State GovernmentThursday Bill Round-Up: Fitbits, Emissions Fines, And Rape KitsMay 12, 2016 | Ben BradfordThe Assembly passed measures on Thursday to protect health information, increase data about rape kits, and crack down on polluters after the Volkswagen scandal. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Drought: Too Soon To End Mandatory Conservation?May 11, 2016 | Ed JoyceOne water scientist says it may be too soon to end mandatory water conservation requirements in California and the state's surface and groundwater should be managed together. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentStebbins Cold Canyon Natural Reserve ReopensMay 10, 2016 | Ed JoyceA popular nature reserve west of Davis reopens May 15 after being closed following a wildfire last summer. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Wants Major Changes To Water ConservationMay 9, 2016 | Ben BradfordAn executive order from California Gov. Jerry Brown and a new proposal from the state Water Board would do away with the current system of water conservation. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBrown Orders Permanent Water Conservation MeasuresMay 9, 2016(AP) -- Gov. Jerry Brown is ordering California to permanently follow some conservation measures taken during the state's drought.
EnvironmentCalifornia Wildlife Agency Monitoring Bat DiseaseMay 9, 2016 | Amy QuintonThe California Department of Fish and Wildlife is concerned white-nose syndrome, a disease affecting bats, could show up in California. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentWestern U.S. Snowpack Melting At Record SpeedMay 7, 2016 | Ed JoyceA U.S. agency says western U.S. snowpack dropped at "record speed" during April as average temperatures in the contiguous U.S. were 4.0°F above average from January through April 2016.
State GovernmentCalifornia Assembly Turns Down Aid For SoCal Gas VictimsMay 6, 2016(AP) — Members of the California Assembly rejected a plan to give victims of the Aliso Canyon disaster gas leak and other man-made pollution more time to sue for relief, but the proposal could return.
EnvironmentLong-Term Drought Persists In CaliforniaMay 5, 2016 | Ed JoyceSome minor improvement in California drought conditions last week, but long-term drought remains entrenched as the summer dry season is slightly more than a month away. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentReport Finds Unsafe Water May Affect 24 Percent of California Public SchoolsMay 5, 2016 | Amy QuintonA new report finds that as many as one million students in California have attended schools with water systems that didn’t meet safe drinking water standards. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
