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Law banning drilling near California community areas put on hold, sent to voters

February 6, 2023 | Manola Secaira

Shortly after the law was passed, oil and gas industry leaders launched a referendum effort aimed at repealing it. It will appear on the November 2024 ballot.

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How a new law is bringing more attention to natural carbon sequestration

February 6, 2023 | Manola Secaira

Environmental advocates have criticized California’s reliance on carbon-capturing technologies in its plans for carbon neutrality. This law aims to bring more focus to natural alternatives.

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California, other states reach impasse over Colorado River

February 2, 2023

Despite a federal deadline today, California — the largest user of Colorado River water — has refused to cut back as much as six other states proposed in a new plan today. Imperial valley growers have the most to lose.

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California snowpack levels soar after back-to-back atmospheric rivers

February 1, 2023 | Manola Secaira

Researchers at Phillips Station near Lake Tahoe recorded a snow depth of 85.5 inches on Wednesday — almost double the average of what’s typically recorded at that location for February.

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

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Sierra Nevada forests have seen ‘unprecedented’ level of high-severity wildfires, study finds

January 27, 2023 | Randol White

A new study from UC Davis researchers found that the proportion of good to bad fire in the Sierra Nevada — and much of California — is out of balance.

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Disaster recovery center connects Sacramento-area winter storm victims to help

January 26, 2023 | Kristin Lam

The center in Galt can help Sacramento-area residents deal with the aftermath of winter storms that brought strong winds and flooding.

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Environment

Growers brace to give up some Colorado River water

January 22, 2023

The Colorado River’s water transformed the Imperial Valley desert into one of California’s most productive farm regions. But now growers will have to sacrifice 10% of their supply because of shortages in the river’s supply.

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Federal government announces $930M investment in high-risk areas impacted by wildfires

January 20, 2023 | Manola Secaira

These at-risk areas include parts of California, Arizona, Oregon and other western states where wildfires have impacted both landscapes and communities.

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

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Q&A: Owner of Sacramento-area tree removal service discusses storm’s impact on business

January 20, 2023 | Janelle Salanga

Michael Ganchenko, who has owned Kingdom Tree Service for seven years, said he received at least 5 times more calls for service during the inclement weather than expected for early January.

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Storm updates: Biden surveys California storm damage, Sacramento county ends emergency weather respite services

January 19, 2023

President Joe Biden joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom for an aerial tour of storm damage in the Santa Cruz area on Thursday. Biden issued a major disaster declaration for seven counties statewide, including Sacramento and San Joaquin counties.

 

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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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YosemiteLand is Capital Public Radio’s exploration of how the park, the surrounding region and the experience of Yosemite are in transition.

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Why the EPA puts a higher value on rich lives lost to climate change

February 8, 2023

There is one number that the Environmental Protection Agency relies on to decide which climate policies to pursue. So why does that number assume the lives of richer people are worth more?

New groups are changing the narrative about Black women and the outdoors

February 7, 2023

Black women love the outdoors as much as anyone else. Groups such as Outdoorsy Black Women and Black Packers are helping them explore and enjoy the outdoors.

Here's what we know about what caused the Turkey earthquake

February 7, 2023

Seismologists say Monday's earthquake took place in a complex junction of faults that was long overdue for a big one. The destructive shaking was spread across many kilometers.

Brazil cracks down on illegal gold miners on an indigenous reserve in the Amazon

February 6, 2023

The illegal miners have polluted rivers and land in the reserve, leading to widespread hunger and disease.

A Turkish castle that withstood centuries of invasions is damaged in the earthquake

February 6, 2023

Gaziantep Castle in southeastern Turkey dates back to the Hittite Empire and in modern times has been a museum and tourist attraction. Parts of the building were destroyed by Monday's earthquake.

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