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May 24, 2019 | Drew Sandsor
Lake Tahoe clarity increased to 70.9 feet in 2018, an improvement of more than 10 feet after a record low the previous year, according to the latest measurements by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center.
May 6, 2019 | Ezra David Romero
In California, there are around 300 species at risk and 346 species in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon combined.
May 6, 2019
(AP) — Red-legged frogs made famous by Mark Twain are thriving in Yosemite Valley after a decades-long absence.
May 1, 2019 | Ben Adler
In his first formal move to shape the future of the state’s high-speed rail project, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has released cost estimates and plans to build track, trains and stations in the Central Valley.
May 1, 2019 | Ezra David Romero
The Trump administration wants to strip federal protection of gray wolves in almost all of the lower 48 states. Wolves were listed under federal endangered species laws in 1978.
April 22, 2019 | Ezra David Romero
Current law prohibits the use of reusable foodware like cups, plates and forks at temporary events, because they must be cleaned at approved facilities. A new bill could change that.
April 19, 2019 | Julia Mitric
A federal appeals court has given the Environmental Protection Agency 90 days to justify why a widely used but dangerous pesticide should stay on the market.
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April 18, 2019 | Randol White
The plan is to complete a study by the end of this year, with the first installation of chargers by early 2020.
April 17, 2019 | Ezra David Romero
As climate change creates more extremes in weather it’s important to know when heat waves will hit California. Now scientists think a phenomenon in the Indian and eastern Pacific Oceans might predict when the next one could hit the state.
April 17, 2019 | Scott Rodd
A proposal from the state Air Resources Board would make shuttle services more eco-friendly — and it could pave the way for larger transportation sectors to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
Environment NEWS
May 23, 2019
Fewer than 400 licenses will be granted annually, the government of Botswana said Thursday. Conservationists are decrying the decision as horrific and unethical.
May 23, 2019
Plastic bags are not biodegradable and can do great harms to wildlife. Cities and states across the country are banning plastic bags, but those bans may be having unintended consequences.
May 23, 2019
Coal-fired power plants keep closing, and communities around the country must decide what to do with those sites. Pennsylvania has a plan, aiming to create new jobs where old ones have been lost.
May 22, 2019
Kenneth Feinberg has been tapped to facilitate talks between the company's lawyers and plaintiffs' representatives over the next two weeks.
May 22, 2019
American farmers rely heavily on selling their goods overseas. As the trade war heats up again, many Midwest soybean farmers have huge surpluses and are receiving government aid.
