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Manola Secaira is CapRadio’s environment and climate change reporter. Before that, she worked for Crosscut in Seattle as an Indigenous Affairs reporter.
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May 16, 2023
In 2015, Berryessa Snow Mountain became a national monument. But Molok Luyuk, nestled along the eastern side of the monument’s center, was excluded.
May 12, 2023
Though the budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion, Newsom said he does not plan to dip into the state’s rainy day fund, instead proposing a mix of funding delays, cuts and renewing a tax on health insurers.
May 2, 2023
For the final statewide snowpack survey of the year, researchers at Phillips Station near Lake Tahoe recorded a snow depth of nearly 5 feet.
April 25, 2023
City officials say the period of winter storms in January 2023 was one of the more expensive the city has recorded in the past few decades.
April 18, 2023
Advocates of the bill say current monitoring is inconsistent and data collected isn’t always easily accessible to the public.
April 11, 2023
Officials say California’s snowpack could melt and trickle down slowly during the spring and summer months, but warm rainfall might accelerate that process and force flood concerns statewide.
April 3, 2023
Dozens of atmospheric rivers hit the West Coast this winter, boosting snowpack levels across the state.
We talked to an expert about the state’s role in both national and international conversations about pollution from cars and trucks.
March 28, 2023
As part of its goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2045, California is working to cut emissions in all parts of life, including the kitchen.
March 24, 2023
The announcement means water agencies throughout the state can now expect a boost in supplies.
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