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Environment

CalFire Beefing Up Ranks Earlier Than Usual

March 31, 2014 | Steve Milne

Despite the rain and snow Northern California is getting with this latest storm, state officials stress we're still in a drought. In fact, CalFire is hiring seasonal firefighters ahead of schedule.

Lawsuit Puts Future Of Lake Tahoe 4th Of July Fireworks In Limbo

March 28, 2014 | Ky Plaskon

The Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority voted Thursday to cancel this year's and future 4th of July and Labor Day fireworks unless a federal lawsuit is settled or dismissed by April 4.

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Federal Judge Hears Lawsuit Over Lake Tahoe Development

March 26, 2014 | Amy Quinton

Environmental groups suing the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency over its proposals for future development presented their arguments in a federal court Wednesday. The Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore want the court to stop the plan.

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Drought Means Pumps Possible In Sacramento River

March 26, 2014 | Bob Moffitt

The Department of Utilities had hoped to avoid installing extra pumps at the Sacramento River Pump Station, but the drought has made it unavoidable.

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Drought Forces Salmon Migration By Truck

March 26, 2014 | Amy Quinton

The drought is causing state and federal fish agencies to take extraordinary steps to save fish. The agencies began to truck 30 million fall-run Chinook salmon from hatcheries to release sites close to the ocean in an effort to save them.

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Will Your Next House Produce More Energy Than It Consumes?

March 25, 2014 | Bob Moffitt

UC Davis and a division of Honda say they've built a new house that saves energy and water, and reduces carbon emissions by 11 tons each year.

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Are New Fracking Regulations in California Enough?

March 25, 2014 | Amy Quinton

California is instituting what some are calling the toughest regulations in the nation for the controversial oil extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. But some say the regulations don't go far enough and instead want a ban.

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City Issues More Than 350 Water Violation Notices In 48 Hours

March 25, 2014 | Steve Milne

It's raining, but we're still in a drought and more than 350 people are getting a stern reminder about that from the City of Sacramento.

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Daylight Savings Brings New Watering Restrictions For Sacramento

March 7, 2014 | Melody Stone

With the shift from winter to spring comes new watering limitations for Sacramento residents. To conserve water, residents are being asked to only water twice a week.