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You've likely seen this ranch on-screen — burned by wildfire, it awaits its next act

The Woolsey wildfire devastated most of Paramount Ranch's Hollywood heritage in 2018. Human-driven climate change is demanding difficult decisions about what to preserve in the rebuilding process.
- Chloe Veltman
Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal

The White House says the program will provide paid training to 20,000 Americans in its first year. It's much smaller than its New Deal predecessor, but targets a more diverse group of young people.
- Eric McDaniel
A Northern California tribe works to protect traditions in a warming world

The Oak Fire last year threatened the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation's way of life. Now the tribe is restoring ancient heritage sites and cultural practices in collaboration with local agencies.
- Chloe Veltman
California's big oil lawsuit is a 'huge deal,' Center for Climate Integrity head says

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Richard Wiles, president of the Center for Climate Integrity, about California's lawsuit against fossil fuel companies for worsening climate change.
- Matt Ozug
Why people are skeptical of green initiatives — like water-saving washing machines

A laundromat owner in Aurora, Colo., installed washing machines that conserve water. His customers abandoned him, but he was able to win them back after learning why they might be skeptical.
- Rachel Estabrook
Poet Laureate Ada Limón hopes to help people commune with nature in new project

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón has announced her signature project titled " You Are Here," which hopes to engage people with poetry and nature.
- Derek Operle
From restaurant table to garden compost in the CID

Nine windows at the Wing Luke Museum will need to be replaced after being smashed last week during what’s being called a racist attack. The museum says the man used a sledgehammer. Police made an arrest. The CID has been through a lot over the past few years, but through it all remains a vibrant network of neighbors. Our friends at Soundside took a look at the CID as a community and stopped at the Danny Woo Community Garden to talk about gardening and sustainability with some CID residents.
- Kamna Shastri
Fire-prone old BNSF train ignited 500-acre Columbia Gorge blaze, state finds

Chunks of hot carbon and lubricant pads spewed from a 1970s-era BNSF Railway locomotive caused a wildfire in southern Washington in July, according to an investigation from the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
- John Ryan
This community composting initiative brings its own flavor of sustainability to the Chinatown-International District
- Kamna Shastri
Chinatown-International District's happiest corner: How this neighborhood garden keeps community rooted
- Kamna Shastri

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