US Midterms 2026
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Bob Smith, a Republican and engineer, faces Democratic incumbent Salud Carbajal in the 2026 general election for California's 24th congressional district after finishing second in the top-two primary.
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A University of Kent-led team estimates that up to 26.8% of the Earth's land surface could already be under some form of conservation, higher than official figures list (about 18.5% protected).
The article discusses targets to conserve 30% of land and seas, emphasizing that area coverage alone isn’t enough.
The article quotes Bob Smith, director of the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of Kent, urging authorities to pay more attention to conservation areas that are currently recorded only in…
The article discusses a nature study that estimates 26.8% of land is conserved, but cautions that this broader count reveals gaps in protection and potential missing areas in the global tally.
Official recognition of existing conservation areas in national datasets is lacking; many areas are recorded only locally.
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Bob Smith, an engineer, advanced to the 2026 general election for California's 24th congressional district, where Democrat Salud Carbajal is the incumbent after being reelected with 62.7% of the vote in 2024.
In the four-candidate top-two primary Smith received 75,085 votes, or 35.89%, finishing second behind Carbajal, who led with 54.36%. Democrat Sarah Bacon, a graduate student, took 7.47%, and Peace and Freedom candidate Helena Pasquarella, a teacher, took 2.27%.
Smith faces Carbajal in the general election on November 3, 2026.
