EnvironmentOfficials Looking To Tap Water Stored Behind Dam East Of FresnoMay 14, 2014(AP) -- The drought has prompted officials to look at tapping into water stored behind a dam east of Fresno for the first time in decades in order to assist farmers.
State GovernmentCalifornia Plastic Bag Ban Clears Assembly CommitteeMay 14, 2014 | Max PringleCalifornia would ban single-use plastic grocery bags under a bill that passed an Assembly Committee Wednesday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezInsight: OR7 MateMay 14, 2014The lone wolf made famous for being the first of its kind to venture into California in nearly 90 years may not be as lonely as scientists originally believed. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBrown's Revised Budget Would Help California During DroughtMay 13, 2014 | Amy QuintonGovernor Jerry Brown’s revised budget proposal contains more money to address complications from the drought in California. He wants more money to go to firefighting, food assistance, and wildlife preservation. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityWest Sacramento Gets First Urban FarmMay 8, 2014 | Amy QuintonA vacant lot in West Sacramento will soon be transformed into the city’s first urban farm. The Center for Land Based Learning and the city have teamed up to provide beginning farmers with land. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentSacramento Water Conservation Cops Watch Every...Last...DropMay 8, 2014 | Bob MoffittSacramento has conserved a lot of water, but it's hundreds-of-millions of gallons short of the 20 percent ordered by the Sacramento City Council. We spent a couple of days with Sacramento water cops to see what they're doing to help people conserve. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentDrought Wreaks Havoc On Almond Growers As Water Prices SkyrocketMay 7, 2014 | Rich IbarraAlmond growers are desperately looking for irrigation water as the drought is takes a toll on California's almond crop - and not just for this year. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Bear Rescued From Tahoe Ski Resort Heads To Wildlife SanctuaryMay 6, 2014(AP) -- A bear that apparently became too accustomed to the good life at a ski resort at Lake Tahoe is headed for an animal sanctuary after wildlife officials decided he's too domesticated to be returned to the wild.
EnvironmentCalifornia Water Officials Report Near Record Low May Snow LevelsMay 1, 2014 | Max PringleCalifornia’s final measurement of the season of the Sierra snowpack showed near-record low water levels. The May reading is the first measurement after the beginning of the spring snow melt. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Report: Groundwater Supply At Historic LowMay 1, 2014 | Marianne RussA smaller snowpack and dwindling groundwater resources may lead California water managers to issue new water restrictions.
