EnvironmentStudy: California Agency Fails To Regulate Pesticide MixturesFebruary 18, 2016 | Amy QuintonA new UCLA report says the California Department of Pesticide Regulation fails to regulate pesticide mixtures adequately. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentPort Of Stockton Proposes Project To Harvest Hyacinth For BiogasFebruary 18, 2016 | Rich IbarraWater hyacinth has been the scourge of the Delta in recent years, but by this summer it could be providing the power to city lights. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment'Considerable' Long-Term Drought In CaliforniaFebruary 18, 2016 | Ed JoyceThe weekly update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows no changes in the area of drought in California after a dry spell the past week brought record high temperatures from Sacramento to San Diego.
EnvironmentRoseville Offers Water Rebates To Commercial UsersFebruary 18, 2016 | Ed JoyceBusinesses and organizations in Roseville can tap $100,000 in rebates for making water efficient changes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Environment$176 Million Proposed For L.A. County Toxic Site CleanupFebruary 17, 2016(AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown proposes spending more than $176 million for testing and cleanup of properties contaminated by lead around a former Exide Technologies battery recycling plant in Los Angeles County.
EnvironmentAs Crews Seal Aliso Canyon Gas Leak, Public Officials Mull How to Prevent AnotherFebruary 17, 2016Northern California has gas fields with equipment similar to what failed in Los Angeles County. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Signs Clean Energy Accord With 16 Other StatesFebruary 16, 2016 | Amy QuintonCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bipartisan accord with 16 other governors to expand clean energy options. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Fact & Fiction: Ending California’s DroughtFebruary 16, 2016 | Chris NicholsCalifornia’s soggy start to winter had many predicting the end of the state’s record drought. Myths and overstatements popped up like weeds after winter rain. PolitiFact California takes on some of these claims. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentMassive Public Works Project Will Help Clean Sacramento RiverFebruary 16, 2016 | Amy QuintonWastewater in the Sacramento region will soon be cleaner before it's dumped in the Sacramento River. The upgrade of the wastewater treatment plant is the largest public works project in the region's history. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentPrescribed Burns In Lake Tahoe BasinFebruary 15, 2016 | Ed JoyceFire agencies are expected to continue prescribed burn operations the week of February 15 in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
