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Future Climate and Hydrology from Twenty Localized Constructed Analog (LOCA) Scenarios and the Basin Characterization Model (BCMv8) (ver. 1.1, November 2024)

This data release contains monthly 270-meter resolution Basin Characterization Model (BCMv8) climate and hydrologic variables for Localized Constructed Analog (LOCA; Pierce et al., 2014)-downscaled Global Climate Models (GCMs) for Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 4.5 (medium-low emissions) and 8.5 (high emissions) for hydrologic California.

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Emails Expose County's Quiet Campaign Against Incinerator Critics

Newly released emails are fueling accusations that Hennepin County officials in Minneapolis quietly monitored environmental justice activists fighting to shut down a waste incinerator that sends pollution into nearby low-income neighborhoods. Advocacy groups say the records show county staff reaching…

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