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Drought: Largest Active Santa Clara Reservoir at 39% Capacity

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Jonathan Franco

The largest active reservoir in the Santa Clara Valley was only at 39% capacity Tuesday, and the water agency doesn’t expect things to improve for several years. The water level

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Baykeeper Sues Santa Clara Valley Water Claiming Practices That Are ‘Fatal to Fish’

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Luke Crawford

Bay Area environmental watchdog San Francisco Baykeeper filed suit on Tuesday against the Santa Clara Valley Water District for allegedly violating the California Constitution and the Fish and Game Code

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Bay Area Geologists Dig Deep to Learn More About Earthquakes

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Samantha Bauer

The earthquakes that jolted the Santa Rosa area last week have raised questions about the Rodgers Creek Fault. Scientists said it’s responsible for the strong shaking that people felt and

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Bay Area Scientists Play Critical Role in Asteroid Deflection Mission

September 27, 2022 Alex Francis

NASA on Monday slammed a spacecraft into an asteroid. Now, scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory will try to figure out if it did what they needed it to do.

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California to Ease Masking Guidelines Friday

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Luke Crawford

California is easing its masking guidelines Friday, recommending universal mask-wearing only when a county’s COVID-19 transmission level is high. Most Bay Area counties are low, expect for Sonoma and Marin,

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Santa Clara County Rescinds COVID Vaccine Mandate for Workers in High-Risk Settings

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Alex Francis

Workers at Santa Clara County health care and long-term care facilities, homeless shelters and prisons will no longer be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the county’s health officer

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NHTSA warns “not to use your kids” to test Tesla’s safety features

August 18, 2022 Manuel Falomir

US auto-safety regulators have a message for Tesla Inc. owners intending to use their children to test automated-driving technology: Don’t. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it uses controlled

Food and Travel Science

U.S. farmers are killing their own crops and selling cows because of extreme drought

August 18, 2022 Bibiam Beyene

Nearly three quarters of US farmers say this year’s drought is hurting their harvest — with significant crop and income loss, according to a new survey by the American Farm Bureau

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Bay Area Schools Will Decide Whether or Not to Bring Back Masks

August 15, 2022 Jonathan Franco

As students around the Bay head back to school, every district has an extra decision to make about whether or not to make masks mandatory in class. Students in both