May 24, 2022 | Manola Secaira
The San Francisco Bay and San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta have seen declining numbers of salmon and an uptick in harmful algal blooms in recent years.
May 24, 2022
About 32,000 California mechanics would lose jobs by 2040 under the proposed gas-powered car phaseout. Electric companies would gain workers.
May 23, 2022
Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought.
May 18, 2022 | Steve Milne
This week's temperatures are hot enough to have triggered a red flag warning through most of the region, including Sacramento. The warning will start on Thursday and end Friday night.
May 16, 2022
Many people move without realizing the danger that wildfires pose to their new home. A new risk rating system could help buyers learn more on real estate sites.
May 14, 2022
Gov. Newsom is considering seeking federal funds to keep Diablo Canyon open as California transitions away from fossil fuels. But there are many complications to keeping nuclear power in California.
May 14, 2022
The commission, in a marathon session today, killed a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s been debated for more than 20 years.
May 11, 2022
Tulare County officials hope the region will soon be a testing ground for a new generation of technology in a centuries-old war: Human vs. Mosquito.
May 10, 2022
Ignoring urgent pleas from water officials, Californians used substantially more water after a record-dry three months gripped the state.
May 5, 2022 | Megan Manata | Randol White
Road maintenance is tied to what could be said is an antiquated model of taxation — a gas tax. California may switch over to a “road charge.” Here’s what you need to know.
Environment NEWS
May 25, 2022
The 18,000-acre bison range is located on land taken away by the U.S. government 100 years ago. Congress passed a law in 2020 giving the land back to the local native tribes.
May 20, 2022
The U.S. Forest Service has been facing much criticism for the prescribed fire in New Mexico that escaped its containment lines and joined with another blaze.
May 20, 2022
Each year, one cow can belch 220 pounds of the greenhouse gas methane. Animal scientist Ermias Kebreab experimented with alternative cow diets and found a surprising solution: seaweed.
May 20, 2022
Materials scientist Andrew Dent takes us on a tour of the "materials library" where companies can find existing materials to reuse in their products—from chewing gum, to fish scales, to cow manure.
May 20, 2022
Manufacturers intentionally make their products hard to fix. Right-to-repair advocate Gay Gordon-Byrne fights for laws to stop companies from monopolizing repairs and let people fix their own stuff.
