October 11, 2018 | Ezra David Romero
Over 12 years, publicly owned utilities have eliminated an amount of pollution equivalent to what 430,000 cars emit annually.
October 10, 2018 | Ezra David Romero
A new study out of UC Irvine suggests that climate change could melt snow earlier and move it to higher elevations.
October 2, 2018 | Ezra David Romero
New grants and workshops from Cal Fire aim to reduce the risk of wildfires to communities in and near forested areas.
October 2, 2018 | Bob Moffitt
Even though the stamp on the bottom of that piece of trash may say it's recyclable, it may not be in the city of Sacramento.
October 1, 2018
The Department of Water Resources said the Oct.1-Sept. 30 water year that ended Sunday was marked by hot and dry conditions, except for sporadic significant precipitation.
September 29, 2018
More than 80 California farmers are engaged in a state-funded effort to boost carbon concentrations in the soil — a promising way to combat climate change.
September 27, 2018
Fire ecologists are urging forest managers to allow more wildfires to burn on the landscape to help thin overgrown forests. Many challenges stand in the way.
September 26, 2018 | Ezra David Romero
California is witnessing more and more red flag warnings. But what is a red flag warning? And how much precaution should you take if you live in an area under a warning?
September 24, 2018
Electric vehicle advocates, environmental groups and California officials blasted the Trump administration's proposal to roll back car-mileage standards at a Monday hearing in a region with some of the nation's worst air pollution.
September 18, 2018 | Ezra David Romero
Returning fire to the landscape in a managed way has been touted as an approach to better prevent large wildfires in California. But new research suggests prescribed burns might do more harm than good to soil and forest health.
Environment NEWS
October 15, 2018
Most catches are exported to unagi-loving Asian nations, which pay up to thousands of dollars per pound. But one woman is raising and marketing eels for U.S. buyers: "Why not keep that value at home?"
October 14, 2018
While water and some food is being delivered, residents in some of the harder hit areas of Hurricane Michael are growing frustrated. The extensive destruction is more than they anticipated.
October 14, 2018
Vienna had a problem: A key construction site threatened the habitat of dozens of hamsters — yes, common hamsters, a protected species in Austria. Here's how the developers saved the little animals.
October 14, 2018
Songbirds have been in decline for decades, and it's becoming clear that climate change is a factor. Scientists are finding that old-growth forests may help the birds cope with rising temperatures.
October 14, 2018
Hurricane Michael left a million people without power. As storms grow stronger, there are questions about how make the nation's electrical grid more resilient.
