EnvironmentDelta Cross Channel Gates To Close To Help SalmonNovember 26, 2014 | Amy QuintonOn Monday the US Bureau of Reclamation plans to close the Delta Cross Channel Gates to protect migrating salmon. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentEPA Calls For New Ozone Pollution RulesNovember 26, 2014 | Amy QuintonThe Obama Administration wants to cut the levels of smog-forming pollution.
EnvironmentRecent Rain Not Enough To Ease California DroughtNovember 26, 2014 | Ed JoyceAfter three years of drought, recent rains still leave 100 percent of California in drought.
EnvironmentDry Central California Town Gets Portable ShowersNovember 19, 2014(AP) - Officials say residents of a California community where hundreds of home wells have run dry can now take hot showers in portable facilities set up in a church parking lot.
EnvironmentRanchers Questioning Accuracy Of U.S. Drought MonitorNovember 18, 2014 | Rich IbarraThe U.S. Drought Monitor measures the impact of the drought across the nation and California cattle ranchers have millions of dollars at stake based on that information. But some are questioning the accuracy of the data. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentTask Force To Control Hyacinth In The DeltaNovember 17, 2014 | Rich IbarraWater hyacinth has proved to be a major problem in the Delta this year, but a special task force hopes to keep the weed at bay in the spring. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentMama Bear And Three Cubs Captured In Carson City And ReleasedNovember 14, 2014 | Ed JoyceNevada state wildlife officials captured a black bear sow and her three male cubs Thursday morning on the west side of Carson City and released them into the wild Friday.
EnvironmentDamage From King Fire Could Get WorseNovember 14, 2014 | Amy QuintonThe King Fire in the El Dorado National Forest burned nearly 100,000 acres before it was finally contained last month. Its size might pale in comparison to the 257,000 acre Rim Fire last year, but the damage is strikingly similar and could get worse. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Details Funding Plan For Twin TunnelsNovember 14, 2014(AP) -- California officials say they've found a way to pay for building the twin tunnels that would send water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
State GovernmentBrown: California's Water System 'Engineered'November 13, 2014 | Katie OrrGovernor Jerry Brown says people must acknowledge that water doesn't flow freely in California anymore. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
