EnvironmentSan Joaquin Valley growers may face probation for failing to protect groundwaterOctober 13, 2023Hundreds of wells in Tulare Lake aquifer are at risk of going dry. Today’s recommendation is the first time that state officials have moved to crack down on local plans that fail to stop excessive groundwater pumping.
EnvironmentWhat roadkill can tell us about California's deer and mountain lion populationsOctober 10, 2023 | Manola SecairaUC Davis researchers have collected data on animals killed on the road for years. Fraser Shilling, director of the university’s Road Ecology Center, says it’s important information to understand the health of their populations. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment'Miracle' water year in California: Rain, snow put state's reservoirs at 128% of historical averageOctober 5, 2023California has ended its water year with above average rain and snow, making it one of the wettest years in recorded state history. The state got just over 33 and 1/2 inches of precipitation during the water year that ended Sept. 30.
EnvironmentThe Bay-Delta ecosystem is collapsing. California just unveiled rival rescue plansOctober 2, 2023A long-awaited, controversial report weighs updates to standards that state officials say have failed to protect fish and wildlife. But environmentalists, Native tribes and others already are furious about how long this has taken.
EnvironmentSacramento set to activate its biggest groundwater plant. Why some might notice tap water changeSeptember 29, 2023 | Kristin LamThe facility has been in the works since 2016 and will be able to produce up to 4 million gallons of drinking water per day.
State GovernmentNewsom vetoes bill that would require human drivers ride in autonomous trucksSeptember 26, 2023The bill would have banned self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds — ranging from UPS delivery vans to massive big rigs — from operating on public roads unless a human driver is on board.
EnvironmentNorthern California could get help with wildfires, smoke from early atmospheric riverSeptember 25, 2023 | Manola SecairaThis early-in-the-season storm could help fight fires along the California-Oregon border and has the potential to "dramatically improve air quality."
EnvironmentTribes designate a marine stewardship area in Northern CaliforniaSeptember 25, 2023 | Manola SecairaThe protected area covers nearly 700 square miles of the tribes’ ancestral ocean and coastal lands between the California-Oregon border to just south of Trinidad in Humboldt County.
EnvironmentCan this plan fix California’s insurance crisis? What you need to knowSeptember 22, 2023Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara unveils a plan to shore up the California insurance market for homeowners. Insurers would return to wildfire zones, but would have an easier path to rate increases.
EnvironmentWhy California rivers saw fewer harmful algal blooms this yearSeptember 20, 2023 | Manola SecairaThe toxic algae — a neon green layer of muck that floats atop water — thrives in warm, stagnant conditions brought on by drought. Last winter’s snowpack helped disrupt it.
