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U.S. Forest Service - Sierra National Forest / Facebook
The Trump administration announced it is rolling back a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests, including more than 4 million acres of federally managed forest lands in California.

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Tanner Michaelson, a manager with the Sierra Resource Conservation District, stands near 400 goats and sheep at Jensen River Ranch north of Fresno. The goats and sheep are eating away invasive grass as part of a project to preserve a riparian habitat.
California’s historical landscape used to hold vast open land that was home to many animals, plants and natural ecosystems. Today, much of the geography has been engineered for human development — and with it a host of non-native species.
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Researchers have identified a speed demon at the heart of the Milky Way. This fast-moving star may yield insights into the black hole parked at the center of our galaxy.
An oil pump at the Elk Hills Power Station along Elk Hills Road on March 29, 2024. The Elk Hills oil field is the site of the new carbon capture project that captures carbon emissions from oil and gas facilities and then injects them underground.
California’s first commercial carbon-storage project is operating even though the state has yet to adopt rules required by law, 19 months after a key deadline.