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Attempt to make E15 available year-round fails in Senate

A federal proposal to make fuel containing higher blends of ethanol available year-round failed to advance from a Senate committee, according to news reports. Senate Bill 517, introduced in March

Marine fisheries bills veteoed
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Marine fisheries, Martin’s Beach access bills vetoed

SACRAMENTO — Proposals to allow experimental fishing permits and raise funds for public access to a Northern California beach were vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown in early October. California’s top

cargo ships create lightening
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Lightning strikes where ships travel

WASHINGTON D.C. ― Lightning occurs at a higher frequency and with more intensity in places where cargo ships travel than in other parts of the ocean, according to the results

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Judge rewrites ballot description for gas tax measure

SACRAMENTO (AP) ― A California judge has rewritten the official ballot description for a proposed initiative repealing gas tax increases after finding one written by Attorney General Xavier Becerra was