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Friendship apps and curated dinners are helping people connect in a lonely moment. But they can only open the door. The effort and the follow-up are still on us. https://t.co/iGThO26jRx

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Can Controlled Burns Reduce California’s Air Pollution? https://t.co/DGbnE2hhwD

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Regulations are now rolling out to make manufacturers responsible for reducing the amount of plastic they use, recycling currently single-use plastic and ensuring that all of their packaging is recyclable or compostable by 2032. https://t.co/oKzukZNsCj

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By the end of the week, forecasters expect summer-like temperatures across much of the Bay Area, with dry, windy conditions leading PG&E to warn of potential power shutoffs across Northern California due to wildfire risk. https://t.co/P64SQMAiJd

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Temperatures “will rise dramatically” on Wednesday as a ridge of high pressure builds over the region, Bay Area National Weather Service meteorologists wrote in their daily forecast discussion. https://t.co/P64SQMAiJd

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‘You Can’t Beat Mother Nature’: Destroyed Cafe Gives Pacifica Look at Climate-Changed Future https://t.co/uYRg8pHNCz

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A new study in the American Journal of Public Health relies on internal corporate documents to chronicle how the tobacco giant applied cigarette research to its development of ultra-processed foods. https://t.co/ueV7ZAPBht

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Bay Area Warm-Up Could Bring 100-Degree Heat and High Wildfire Risk https://t.co/uOo6LE8ipp

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Friendship apps and curated dinners are helping people connect in a lonely moment. But they can only open the door. The effort and the follow-up are still on us. https://t.co/iGThO26jRx

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Recent innovations are giving renters the power to substantially cut the pollution from their day-to-day routines. https://t.co/rWHrGVfmDz

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California Launches Sweeping Rules Aimed at Cutting Plastic Packaging Waste https://t.co/lUzU1Dstc0

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How You Can (Mostly) Cut Using Fossil Fuels as a Renter in the Bay Area https://t.co/O36Sd9zHCL

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These Bay Area Renters Are Cutting Fossil Fuels From Their Homes and Commutes https://t.co/jk5VqphcIg

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Can We Swipe Our Way to Friendship? https://t.co/5AwMclRkeM

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Kim Leads Early As Insurance Commissioner Race Heads Toward General Election https://t.co/cEeaoUwav1

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Early swarming worries beekeepers because they can lose part of their colonies, which they rely on for pollination and honey production. https://t.co/Qy3B1JUucE

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The Slimy, Sticky World Of Banana Slug Courtship https://t.co/L7uOJzjU6c

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Climate, transportation and affordable housing advocates worry the changes could result in a loss of funding. https://t.co/tnv9UMtplc

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East Bay water officials say their supply will last through the summer months, following a spring heatwave and less-than-ideal Sierra Nevada snowpack. https://t.co/wF5P2PIe9r

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A new study found that a warm Bay Area winter may have pushed honey bees to swarm weeks earlier than usual. https://t.co/Qy3B1JUucE