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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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A 33-megawatt geothermal power plant approved in August by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service has the town of Mammoth Lakes worried.
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The first confirmed California condor visit to San Mateo County in 110 years took place in late May, when a condor visited near the coastal town of Pescadero 40 miles south of San Francisco.
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Great news from the Truckee River: Pyramid Lake's population of Lahontan cutthroat trout has been seen spawning in the river for the for the first time since 1938. And it's only due to a lucky break that the Pyramid Lake population of cutthroats hasn'...
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2014 is on track to be one of the worst years for rattlesnake bite in the last decade, according to figures provided by the California Poison Control System
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A state agency has turned down a request from the Sierra Club to become a formal legal party to proceedings regarding the proposed Palen Solar Electric Generating System.
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Environmentalists are now asking the state to protect a rare Southern California lizard under the state's Endangered Species Act.
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Whether they're native to California or some other place, animals deserve to be treated with compassion and respect. Sadly, that doesn't always happen. And that's why animal sanctuaries exist: to give animals who are neglected or mistreated a chance to...
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Did you know that all of these animals are exotics that were introduced to California? Some of the entries on this list may surprise you.
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A report released today by two environmental groups says that if we make four basic, common-sense changes in the way we use California water, we'll have enough to go around even in drought years. And so will the fish.
Vista Hermosa Natural Park near Downtown Los Angeles not only offers a closeup view of the L.A. skyline, but a chance for people to have an even closer encounter with California native plants.
Seasons? In Southern California? Of course! The spring season is when many plants, especially our local native plants, are in bloom. The last few weeks of spring not only give you a last chance to see their efflorescence, but to witness the transition ...
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Last week's California Fish and Game Commission got a lot of press attention for the Commission's decision to add the gray wolf to the state's Endangered Species list, but another decision by the Commission has so far slipped under the radar: an agreem...
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Good news for those worried about LA's mountain lion P-22, whose health took a hit after the animal contracted a bad case of mange linked to ingesting rodent poisons. The big cat's doing better, at least for the time being, after a bit of veterinary ca...
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