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Californians are being invited to participate in hands-on volunteer projects that build more climate-resilient communities while contributing to California’s commitment to a greener, safer future.

NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) mission has mapped interstellar ice at an unprecedented scale. Covering regions in our Milky Way galaxy more than 600 light-years across, the ice was found inside giant molecular clouds — vast regions of gas and dust where dense clumps of matter collapse under gravity, giving birth to stars. A study describing these findings published Wednesday in The Astrophysical Journal.

CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council on Thursday unanimously approved $80,000 to fund a new partnership with Woodland Community College’s Lake County Campus aimed at supporting certain adults returning to college.

Following the California Tribal Nations Summit this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom announced the groundbreaking of the first phase of the California Indian Heritage Center, or CIHC.

The first egg produced by the free‑flying Pacific Northwest condor population appears to be unsuccessful based on an analysis of the birds’ behaviors and flight patterns, officials reported this week.

By ChrisAnna Mink, CalMatters

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Despite a seemingly unimpeachable goal — ensuring adequate child support to keep kids out of poverty — a bill making its way through the state Assembly has left legislators and advocates divided.