
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