The Chico Planning Commission voted Thursday to certify the environmental impact report for the Valley’s Edge development. Also, some fire survivors may be eligible for a refund on state taxes they’ve paid on PG&E settlement money, and state lawmakers are scheduled to address high gas prices.
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Host Dave Schlom is joined by Producer Matt Fidler as Blue Dot returns to Lassen Volcanic National Park one year after the massive Dixie Fire. -
Correctional officers fatally shot two inmates at High Desert State Prison in Lassen County. Also, the newly elected members of the Chico City Council are scheduled to be sworn in next week, and California examines a rise in reported hate crimes in the state.
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Moderate weather and well-timed rainstorms in much of California combined to curb the acreage and structures burned.
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Kier Holmes is a garden designer and writer regularly contributing to the likes of Martha Stewart, Better Homes and Gardens, Gardenista, Sonoma Magazine, Marin Magazine, and Sunset Magazine. She is also a children’s garden and science educator.
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The National Weather Service in Sacramento is predicting a winter storm will last through tonight. Also, some North State fire survivors are concerned they would lose access to emergency information if Twitter goes dark, and the California Energy Commission held a hearing this week to uncover the reason for high gas prices in the state.
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State regulators are setting out to uncover exactly why Californians pay so much more at the pump. But it’s complicated, and oil companies that posted record profits this year declined to participate in the meeting.
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Dr. Sabine Hossenfelder joins host Nancy Wiegman to discuss how understanding science can help us better understand the meaning of our existence.
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In Part Two of our Sounding the Alarm series, NSPR’s Andre Byik and Sarah Bohannon look at how fire-prone communities in Butte County are turning to their own notification systems – including to sirens.
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Alley died of cancer that was only recently discovered, her children True and Lillie Parker said in a post on Twitter. The Emmy-winning actress was known for roles including Rebecca Howe on Cheers.
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Lorie Smith says Colorado's public accommodations laws violate her right of free speech.
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With credit card balances rising across the country, an age-old approach is gaining traction on TikTok: tackling debt by paying with cash.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with New York University Associate Professor Azadeh Moaveni about the state of Iran's protests and the alleged removal of the morality police.
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Lithium mining is experiencing a boom right now, but it's no jobs bonanza. The promised surge in clean-energy jobs is mostly focused farther down the supply chain, like at battery assembly plants.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the status of the "tripledemic" in the wake of Thanksgiving.
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