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The new legislation allows natural organic reduction facilities, which process human remains into soil, to be established in California. It takes effect in 2027.

Ken James / California Department of Water Resources

Environment

Four in a row: California drought likely to continue

September 28, 2022

After its driest three-year stretch on record, California braces for another year with below-average snow and rain. Conditions are shaping up to be a “recipe for drought.”

State Government

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors delays adopting climate action plan

September 28, 2022 | Manola Secaira

The plan has been years in the making and outlines measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Environment

Roseville given $13-million federal grant for electric buses

September 27, 2022 | Claire Morgan

The grant, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and awarded by the Federal Transit Administration, will help the transit agency purchase 15 new electric buses and chargers.

Environment

U.S. Forest Service launches criminal investigation into start of Mosquito Fire, PG&E report says

September 26, 2022 | Claire Morgan

In a report filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Saturday, PG&E officials said that federal investigators seized utility-owned infrastructure located near where the fire started

Environment

Sacramento County has new wildfire smoke response plan

September 26, 2022 | Steve Milne

The plan was required by a new state law authored by Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento). He said he wrote the legislation after the Sacramento region was inundated with smoke from nearby fires in 2018, causing confusion in response from public agencies.

Environment

California plans to phase out new gas heaters by 2030

September 24, 2022

The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday to ban the sale of new gas furnaces and water heaters beginning in 2030. Homes will be required to install zero-emissions alternatives, like electric heaters.

Environment

Get free rides on SacRT Oct. 1-7 for California Clean Air Day

September 23, 2022 | Claire Morgan

Sacramento Regional Transit is offering system-wide free rides for a week to encourage residents to reduce vehicle emissions.

Environment

A new study says that low-income households bear the brunt of electricity costs

September 22, 2022 | Manola Secaira

A large part of the average electric bill in California goes toward funding climate change mitigation, solar subsidies and other measures – which comes at a heavy cost for low-income customers.

Food and Sustainability

San Joaquin County saw ‘substantial gains’ in 2021 agricultural production

September 19, 2022 | Rich Ibarra

A new report says fruit and nuts made up the highest value crops produced by the county last year, raising over $1.7 billion.

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