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.
At separate vigils in downtown Sacramento, community members mourn victims of mass shooting
April 4, 2022
As some community members gathered at the corner of K and 10th streets to honor those killed, dozens of others — mostly news media, city officials and city staffers, with some community members — gathered for a separate vigil.
Sierra snowpack hits a historic low, signaling another year of drought
April 1, 2022
Statewide, snowpack levels are at 38% of what’s usually found in April. Officials say that Californians need to cut back on water use to make up for the loss.
Indigenous activists protest plans to log redwoods in a Northern California forest
April 1, 2022
Protesters have called for more protections for redwoods in Jackson Demonstration State Forest, a site that’s located within the bounds of ancestral Pomo lands.
Sacramento County juggles dueling concerns in final draft of climate action plan
March 24, 2022
With its sights set on carbon neutrality by 2030, the county is attempting to balance concerns over cost with whether its actions are aggressive enough.
Getting healthy, nutritious foods to California students isn’t easy. First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom is making it her priority issue.
March 21, 2022
The state is working to track progress on efforts to serve students healthier food, and a new “farm-to-school road map for success” report is putting the spotlight on youth food insecurity and literacy.
California’s energy future hinges on lithium, from solar panels to batteries. Here’s what we know.
March 10, 2022
President Joe Biden and Governor Gavin Newsom recently spoke about harvesting lithium in Southern California, where some of the most abundant sources of the mineral can be found.
Interview: Climate change is a ‘threat multiplier.’ This researcher says it’ll take cities to stop its effects
March 3, 2022
CapRadio spoke with researcher Eric Chu on his work in the latest U.N. report on climate change and the role of cities in adapting to its effects.
California’s climate action plans fall behind on equity, sticking instead to boilerplate solutions, new study says
February 28, 2022
Of the 170 plans that University of California researchers reviewed, 66 had no mention of social equity at all.
How community science might be key in saving California’s monarch butterfly migration
February 1, 2022
Among the possible reasons for a fluctuation in monarch populations, experts look to changes in climate, varying from rising temperatures to the current drought.
Climate change whiplash could mean more flooding, water-management challenges in California
January 28, 2022
Last year, California saw everything from intense drought to torrential rain. Researchers and water agencies say that the future of the state’s drought depends on adapting to these shifts.