The Trump administration wants to limit the scope of a major clean water rule. It says the EPA under President Obama went too far in regulating isolated waters and wetlands far upstream from navigable lakes and rivers. Credit: Seth Perlman / AP / via NPRThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal Tuesday that, they say, will clearly define which waterways fall under federal jurisdiction.

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Residences leveled by the wildfire line a neighborhood in Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Credit: Noah Berger / AP Photo / via capradioThe cost of debris removal for the Camp, Hill, and Woolsey wildfires could top $3 billion and take up to a year.

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California Gov. Jerry Brown, center, signs a budget bill as he is joined by Assembly member Phil Ting, from left, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and budget chairs Senator Holly Mitchell, June 27, 2018. Credit: Jae C. Hong / AP Photo / via capradioGovernor Jerry Brown says the decimation of the Republican Party in California has allowed Democrats to move further to the left than most of the state’s voters want.

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