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  • Fire Camps Key To Reducing Prison Overcrowding

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013

    Reducing overcrowding at California prisons is not easy. Generally, inmates must either be released or given more space, which is expensive. But there is a third option. Inmates can be sent to fire camps.

  • Council Approves Final Plan for Delta

    Thursday, May 16, 2013

    The Delta Stewardship Council has unanimously approved the final plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The plan is designed to protect the Delta ecosystem while providing a more reliable supply of water for California.

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    Western U.S. Wildfire Potential Above Normal

    Monday, May 13, 2013

    Dry conditions are expected to cause a difficult fire season in California and much of the western United States. Federal budget cuts could complicate the problem.

  • Two Sierra Frogs May Be In Danger

    Thursday, May 09, 2013

    Two frogs species native to the Sierra Nevada mountains from Porterville to Susanville may be in danger of extinction. The U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife is in the last stages of listing them as endangered species.

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    Board Gives High-Speed Rail Contractor More Time and Money

    Thursday, May 02, 2013

    The board overseeing California's high-speed rail project has voted to give its largest private contractor another $96 million and two more years to perform architectural and engineering work, but warned that it will exercise rigorous oversight.

  • Experiment Will Help Measure California's Snowpack

    Thursday, May 02, 2013

    California’s final snow survey has found water content at only 17-percent of normal, meaning a below average water supply this summer. Determining just how much water is in the snowpack is becoming much more precise thanks to an airborne experiment.

  • Most CEQA Legislation Moves Forward

    Wednesday, May 01, 2013

    The California Environmental Quality Act or CEQA will likely see changes this legislative session. Lawmakers heard debate on eight bills that would alter the law that governs most development projects in the state.

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African Cities Test The Limits Of Living With Livestock

Hipsters may just be discovering the joys of backyard chickens, but in African megacities, people have been bringing their animals into the slums with them for decades. That's creating a new ecosystem of animals and huge numbers of people living closely together like never before.


Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?

Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers, but rather in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by superefficient LEDs.


Storm Chasers Seek Thrills, But Also Chance To Warn Others

When disaster strikes, our natural instinct is to take cover and seek shelter. But in severe weather, especially the type that breeds tornadoes like we saw in Oklahoma and parts of the Midwest this week, there are those who ride toward the storm.


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  • Investigative Series: Double Fault at Diablo Canyon

    Thursday, July 14, 2011

    Could the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near San Luis Obispo withstand a Fukushima-type earthquake? In a joint investigation with PBS's Need To Know and the Center for Investigative Reporting, Capital Public Radio's Joe Rubin tackles the question.

  • Toxic Town: A 3-Part Investigative Series

    Wednesday, January 5, 2011

    The tiny, central California community of Kettleman City is located next to one of the country's largest toxic landfills. Many residents blame landfill toxins for the town's undrinkable water, health risks and birth defects. John Sepulvado reports.

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Co-Director and Founder of the California Environmental Legacy Project and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Sacramento State University


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Professor of Management, UC Davis Graduate School of Management


Alan Ehrgott
Executive Director and Founder of the American River Conservancy, Coloma


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Co-Executive Director, Community Water Center, Visalia


Richard M. Frank
Professor and Director of the California Environmental Law & Policy Center at the UC Davis School of Law


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President of the Sierra Business Council, Truckee


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Geology Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis


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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Davis


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Graduate student, Department of Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford University


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Communications Manager, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District


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Patagonia’s Vice President of Environmental Initiatives and Special Media Projects


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Professor in Natural Resources Law and Director of the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University


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