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.
December 10, 2018 | Ezra David Romero
The Camp Fire killed 86 people. But at least one family didn’t evacuate and they survived.
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.
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.
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.
November 30, 2018
(AP) — Wildfires in California in 2018 released the rough equivalent of about 68 million tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday.
November 28, 2018 | Rich Ibarra
Last year almost 20,000 salmon made it upriver to the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery, the highest recorded since 1940. More than 14,000 have already been counted this year.
November 26, 2018
The Trump administration released a major climate assessment on Black Friday. It is the most detailed and blunt assessment yet of the dangers of unchecked global warming.
November 21, 2018
California raised more than $800 million from selling permits to release greenhouse gases in the latest quarterly auction.
November 20, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
Scientists lack conclusive answers, but studies indicate children and older people with health conditions are more vulnerable.
Environment NEWS
December 12, 2018
Last month's deadly Camp Fire has become a turning point in the debate over how western forests should be managed.
December 12, 2018
The U.S. government says warming ocean temperatures and melting ice have resulted in the "most unprecedented transition in history" in the Arctic, leading to extreme weather events across the globe.
December 12, 2018
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with climate scientist Stephanie Herring about why the argument "the climate is always changing" is problematic in explaining the temperature changes around the world today.
December 12, 2018
We spoke with union leaders about what it's like when federal policy affects the only trade in town.
December 11, 2018
California Gov. Jerry Brown explains the challenges facing his state in trying to prevent more deadly wildfires in coming years.
