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Brant Allen / UC Davis

Environment

Lake Tahoe clarity didn't improve last year. Wildfires may have played a role.

July 10, 2022

Lake Tahoe’s clarity has been dipping over the years from a historic level of 97 feet to 63 feet in 2021.

AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

State Government

Deal pulls California plastic trash measure from ballot

June 30, 2022

A bill negotiated by environmentalists, the plastics industry and lawmakers is keeping a California recycling measure off the ballot.

AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File

Environment

What the Supreme Court ruling means for the EPA's ability to fight climate change

June 30, 2022 | Manola Secaira

A climate law expert explains what the Supreme Court ruling means for the EPA’s future plans to cut carbon emissions.

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

Environment

Composting starts soon in Sacramento County. Here’s what you need to know.

June 29, 2022 | Manola Secaira

A law aimed at decreasing food waste and greenhouse gas emissions in California is coming into play in Sacramento County.

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Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo

Environment

Tunnel vision: What’s next for the governor’s plan to replumb the Delta?

June 22, 2022

It’s no quick fix. The scaled-down tunnel — which would bypass the Delta and funnel more water south — still has to clear a gauntlet of reviews, would cost at least $16 billion and could take 20 years.

AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File

Environment

How idle oil wells leaked explosive levels of methane in Bakersfield

June 21, 2022 | Manola Secaira

There are about 35,000 idle oil wells in California. State leaders and activists are in the midst of deciding their future.

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

Environment

Cal Fire fumbles key responsibilities to prevent catastrophic wildfires despite historic budget

June 21, 2022 | Scott Rodd

A months-long investigation from The California Newsroom examined Cal Fire’s efforts to prevent catastrophic wildfires, ahead of what could be another devastating fire season.

Ariana Drehsler / CalMatters

Health Care

Overworked California firefighters struggle with PTSD, suicide, fatigue, intensifying wildfires

June 13, 2022

Cal Fire faces a mental health crisis. As wildfires intensify, thousands of California firefighters carry a heavy load of trauma and grief.

Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo

Environment

State imposes sweeping ban on pumping river water in San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area

June 8, 2022

As drought intensifies, the order affects many cities and growers from Fresno to the Oregon border, including 212 public water systems.

Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

Environment

Climate controversy: California’s plan for handling crisis is flawed, advisors say

June 4, 2022

California’s climate change plan fails to provide substantial evidence that capturing carbon will meet ambitious greenhouse gas goals, critics say. The plan “does California a disservice,” one state advisor said.

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TahoeLand Podcast

Lake Tahoe is a jewel in the Sierra Nevada, but climate change threatens everything we love about it. CapRadio’s Ezra David Romero takes us inside this petri dish for scientific research to see how Tahoe helps us confront the global climate crisis.

YosemiteLand Podcast

YosemiteLand is Capital Public Radio’s exploration of how the park, the surrounding region and the experience of Yosemite are in transition.

 Environment NEWS

A fourth set of human remains is found at Lake Mead as the water level keeps dropping

August 8, 2022

The reservoir continues to suffer from a 22-year drought that now has water levels at only 27% of capacity. That's surfaced four sets of skeletal remains in the past four months.

An island in the Galápagos reintroduced iguanas after nearly 200 years of extinction

August 8, 2022

The Galápagos land iguana is back on Santiago Island. That's thanks to some help from a team of conservationists.

The tiger count in Nepal has tripled in recent years

August 7, 2022

Nepal has announced the results of the latest national survey, and it's good news: 355 tigers now roam the Himalayan nation — nearly triple the number in recent years.

Deep sea mining could provide materials to help us quit fossil fuels — but at a cost

August 5, 2022

Building everything necessary for fighting climate change is going require metal. There's plenty on the ocean floor. But extracting it is controversial because it involves deep sea mining.

Encore: Sprite ditches its iconic green bottle, but critics say it's not enough

August 4, 2022

For decades, Sprite has come in green bottles, but the company says clear plastic is more easily recycled. Environmentalists say the issue is not the color but the single-use plastic.

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California Burning: The Past, Present And Future Of Wildfires In The West

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