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Californians want the state to lead the world in fighting climate change—and many are ready to tackle the problem on the road, at the ballot box, and even with their pocketbooks.

State Government

California’s Emissions Deal With Automakers Dodges Trump EPA Plan To Gut Rules

July 25, 2019

Faced with a federal plan to gut emissions regulations, California makes its own deal with four automakers—and hopes more will sign on, soon.

TahoeLand | Trailer

Lake Tahoe is a jewel in the Sierra Nevada, but climate change threatens everything we love about it. CapRadio’s Ezra David Romero takes us inside this petri dish for scientific research to see how Tahoe helps us confront the global climate crisis.

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Ezra David Romero / Capital Public Radio

State Government

California Governor Signs Bill To Clean Up Drinking Water

July 24, 2019

(AP) — California's governor on Wednesday signed a law that will take up to $130 million of state money each year that was supposed to clean up the air and instead use it to clean up drinking water.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Yosemiteland: From Majestic Landscapes To Lattes

July 23, 2019 | Kate Gonzales

We’re taking a trip to an iconic California destination, Yosemite. CapRadio’s Environment Reporter, Ezra David Romero, examines the park’s commercialization and evolving identity in Episode 1 of the podcast Yosemiteland.

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Food and Sustainability

EPA Defends Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children

July 18, 2019

(AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency rejected a key legal challenge to chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children, saying environmental groups had failed to prove that a ban was warranted.