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Featured Environment Stories
Student Regatta Powered By Creativity and Sunshine
May 18, 2012Thirteen different student teams competed Friday in the first SMUD-sponsored solar-powered boat race. The competition challenges each team to build their own boat powered solely by 4 solar panels loaned by SMUD.
Scientists Warn of Climate Change Threats to Electricity System
Apr 30, 2012Science experts told the California Energy Commission Monday that climate change will pose challenges to the state's electricity system. The commission convened experts to discuss the threat posed by a warming climate and weather extremes.
Report Gives California High Marks in Green Energy
Apr 19, 2012A new study released Thursday shows greenhouse gas emissions in California dropped 6 percent from 2008 to 2009. The study by the nonpartisan group Next10 also found significant growth in renewables.
Return of the Chinook
Decades of altering the Sacramento region's waterways nearly wiped out the area's Chinook salmon run. Now human intervention has brought the numbers back.
Latest Environment News from Capital Public Radio
Lawmakers Tout Measure to Keep State Parks Open
Monday, May 21, 2012An effort to keep state park gates open is shaping up in the California legislature. A bipartisan proposal announced Monday would create a variety of new ways to fund parks.
Cleaning Up the Toxic Legacy of the Gold Rush
Monday, May 21, 2012More than a century after the Gold Rush, California is still dealing with the toxic remnants of the some 47,000 abandoned mines. Some of the more heavily polluted sites are located in the Sierra. Now one small community is taking action.
Student Regatta Powered By Creativity and Sunshine
Friday, May 18, 2012Thirteen different student teams competed Friday in the first SMUD-sponsored solar-powered boat race. The competition challenges each team to build their own boat powered solely by 4 solar panels loaned by SMUD.
Study Says Creation of Wood Products Limits Carbon Emissions
Monday, May 14, 2012Analysis by UC Davis shows the United States and Canada do a better job of limiting carbon emissions from harvested forests.
Governor's Trigger Cuts Could Hurt Environmental Programs
Monday, May 14, 2012Governor Brown’s proposed budget maintains most environmental programs intact. But he’s calling for cuts to park and wildlife programs if voters reject his tax measure.
Group Launches New Yosemite Webcam
Monday, May 14, 2012If you want to take a look at Yosemite Falls…the fifth highest waterfall in the world…all of you’ve got to do is go on the internet.
CA Veterans Train To Fight Fires Hoping To Find Jobs
Wednesday, May 09, 2012The California Conservation Corps and the US Forest Service are training more than 50 young veterans to fight fires. The goal is to help them transition from military to civilian life and give them a shot at a job with the Forest Service.
Pesticides Contribute to Bee Colony Collapse, Report Finds
Tuesday, May 08, 2012An environmental advocacy group released a report Tuesday finding a common pesticide is contributing to the collapse of honeybee colonies. Bee losses have averaged 30 percent annually for the last four years, double what's normal.
Signatures Submitted for Initiative to End Business Tax Exemption
Friday, May 04, 2012It now looks more likely that California voters will see three different tax measures on the November ballot. Backers of an initiative that would close a tax exemption for out-of-state businesses turned in their signatures Friday.
Environment Groups Rev Up for Climate Change Awareness
Friday, May 04, 2012Across California and around the world, environmental groups are staging demonstrations on Climate Impacts Day Saturday. Davis and Sacramento area groups will head to the vulnerable levees to send a message about climate change.
Former Landfill Continues Transition From Brown to Green
Thursday, May 03, 2012A park that used to be the site of a landfill…will soon be home to a high-tech trash bin designed to recycle more material.
Initiative Requiring Labeling GMO Foods Moves Forward
Wednesday, May 02, 2012Backers of a proposed initiative that would require the labeling of genetically-modified foods in California say they've turned in more than enough voter signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
Insight: Arena Renovation / News Network / Bill McKibben / Lisa Randall / Anoushka Shankar
Tuesday, April 17, 2012Back to the drawing board for the Arena? News Network highlights with Sacramento Press reporter Brandon Darnell; All things environmental with Bill McKibben; Fascinating insights into particle physics; Grammy-nominated sitarist Anoushka Shankar.
Insight: High Speed Rail Jobs / News Network: Appeal-Democrat / RAM Free Health Clinic / Bible Funmentionables
Tuesday, April 3, 2012Is high speed rail back on track? If so, will California workers benefit? The history of Punjabi immigration to Marysville. Why doctors volunteer for free health clinics like the one at Cal Expo. The weirdest Bible scripture never quoted.
Insight: Steve Schmidt / Marcos Breton / Cool California Challenge / Gregory Crouch
Monday, April 2, 2012Senior political advisor for John McCain's 2008 presidential bid Steve Scmidt; Sacramento Bee columnist Marcos Breton; A contest between cities to reduce greenhouse gases; Author Greg Crouch talks hiking in Iran and the history of Chinese aviation.
Insight: Japan Relief Workers / News Network: Reno / Climate Refugees / South by Southwest
Tuesday, March 13, 2012Sacramento relief workers return from a trip to the still-ravaged tsunami impact zones in Japan; A prominent Nevada lobbyist is under investigation; A new film about people displaced by climate change; Nick Brunner checks in from South by Southwest.
Insight: Capitol Chat / Ski Resort Consolidation / Sikkil Gurucharan / Sound Advice: Luciano Pavarotti
Thursday, March 8, 2012How are voters receiving Governor Jerry Brown's tax proposal for the November ballot? Tahoe ski resort consolidation: Is it good or bad? A master in Carnatic Indian music performs in our studio; Remembering famed opera singer Luciano Pavarotti.
Insight: Capitol Rally / Climbing Gas Prices / High Speed Rail / Human Rights at UC Davis / Eames Design
Monday, March 5, 2012Competing protests at the California capitol. Why are gas prices climbing so fast? High speed rail is heading in a new direction, or is it? UC Davis' new minor in human rights; A documentary on the post-war equivalent of Google: Eames Design.
Insight: Orlando Arena Talks / Beer Week / Pacific to Tahoe Hiking Trail / Handmade Bikes
Monday, February 27, 2012How are the arena negotiations with the NBA in Orlando going? Meet the brewers of Beer Week; Carving a hiking trail from the Mendocino Coast to Lake Tahoe; Handmade bikes and the artists behind the designs.
Insight: Park Saving Blueprint / School Nutrition Standards / Maggie Hollenbeck / Rio Americano Jazz
Monday, February 6, 2012How one neighborhood association saved its once-doomed community center and whether the effort can be replicated. What are Sacramento area schools serving for lunch? A local singer covers Joni Mitchell's entire "Blue" album; Rio Americano Jazz.
Insight: Redistricting Challenge / Ending Federal Inmate Medical Care Oversight / The Last Crop / Musical Charis
Monday, January 30, 2012Republicans are challenging the new redistricting map; Is California ready to take control of its prison health care? Where do you find Good Humus organic produce? And the Indie Group Musical Charis strives to reinterpret the word "genre."
Insight: News Network: Reno / Human & Plant Immune Similarites / Tornado Alley / Ray Manzarek
Tuesday, January 24, 2012Details of the Washoe Drive Fire and other Reno Area news; How the discovery of plant & animal immune similarites led to new cures; Twister talk with the director of Tornado Alley; The 40th anniversary of L.A. Woman with Ray Manzarek.
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Carbon Conference Podcast
Mongolia's Dilemma: Who Gets The Water?
Mongolia is now tapping huge natural resources. But they're in the Gobi region, where traditional nomadic herding is under assault and desertification is a major problem. Herders are worried the mines will siphon off already dwindling water supplies, while trucks and roads destroy pastureland.
From Rooftops And Abandoned Lots, An Urban Harvest
From rooftop apiaries in Paris to a vegetable-and-chicken farm in Philadelphia, agriculture has come to the city. Urban farmer Mary Seton Corboy and food writer Jennifer Cockrall-King talk about the future of food in the city. Plus, Tama Matsuoka Wong gives tasty tips for eating garden weeds.
Trash Can May Be Greenest Option For Unused Drugs
Drug take-back programs are gaining popularity as a safe way to dispose of extra prescriptions. But a study from the University of Michigan suggests that chucking them in your household trash may be just as safe and more environmentally-friendly, thanks to reduced overall pollution.
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American River Salmon Spawning at Nimbus Hatchery
Studying the Faults under Lake Tahoe
Bike to School Day at Crocker Elementary
Vernal Pools at Mather Field
Salmon Release into the American River
Author Spring Warren and her Suburban Farm
Investigative Series: Double Fault at Diablo Canyon
Thursday, July 14, 2011Could 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, 2011The 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.
Advisory Board
Chris Bowman
Environmental writer, Davis
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Jim Baxter
Co-Director and Founder of the California Environmental Legacy Project and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Sacramento State University
Nicole Woolsey Biggart
Professor of Management, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
Alan Ehrgott
Executive Director and Founder of the American River Conservancy, Coloma
Laurel Firestone
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
Steven Frisch
President of the Sierra Business Council, Truckee
Jeffrey Mount
Geology Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis
Deb Niemeier
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Davis
Michael Osborne
Graduate student, Department of Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford University
Christina Ragsdale
Communications Manager, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
Rick Ridgeway
Patagonia’s Vice President of Environmental Initiatives and Special Media Projects
Barton H. “Buzz” Thompson, Jr.
Professor in Natural Resources Law and Director of the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University
Paul S. Towers
State Director of Pesticide Watch and Pesticide Watch Education Fund in Sacramento