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A federal agency accidentally killed two protected Oregon wolves last year, a state report reveals.

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FILE - Two gray wolves were accidentally killed by federal agents last summer, according to a report released Friday. This February 2021 photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife shows another Oregon-born gray wolf.

A little-known federal agency that kills wild animals at the request of ranchers and farmers accidentally killed two federally protected wolves in southern Oregon last summer. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual wolf population report, released Friday, reveals for the first time the accidental killing of gray wolves. It is only mentioned in … Read more

New solar power project will help power California’s most powerful hydroelectric power plant

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Workers inspect the battery storage system during a tour of the Pastoria facility.

Kern County, California — Tucked into a green-gold hillside at the base of the San Joaquin Valley, this low midcentury building is the heart of California’s great water system. For more than 50 years, the Edmundston Pumping Station has pumped water nearly 2,000 feet from the towering Tehachapi Mountains, connecting water from Northern California to … Read more