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April 4, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
A number of industries in California want environmental exemptions because of the economic impact of COVID-19. But the governor’s senior advisor on climate change says this is not a moment to toss out the rules.
March 23, 2020 | Chris Hagan
Pacific Gas and Electric will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter related to the 2018 Camp wildfire, the company announced Monday.
March 1, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
Parts of California just witnessed the driest February ever, and there’s around an 80 percent chance the state will enter a full-blown drought this year. If that happens, it could be the third-driest year in just over a century.
February 29, 2020
Under a new Sacramento transit program, kids from pre-kindergarten to high school get to ride the region’s buses and light rail for free. Now, lawmakers are considering a proposal that tries to emulate the program.
February 27, 2020
January was dry. February was very dry. This doesn’t necessarily mean there will be a drought. One way this is measured is with snow surveys. There’s one happening today at Phillips Station.
February 20, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
The California Energy Commission unanimously voted to allow the Sacramento Municipal Utility District to offer builders and homeowners an option for community solar, in addition or instead of rooftop solar on new homes.
February 5, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
California native bees could become the first insects on the state’s endangered species list. But listing them is angering some farmers and growers that rely on bees to pollinate their crops.
January 31, 2020 | Randol White
The snowpack California relies on for much of its annual water supply is around 79 percent of average we head into February. Officials said that while below average, the conditions are decent.
January 21, 2020 | Bob Moffitt
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making the area around Folsom Lake higher with the hope of protecting residents in cases of extreme weather and flooding.
January 21, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
Two rivers cut through the Sacramento region and that means the risk of flooding is often on people’s minds. As part of CapRadio’s Great Question! series, one listener wondered about the probability of a major flood in the Sacramento region.
Environment NEWS
April 2, 2020
Many countries were expected to release ambitious new climate plans at a conference this fall, but United Nations officials say governments are focusing on the coronavirus crisis.
March 31, 2020
The Trump administration is replacing Obama-era fuel economy standards with weaker ones that will allow for more air pollution. Groups are already lining up to challenge the new rule.
March 31, 2020
The final decision to build the project comes after a decade of protests and political reversals in the U.S. Now critics say construction poses a new risk with the coronavirus pandemic.
March 31, 2020
The Trump administration is replacing Obama-era fuel economy standards with weaker ones that will allow for more air pollution. Groups are already lining up to challenge the new rule.
March 31, 2020
An investigation from NPR and the PBS show Frontline found oil and gas companies had serious doubts that plastic recycling was viable, but promoted it to keep profits high and plastic bans at bay.
