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State Regulators Poised To Approve Plan To End Sale Of New Gas-Powered Cars

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Proposition 30 would have taxed California's richest residents to fund electric-vehicle infrastructure projects and wildfire mitigation. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Regulators Poised To Phase Out Sale Of New Gas-Powered Cars

The California Air Resources Board is set to approve a plan on Thursday to phase out the sale of new gasoline cars by the year 2035.
Reporter: Daphne Young, KQED  

The Race To Protect Big Bear From Wildfires

Last week, we brought you an investigation into the U.S. Forest Service that found a stalled project could have helped protect the town of Grizzly Flats in Northern California from the Caldor Fire. Now, we head to Big Bear, a Southern California mountain vacation destination, where officials are hoping to avoid that same fate. But are they moving fast enough?
Reporter: Caleigh Wells, KCRW

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