Yolo County Fire Grows, But So Does Control Over Flames
June 30, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
Crews are making progress against the County Fire, which threatens hundreds of buildings.
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California Plans To Spend $2 Billion To Fight Fires This Year
June 20, 2018 | Ezra David Romero
With temperatures forecast in the triple-digits this weekend, state agencies are preparing for fire season. Cal Fire officials say the group is already operating at peak levels weeks earlier than last year.
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Environmentalists Sue To Block Possible Elk Grove Expansion
June 18, 2018 | Ezra David Romero
The idea of expanding the city of Elk Grove's sphere of influence is being questioned by environmental groups. Meanwhile, the city says expansion could bring needed jobs.
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Portugal Joins Gov. Brown’s Under2 Coalition To Fight Climate Change
June 14, 2018 | Randol White
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa visited Sacramento Thursday and met with Gov. Jerry Brown to sign onto Brown’s Under2 Coalition to address climate change.
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.jpg&width=480 "Tahoe Environmental Research Center boat captain Brant Allen lowers a Secchi disk from the research vessel into Lake Tahoe. The disk has been used for more than 50 years to measure water clarity at the lake.")
Extreme Weather Dropped Lake Tahoe Clarity To Historic Lows In 2017
June 13, 2018 | Steve Milne
If you spent time on the water at Lake Tahoe last year and thought it looked a lot cloudier, you're right. UC Davis researchers say extreme weather — drought followed by heavy rains — caused clarity in 2017 to drop to its lowest recorded level.
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.jpg&width=480 "OR-54, a gray wolf from Oregon, has wandered into Nevada County, migrating farther south in California than any previous observations have shown.")
Gray Wolf Shows Up In Nevada County, Expanding Historic Range
June 12, 2018 | Randol White
A gray wolf from Oregon has wandered into Nevada County, marking the farthest south in California that the species has been known to roam.
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The Oroville Dam Crisis Threatened A Bald Eagle Family, Here’s How Workers Responded
June 6, 2018 | Ezra David Romero
Last year the Oroville Dam spillway nearly failed, threatening hundreds of thousands of lives — and also a couple of bald eagles in one very large nest.
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Debate Over Snowmobile Access In Tahoe Forest Turns Hostile
June 4, 2018
A debate over snowmobile access in the Tahoe National Forest turned ugly with emails, online comments and social media posts full of foul and abusive language prompting the Forest Service to disable part of an online comment system.