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Want A Straw In Your Drink At A California Diner? You'll Have To Ask For One Starting Jan. 1

December 31, 2018 | Ezra David Romero

California will be the first state to prohibit sit-down restaurants from serving drinks with plastic straws, though diners will still be able to request them.

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Catch A Snowflake And Help Scientists Understand How Winter Storms Change The Sierra Nevada

December 20, 2018 | Ezra David Romero

Scientists are partnering with kids to help catch snowflakes. Their goal? Working with students to study what crystals can tell us about snow, the weather and how climate change impacts our water supply.

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Can California Improve Forest Management And Prevent Wildfires Without Going Broke?

December 14, 2018 | Ezra David Romero

Experts have ideas for to clean up the state’s dense forests and make them safer. But what does it cost to do this? We visit the Tahoe National Forest to find out.

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California Mandates 100-Percent Zero-Emission Bus Fleet

December 14, 2018

(AP) — California moved Friday to eliminate fossil fuels from its fleet of 12,000 transit buses, enacting a first-in-the-nation mandate that will vastly increase the number of electric buses on the road.

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California Water Board Backs Plan To Increase River Flows

December 13, 2018

(AP) — A state board on Wednesday approved a contentious proposal to boost water flows through a Central California river, a move that would increase habitat for salmon but deliver less water to farmers and cities such as San Francisco.

Environment

Trump EPA Proposes Major Rollback Of Federal Water Protections

December 11, 2018

The Trump administration wants to substantially limit which waterways are protected under the Clean Water Act. Farmers and developers have long lobbied against the current rule as too expansive.

Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio

Environment

What Does It Take To Defend Your Home Against A Mega Wildfire Like The Camp Fire? Here’s How One Couple Survived.

December 10, 2018 | Ezra David Romero

The Camp Fire killed 86 people. But at least one family didn’t evacuate and they survived.

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Cut Down Your Own Christmas Tree To Help Prevent Wildfires

December 6, 2018

CapRadio’s environment reporter Ezra David Romero joins us to discuss his latest feature on using Christmas tree permit programs to thin forests and manage wildfires.

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California Gives Final OK To Requiring Solar Panels On New Houses

December 6, 2018

Single and small multi-family homes must include solar panels starting in 2020. Recent extreme weather events such as wildfires and drought make the need clear, a state official says.

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Will More Permits To Chop Down Christmas Trees Help Thin California Forests And Prevent Wildfires?

December 5, 2018 | Ezra David Romero

Every holiday season, the Forest Service allows the public to cut down a number of trees for a small fee. Some experts say this practice could be ramped up to help thin the state’s dense forests.

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