Insight With Vicki Gonzalez Wildfire Awareness Week May 4, 2016 | Cody Drabble For Wildfire Awareness Week, we discuss what could be different about this fire season and what needs to happen in California's forests to break the cycle of catastrophic mega fires. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment Outdoor Burn Permits Required In California May 2, 2016 | Ed Joyce Outdoor burn permits are now required for most counties in Northern California. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment Spring Storms Help Snowpack As California Drought Persists April 28, 2016 | Ed Joyce Spring storms help Sierra Nevada snowpack, but there is no reduction in drought conditions in California and Nevada. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment Expect More 'Spare The Air' Alerts In Sacramento April 27, 2016 | Ed Joyce More "Spare The Air" alerts may be issued this year in the Sacramento region because the Environmental Protection Agency has lowered the federal ozone health standard. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment Prescribed Burns Planned In Lake Tahoe Basin April 25, 2016 | Ed Joyce Weather permitting, the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations starting Monday in areas around Lake Tahoe. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment Extreme And Exceptional Drought Decline In California April 21, 2016 | Ed Joyce Extreme and exceptional drought eased in California last week and for the first time since the week of July 2013, there is no exceptional drought in Nevada. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment Report: California Has Nation's Dirtiest Air April 20, 2016 | Ed Joyce The American Lung Association "State of the Air 2016" report gives failing grades to communities in the Central Valley's farming region and the Los Angeles area. It also says climate change is a growing threat to air quality in California. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Suspicious Marin County Wildfire Burned 5 Acres Near Homes, Campground April 16, 2016 (AP) — Officials say a suspicious wildfire at Dillon Beach in Marin County burned five acres near homes and a popular campground before firefighters contained it.
CAL FIRE Honors Chief Jim Wright For Bravery During The Valley Fire April 13, 2016 | Melody Stone CAL FIRE Division Chief Jim Wright was awarded the medal of valor for driving through the Valley Fire burn area to retrieve four entrapped firefighters last September.
Wildfire Along California-Arizona Line 40 Percent Contained April 7, 2016 (AP)- A wildfire burning across the Arizona and California borders has now devoured more than 1,400 acres of brush, but officials say gusty winds are calming and the flames are lying down.(AP) - Firefighters in California and Arizona have increased c
