EnvironmentUnhealthy Air In Forecast For Sacramento Valley ThursdayJune 18, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District said the region's air quality is forecast to be unhealthy for sensitive groups Thursday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentForest Thinning Project Closure At North Lake TahoeJune 17, 2015 | Ed JoyceAn area will be closed above Kings Beach in North Lake Tahoe as part of a project to reduce fire risk. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentStudy: Wild Bee Diversity Is Declining WorldwideJune 17, 2015 | Ed JoyceA study published June 16 by UC Davis and other researchers shows that wild bee diversity is declining. The researchers said steps must be taken to conserve them -- and not just those that are the main pollinators of agricultural crops. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentOfficials Revise Strategy For California's Largest ReservoirJune 17, 2015(AP) - State and federal officials say they're revising their strategy for releasing water from California's largest reservoir for the coming long, hot summer.
EnvironmentWarmer Weather Brings Out Rattlesnakes In Northern CaliforniaJune 16, 2015 | Ed JoyceWarmer weather is bringing out snakes, including rattlesnakes, in Northern California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Drought: State Agency Revises Rules On GrassJune 15, 2015 | Ed JoyceIn the fourth year of drought, the California Department of Water Resources is holding two hearings on revisions to a statewide landscape ordinance. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentDrought In California Is Killing Large Patches Of TreesJune 15, 2015 | Amy QuintonThe drought in California is stunting tree growth throughout the state and triggering a large die-off in the Sierra Nevada. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentTourism Up In Tahoe Despite DroughtJune 15, 2015Tourism in North Lake Tahoe is rising dramatically even in the drought. Hotel occupancy was up 8 percent last weekend over the same period last year according to the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentRegulators Order Curtailments For Some Senior Water Right HoldersJune 12, 2015 | Amy QuintonCalifornia water regulators announced Friday that some senior water right holders in the Delta, Sacramento and San Joaquin River watersheds will no longer be able to divert water from rivers and streams. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentDespite Storms, Nevada Officials Warn Of Continued DroughtJune 12, 2015(AP) - Nevada climate officials say that recent wet weather isn't significantly changing drought conditions throughout the state.
