EnvironmentCalifornia May Ban Pesticides Near SchoolsSeptember 29, 2016 | Amy QuintonCalifornia regulators are proposing new rules designed to protect schoolchildren from pesticides that blow in from nearby farms. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Farmers Drilling Wells As Groundwater Limits LoomSeptember 25, 2016(AP) - Farmers in central California are drilling more and deeper wells than ever before to pump water for their fruit orchards and sprawling fields following government imposed limits on surface water.
EnvironmentWhere Did National Forests Go? Green Spaces Disappear From Google MapsSeptember 22, 2016#FindYourPark? Numerous forests, nature reserves and wilderness areas lost their green markings on Google's and Apple's maps, catching forest officials by surprise.
EnvironmentSecond Oil Sheen Seen Near San Francisco Bay Area RefinerySeptember 22, 2016(AP) - U.S. Coast Guard officials say two oil sheens were discovered in the waters north of San Francisco.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapRadio Reporter Amy Quinton Recalls 135-Mile Journey Through Grand CanyonSeptember 22, 2016In March, a group of UC Davis graduate students and their professors took a white-water rafting trip on the Colorado River where it flows through the Grand Canyon. CapRadio reporter Amy Quinton Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentIt Takes A River: A 135-Mile Journey Down The ColoradoSeptember 21, 2016 | Amy QuintonEach spring, a group of UC Davis student scientists and their professors take a whitewater rafting trip through the Grand Canyon to study a river that sustains 40 million people. Capital Public Radio’s Amy Quinton traveled with them. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentToxic Algae Is In More Than 40 California Lakes, WaterwaysSeptember 19, 2016(AP) - Toxic algae has shown up in more than 40 state lakes and waterways from Los Angeles to the northern reaches of California, the highest count in state history.
EnvironmentCalifornia Would Provide More Water To Fish Under PlanSeptember 15, 2016 | Amy QuintonCalifornia regulators have released a draft plan that would increase water for threatened fish and reduce water for farmers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBrown Signs Bills Distributing Cap And Trade RevenuesSeptember 14, 2016 | Ben AdlerGov. Jerry Brown has signed a package of four bills that spend money raised through California’s “cap and trade” greenhouse gas reduction program. It's part of a new effort to fight climate change in California’s disadvantaged communities. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentStudy: Delta Tunnel Plan Would Require Federal FundingSeptember 14, 2016 | Amy QuintonA previously unreleased economic analysis shows the federal government would need to pay for nearly a third of cost of a plan to build two tunnels to carry water across the state. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
