EnvironmentDespite Rain And Snow California Drought PersistsDecember 31, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe recent snow and rain help, but more is needed as California heads toward a record fifth year of drought.
EnvironmentDrought Improves In California, Pacific NorthwestDecember 17, 2015 | Ed JoyceRecent storms have helped to ease dryness and improve drought conditions in California. But warm temperatures have limited the amount of snowpack in some parts of the western U.S.
EnvironmentCalif. Drought: Storms Help, Water Supply 'Below Average'December 10, 2015 | Ed JoyceDespite a return to a more typical fall storm pattern, the rain and snow has brought only minimal improvement to California's multiyear drought. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalif. Businesses Network At UN Climate ConferenceDecember 7, 2015 | Ben BradfordRepresentatives from California businesses have joined Governor Jerry Brown and state lawmakers in Paris. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentPoll Compares Climate Change Concern In Calif., Other CountriesDecember 3, 2015 | Ben BradfordA new poll finds Californians are more likely to view climate change as a serious problem, compared to people in other developed countries. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBrown: California Needs Allies In Fight Against Climate ChangeDecember 1, 2015 | Ben AdlerGov. Jerry Brown says California can’t sustain its aggressive push to fight climate change without similar efforts from other states and countries. Brown also discussed the state's regulation of oil drilling and two controversial ballot initiatives. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentUniv. Of California Joins Bill Gates' Clean Energy CoalitionNovember 30, 2015(AP) - The University of California says it is joining a coalition led by Microsoft founder Bill Gates that will invest in the research and development of clean energy technology to fight climate change.
EnvironmentCalifornia Sixth-Grade Textbooks Frame Climate Change As UncertainNovember 30, 2015 | Amy QuintonA recent study shows many sixth-grade science textbooks in California frame climate change as uncertain in the scientific community and that it may or may not be human-caused. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentDrought Improves In Pacific Northwest, Not CaliforniaNovember 25, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe latest U.S. Drought Monitor showed no change to drought conditions in California over the past week. But, the report does not include the storm that brought rain to valleys and snow to the Sierra Nevada this week.
EnvironmentSacramento Area Water Conservation Rate 27 Percent In OctoberNovember 23, 2015 | Ed JoyceTwo million Sacramento-area water users conserved 27 percent in October, the same rate as September. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
