State GovernmentBrown Moving "Heaven And Earth" To Get Legislature To Extend Cap And TradeMay 31, 2017 | Ben Adler | Ben BradfordOn the eve of his departure for China, where he’ll hold meetings on climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown is imploring California lawmakers to extend the state’s “cap-and-trade” greenhouse gas reduction program. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentWednesday Roundup: Bail System Overhaul, Renewable Energy Requirement, Education Incentives For CalWORKS Recipients, Dialysis StaffingMay 31, 2017 | Ben Adler | Chris NicholsState senators have passed a bill that would overhaul the state's bail system and a bill that requires California to go green by 2045. Meanwhile, lawmakers in the Assembly passed a bill offering grant increases to welfare recipients.
EnvironmentFresno County Has Nation's Largest Rural Area Electric Vehicle Charging ProjectMay 31, 2017 | Rich IbarraFresno County now has the largest electric vehicle charging project in the nation in a rural area.
State GovernmentCould California Go Completely Green Energy By 2050?May 30, 2017 | Ben BradfordThe California Senate will consider this week whether the state’s electricity should come entirely from renewable power by mid-century. There’s debate about whether it’s possible for utilities to go 100 percent renewable by 2050.
EnvironmentTwo Scientists, Two Different Approaches To Saving Bees From Poison DustMay 27, 2017Two scientists agree that pesticide-laden dust from planting equipment kills bees. But they're proposing different solutions, because they disagree about whether the pesticides are useful to farmers.
PolitiFact CaliforniaLawmaker Misleads With Claim Jerry Brown Has Axed Funds For California’s Dying TreesMay 26, 2017 | Chris NicholsRepublican Assemblyman Jim Patterson of Fresno recently claimed Gov. Jerry Brown has slashed nearly all the money in the state’s budget to help local governments remove dead and dying trees in California’s forests. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Farmers Used Enough Groundwater During Drought To Fill Lake MeadMay 18, 2017 | Amy QuintonScientists have for the first time quantified how much groundwater was lost in the Central Valley in the most recent drought. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentResearchers Say Climate Change Affecting Lake Tahoe's Clarity During SummerMay 18, 2017 | Randol WhiteA study released Thursday shows an earlier spring and warmer temperatures last year spurred the growth of algae, that dramatically reduced clarity readings from June through September.
EnvironmentCalifornia To Get Another $66 Million In Volkswagen Emissions SettlementMay 17, 2017The funds, which will be used to help reduce pollution and expand the electric vehicle market, are part of a second settlement reached Wednesday related to the company's emissions cheating scandal. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentStudy: Nearly Half of Native California Salmon Could Be Extinct in 50 YearsMay 16, 2017 | Amy QuintonA new report that gauges the health of California's native salmon, steelhead and trout paints an alarming picture. It shows 45 percent are likely to be extinct in 50 years if present trends continue. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
