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Lake Tahoe Still Murky After Decades of Efforts and Billions of Dollars
Season 2025
Episode 327
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Can CA Sue Big Oil Over Climate Change?
Season 2025
Episode 317
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued major oil companies, accusing them of knowing their products fuel climate change and misleading the public. The legal battle echoes past lawsuits against Big Tobacco, but experts say proving liability for wildfires and emissions presents new challenges.
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Tech firms pitch free AI resources to schools in exchange for users.
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Newsom pivots toward boosting in-state oil to tame gas prices.
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