EnvironmentCalifornia Awards $63M In Grants To Promote Healthy ForestsMarch 27, 2019(AP) — California forestry officials say they have awarded over $63 million in grants to projects that promote healthy forests to help enhance carbon sequestration.
EnvironmentTo Rid California Of Rodents Of Unusual Size, State To Use Detection Dogs And ‘Judas Nutria’March 26, 2019 | Ezra David RomeroCalifornia has a rodent problem, but it's not mice or rats. Nutria are 20-pound invasive rodents that like to burrow in the state's wetlands and water delivery systems. The state has killed 410 in a year. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentLarge Storms Expected To Add Up To Four Feet In California’s Sierra Nevada This WeekMarch 25, 2019 | Ezra David RomeroThe first could drop more than a quarter-of-an-inch of rain at low elevations, and up to a foot of snow in the mountains. The second storm, arriving Tuesday evening, could triple the rain and snow totals from the first storm. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWhat Questions Do You Have About How Tahoe Is Changing?March 22, 2019CapRadio environment reporter Ezra David Romero is creating a podcast all about the future of this beloved destination and he wants your help.
State GovernmentGov. Newsom Declares 'Statewide Emergency' On Wildfires, Waives Environmental Reviews On Forest Management ProjectsMarch 22, 2019 | Ezra David Romero | Ben AdlerCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order on wildfire prevention would expedite forest management projects intended to protect 200 communities prone to fire risk.
State GovernmentGov. Gavin Newsom Pushes For Fee To Clean Up Tainted WaterMarch 21, 2019(AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to charge California water customers up to $10 a month to fund projects to clean up water in low-income and rural areas.
EnvironmentWithin 50 Years, Two Southern California Mountain Lion Populations Could Go Extinct, Study PredictsMarch 20, 2019 | Ezra David RomeroCities, real estate and freeways keep the lions from breeding with other populations.
EnvironmentWet Winter Ends California Drought After 376 Straight WeeksMarch 14, 2019(AP) — California is free of drought for the first time in more than seven years and only a small amount of its territory remains abnormally dry as a very wet winter winds down, experts said Thursday.
EnvironmentCalifornia Is At The Vanguard Of Climate Change Policy. But Does The State Need A ‘Green New Deal’ Of Its Own?March 14, 2019 | Ezra David RomeroRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helped lay out a grand plan for the nation to address climate change. But is California already accomplishing the goals outlined in the federal Green New Deal?
EnvironmentCalifornia Officials Focus On Forest Management After FiresMarch 6, 2019(AP) — After successive years of devastating wildfires, California's fire agency announced a plan Tuesday that would dramatically increase the removal of dead trees and other forest management efforts with the help of the National Guard.