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Manola Secaira

Environment Reporter

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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    Stories by Manola Secaira

  • AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File

    Law banning drilling near California community areas put on hold, sent to voters

    February 6, 2023

    Shortly after the law was passed, oil and gas industry leaders launched a referendum effort aimed at repealing it. It will appear on the November 2024 ballot.

  • Yolo County Resource Conservation District

    How a new law is bringing more attention to natural carbon sequestration

    February 6, 2023

    Environmental advocates have criticized California’s reliance on carbon-capturing technologies in its plans for carbon neutrality. This law aims to bring more focus to natural alternatives.

  • Kenneth James/California Department of Water Resources via AP

    California snowpack levels soar after back-to-back atmospheric rivers

    February 1, 2023

    Researchers at Phillips Station near Lake Tahoe recorded a snow depth of 85.5 inches on Wednesday — almost double the average of what’s typically recorded at that location for February.

  • U.S. Forest Service

    Federal government announces $930M investment in high-risk areas impacted by wildfires

    January 20, 2023

    These at-risk areas include parts of California, Arizona, Oregon and other western states where wildfires have impacted both landscapes and communities.

  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    Why did so many trees fall in Sacramento? What to know about damage to city’s tree canopy amid storms

    January 12, 2023

    Though some trees can be more vulnerable to falling than others, storms of this magnitude — and frequency — can threaten any tree. The city estimates around 1,000 trees have fallen since New Year’s Eve.

  • Courtesy Kenneth James / California Department of Water Resources

    Here’s what to know about weirs and how they’re used in Sacramento

    January 11, 2023

    For the first time in years, most Sacramento weirs are active due to high levels of water in area rivers. However, officials say they currently don’t have plans to open the Sacramento Weir, which was last opened in 2017.

  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    What this series of atmospheric rivers says about California’s drought and water future

    January 6, 2023

    Researchers say this storm could help boost water supplies for the summer, but also reveals weaknesses in the state’s flood-prevention infrastructure.

  • AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

    10 new California laws that go into effect in 2023

    December 27, 2022

    From aspiring to end prison pipelines to wage increases and reproductive-rights protections, these new laws will affect change in the Golden State.

  • AP Photo/Noah Berger

    Coalition of tribes, government agencies unite to restore California's giant sequoia population

    December 16, 2022

    Nearly a fifth of the state’s giant sequoia population have been lost to wildfires in the last few years.

  • Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

    Climate task force aims to keep Sacramento County on track for cutting emissions

    December 12, 2022

    Sacramento County has its sights set on zero-net carbon by 2030, but the path to accomplishing that goal isn’t entirely clear.

 

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