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California’s climate action plans fall behind on equity, sticking instead to boilerplate solutions, new study says

February 28, 2022 | Manola Secaira

Of the 170 plans that University of California researchers reviewed, 66 had no mention of social equity at all.

Environment

Snow falling: As climate warms, overhauling California water projections gains urgency

February 27, 2022

The Sierra Nevada hasn’t provided nearly as much water as predicted. Now the state is struggling to overhaul its snow runoff forecasts.

Environment

DNA evidence shows Hank the Tank didn't work alone

February 25, 2022

Evidence shows that giant bear is getting a bad rap. And local officials say they're getting so many calls about him that it's affecting their ability to take emergency calls.

Environment

Hank the Tank: A massive bear has broken into dozens of homes near Lake Tahoe

February 22, 2022

The 500-pound animal is a "severely food-habituated bear," meaning that it "has lost its fear of people and is associating people with access to food," California officials say.

Environment

Stanislaus County will pilot plan to put solar panels over irrigation canals

February 16, 2022 | Rich Ibarra

Project Nexus is a concept developed by UC Merced and funded with $20 million by the California Department of Water Resources. The goal is to produce renewable energy and reduce water evaporation.

Environment

No end in sight: California drought on course to break another record

February 16, 2022

After record-breaking snowfall at the start of the rainy season, January and February will likely be the driest on record, prolonging California’s drought.

Environment

Interview: Five years after the Oroville Dam crisis, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea reflects on lessons learned

February 11, 2022 | Megan Manata | Vicki Gonzalez

Five years ago, the spillway at the Oroville Dam had a structural failure, forcing the evacuation of thousands of civilians. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea recounts the tense few days before and after the crisis

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California energy regulators put plans on hold to cut benefits for rooftop solar customers

February 10, 2022 | Randol White

A vote by the CPUC will have to wait as regulators say they need more time to investigate the issue.

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Environment

Has California’s landmark law cleaned communities’ dirty air?

February 2, 2022

California’s environmental justice law is supposed to clean the air for 15 hot spot communities, home to almost 4 million people. But after more than 4 years and $1 billion, it’s still impossible to say whether it’s worked.

Environment

How community science might be key in saving California’s monarch butterfly migration

February 1, 2022 | Manola Secaira

Among the possible reasons for a fluctuation in monarch populations, experts look to changes in climate, varying from rising temperatures to the current drought.

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