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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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The federal government has raised the amount it charges ranchers to graze cattle and other livestock on public land, but it's still a sweetheart deal for ranchers.
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Moreno Valley's feral donkeys face a variety of threats... including from people who just want to give them treats.
The Pit River Canyon wilderness study area in northeastern California includes 13 miles of the free-flowing river.
A move to strip wilderness study areas of protection failed Wednesday in the U.S. Senate.
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To save the Salton Sea, California will need to spend billions of dollars over the next several decades. But the Imperial Irrigation District isn't waiting for that to happen.
An elephant seal in the water at Piedras Blancas. | Photo: Zach Behrens/KCET
The recovery of the northern elephant seal population is a welcome sign of nature's resilience and human stewardship.
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Just days after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported the worst season in history for the federally Endangered delta smelt, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service quietly gave permission in early January for Central Valley water projects.
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California has given the go-ahead to start clearing desert vegetation in Riverside County where a company plans to build a solar power facility.
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The Palen Solar Electric Generating System will stay on hold unless a solar tax credit is extended.
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The California Energy Commission funds alternative vehicles, geothermal energy, and energy efficiency.
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An as-yet unidentified substance is fouling the feathers of hundreds of birds on the east shores of San Francisco Bay, and at least 25 of the affected birds have died, reports a California bird rescue organization.
President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union in 2011. | Photo: Courtesy The White House
The environment was essentially a no-show in the 2015 State of the Union Speech.
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An Inland Empire lawmaker is backing legislation aimed at making the paper trail of records connected with environmental impact reports easier to find and follow.
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