Ezra Romero

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May 20Failed to save articlePlease try againThe Three Mile Slough Bridge, on Sept. 10, 2021, spans a waterway adjacent to the Sacramento River — a major tributary of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Delta is the hub of California’s water supply, distributing fresh water to two-thirds of the state’s population and millions of acres of farmland. Less than a week after Gov.

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May 14Failed to save articlePlease try againA former potential site of the water tunnel center intake on the Sacramento River on March 1, 2020, in Courtland, California. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget proposal includes a push to fast-track a controversial tunnel project that could send more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to farms and cities — a move he says is needed to prepare for a drier future, though it faces strong opposition from some lawmakers and environmental groups.

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May 14Failed to save articlePlease try againSuisun Marsh is home to hundreds of species of birds, fish, amphibians and mammals. Local officials and environmental groups oppose a project allowing exploratory natural gas drilling in the marsh. (Alice Woelfle/KQED)Bay Area nonprofits, counties and cities with environmental justice projects are searching for new funding after the Trump administration terminated the grants that funded their work in the last two weeks.

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May 9Failed to save articlePlease try againHouses hang on the edge of an eroding cliff in Pacifica, California, on Jan. 27, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Niño have been intensifying erosion along nearby coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. In a controversial ruling on Thursday, the California Coastal Commission allowed Pacifica to use seawalls to protect its shoreline for two decades, but emphasized that a long-term solution is needed.

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May 8Failed to save articlePlease try againMillennium Tower (left) and the Salesforce building on Mission Street on Feb. 17, 2021, in San Francisco, California. Construction crews are working to stabilize the foundation of the 645-foot Millennium Tower, which has sunk 16 inches since it was completed in 2009. A new study found significant parts of all major urban areas of the country are sinking, posing a growing hazard to buildings, roads, bridges and utilities.