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Medical personnel secure a sample from a person at a drive-thru Coronavirus COVID-19 testing station at a Kaiser Permanente facility on March 12, 2020 in San Francisco, California.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

New State Emissions Standards Move Closer to Approval

After a public hearing, California’s Air Resources Board is expected to approve tough new pollution emission standards for both commercial trucks and ships docked in California ports. The standards are the state’s most stringent in ten years

New Lab Would Double Statewide Testing Capacity

Governor Gavin Newsom says the state will build a new laboratory that will more than double California’s COVID-19 testing capacity.  Newsom says the lab will allow the state to conduct 150-thousand additional coronavirus tests per day.

State Senate Scrambles to Finish Session as Member Tests positive for COVID-19

A state senator says he’s tested positive for COVID 19. The Senate cancelled its session yesterday after learning of his diagnosis. The case comes as lawmakers are already scrambling to finish their legislative work.
Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED

NBA and MLB Games Cancelled Following Players Boycott Over Racial Injustice

Professional athletes continue to expand their protests against the killings of African Americans by the police. There are reports that players for the Los Angeles Clippers and the L.A. Lakers, like other NBA teams, will sit out the rest of the season in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.

Indigenous Cultural Sites at Risk From Flames and Fire Prevention Efforts

As wildfires continue to burn across the state, native groups are sharing traditional burn practices that could reshape future fire seasons here. Some Native American cultural sites are at risk and not just because of flames, but because of fire prevention efforts.
Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, KQED

California Wildlife Well Adapted to Survive Wildfires

The hundreds of wildfires, large and small, burning in California have threatened people and communities, but what’s been the effect on animals and their habitats?  Experts say, in some cases, not as bad as you might think.
Reporter: Sam Harnett, KQED

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