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Fire Evacuation: What Actually Happens? And How Can You Plan?
How will you know when to evacuate your home? What should you bring? Here are the facts about what to do if you need to evacuate in a wildfire.
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Planning a Trip for Labor Day Weekend? Read This First
From beach closures to a heatwave and COVID-19 risks, if you're looking for things to do this Labor Day weekend there are several things you should know.
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Scientists Look to Convalescent Plasma, Antibody Cloning as Possible COVID Cures
A look at convalescent plasma and antibody cloning as potential therapies for COVID-19.
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Two vials of Dexamethasone sit on a counter.
Inexpensive Steroids Can Save Lives Of Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients
Multiple studies now confirm earlier research: Dexamethasone and hydrocortisone, drugs that reduce an immune system's overreaction, can help reduce deaths of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
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A tractor drives through a giant pile of plastic bottles at a recycling plant.
Landmark Plastic Recyling Bill Fails in California for Second Year in a Row
The focus of environmentalists now turns to getting a single-use plastic ban on the 2022 ballot.
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A woman in athletic clothes stares into the hollow trunk of a giant redwood tree.
What Big Basin's Redwoods Mean to You (and Why They'll Be OK)
We asked for your special memories and photos of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, in celebration of these resilient redwoods.
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People watch the Walbridge fire, part of the larger LNU Lightning Complex fire, from a vineyard in Healdsburg, Calif., on Aug. 20, 2020.
Making Sense of Purple Air vs. AirNow, and a New Map to Rule Them All
Smoke from wildfires around the Bay Area has led air regulators to extend a "Spare the Air" alert through Saturday, which will be the 19th consecutive day of poor air quality in the region. So time to check the air quality maps ... again.
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Map: Here's Your Current Air Quality Report for the Bay Area
Air quality in your area and what it means for your health.
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