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Rain, snow and wind are returning to Northern California. In Sacramento, impacts expected to be milder than recent storms

March 20, 2023 | Claire Morgan

Another storm system will bring light rain to the Sacramento region and snow to the Sierra on Tuesday and Wednesday, and a large portion of the San Joaquin Valley is under a wind advisory through Tuesday night.

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State Government

Wildfire victims left ‘in the dark’ after U.S. Forest Service briefs Congress about the Caldor Fire

March 20, 2023 | Scott Rodd

A CapRadio and California Newsroom investigation prompted the Forest Service to answer U.S. lawmakers’ questions about a stalled fire prevention project, but little information from these meetings has been shared with the public.

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Environment

Climate is changing too quickly for the Sierra Nevada's 'zombie forests'

March 18, 2023

One in five Sierra Nevada conifers are no longer compatible with the environmental conditions around them, raising questions about how to manage the land. Researchers say it may get worse.

Robert F. Bukaty/AP

Environment

The Maine lobster industry sues California aquarium over a do-not-eat listing

March 18, 2023

Industry groups are suing the Monterey Bay Aquarium for defamation, arguing that their prized catch shouldn't be on a "red list" published by Seafood Watch, a conservation program it operates.

Mark Lennihan/AP

Environment

City provides tool to help Sacramento residents cut home energy bills, emissions

March 15, 2023 | Kristin Lam

The free online tool will be available to some Sacramento residents through at least spring 2024 as part of the city’s goals to convert buildings to all electric energy.

Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

Environment

No California salmon: Fishery to be shut down this year

March 15, 2023

The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development.

Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Environment

In the northern California snow, stranded cows are getting emergency hay drops

March 15, 2023

After heavy snowfall left cows in northern California stranded and starving, officials launched an unusual rescue mission.

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State Government

Newsom issues executive order to divert more rain, snowmelt into groundwater basins

March 14, 2023 | Manola Secaira

The order allows agencies to more easily divert flood waters by temporarily lifting some restrictions around permits. Some protections remain in place, like those created to safeguard wildlife and others meant to prevent storing contaminated water.

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Environment

Flood watch, wind warning in place through Tuesday night as another atmospheric river drenches Sacramento

March 14, 2023 | Mike Hagerty | Claire Morgan

The Sacramento Valley is under a flood watch through Wednesday morning after days of heavy rain. Power outages, felled trees and minor damage have also been reported in the region as the result of gusty winds.

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Environment

Latest atmospheric river renews flood concerns in Sacramento region

March 13, 2023 | Chris Hagan

The latest atmospheric river of the winter is forecast to hit Northern California on Monday, bringing more rain, snow and possible flooding.

 

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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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The Supreme Court wrestles with questions over the Navajo Nation's water rights

March 20, 2023

Almost a third of the reservation's 170,000 residents lack access to clean, reliable drinking water. The tribe wants to be able to represent itself in litigation over the Colorado River.

The Supreme Court hears a case with implications for the shrinking Colorado River

March 20, 2023

The Navajo Nation says the federal government isn't delivering water it's owed from the Colorado River. The case could affect how much water is available for non-tribal uses.

Millions of dead fish have been found in an Australian river due to low oxygen levels

March 20, 2023

Millions of dead fish have been found dead in an Australian river due to dangerously low oxygen levels in the water caused by receding flood waters, government officials said.

Supreme Court cases could reshape Navajo Nation water rights

March 19, 2023

NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Gregory Ablavsky, professor at Stanford Law School, about a set of cases the Supreme Court will hear on Monday involving the water rights of the Navajo Nation.

Denver's local indigenous groups are helping manage its bison herds

March 18, 2023

In Denver, local indigenous groups are helping the city manage its bison herds.

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