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Rohnert Park residents worry the new Resynergi plastic recycling facility will degrade air quality and pose safety concerns.

You know those couples that do everything together? Lovebugs, also known as honeymoon flies, can spend anywhere from a half-hour to a couple of days attached to each other. As the female drags or carries the male from flower to flower, piggyback style, they pollinate cherries, apples and pears.

Five years ago, Alana Semuels fled California for New York, hoping to avoid another toxic wildfire season, but then haze from Canadian fires followed her there.

The 2020 California wildfires, fueled by climate change and dry lightning, scorched over 4 million acres and reshaped how the state prepares for a future of extreme fire risk.

The agreement focuses on bolstering commercial and research ties between the governments, and the announcement emphasized Newsom’s battle against President Donald Trump over the issue of climate change.

Crews are working bulldozers, aircraft and hand lines to hold back flames near Calistoga, as evacuation orders remain in place for dozens of residents.

Weather officials said the heat, which will bake Southern California this weekend, will feel more extreme in the Bay Area, which has acclimated to a summer chill.