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It’s full speed ahead for lawmakers aiming to get a proposal imposing new oversight on oil industry profits to Governor Gavin Newsom by the end of March.

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Rain, snow and wind are returning to Northern California. In Sacramento, impacts expected to be milder than recent storms

March 20, 2023 | Claire Morgan

Another storm system will bring light rain to the Sacramento region and snow to the Sierra on Tuesday and Wednesday, and a large portion of the San Joaquin Valley is under a wind advisory through Tuesday night.

State Government

Wildfire victims left ‘in the dark’ after U.S. Forest Service briefs Congress about the Caldor Fire

March 20, 2023 | Scott Rodd

A CapRadio and California Newsroom investigation prompted the Forest Service to answer U.S. lawmakers’ questions about a stalled fire prevention project, but little information from these meetings has been shared with the public.

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Climate is changing too quickly for the Sierra Nevada's 'zombie forests'

March 18, 2023

One in five Sierra Nevada conifers are no longer compatible with the environmental conditions around them, raising questions about how to manage the land. Researchers say it may get worse.

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The Maine lobster industry sues California aquarium over a do-not-eat listing

March 18, 2023

Industry groups are suing the Monterey Bay Aquarium for defamation, arguing that their prized catch shouldn't be on a "red list" published by Seafood Watch, a conservation program it operates.

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City provides tool to help Sacramento residents cut home energy bills, emissions

March 15, 2023 | Kristin Lam

The free online tool will be available to some Sacramento residents through at least spring 2024 as part of the city’s goals to convert buildings to all electric energy.

Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

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No California salmon: Fishery to be shut down this year

March 15, 2023

The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development.

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In the northern California snow, stranded cows are getting emergency hay drops

March 15, 2023

After heavy snowfall left cows in northern California stranded and starving, officials launched an unusual rescue mission.

State Government

Newsom issues executive order to divert more rain, snowmelt into groundwater basins

March 14, 2023 | Manola Secaira

The order allows agencies to more easily divert flood waters by temporarily lifting some restrictions around permits. Some protections remain in place, like those created to safeguard wildlife and others meant to prevent storing contaminated water.

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