EnvironmentStrange Bedfellows Form Coalition To Increase Water SupplyOctober 13, 2016 | Amy QuintonAn odd assortment of corporations, nonprofits, environmental and agricultural groups have joined forces to help increase California’s water supply. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezHow Trees Contribute To The City LandscapeOctober 13, 2016What role do trees play in America's cityscapes? Author of "Urban Forests: A Natural History of Trees and People in the American Cityscape" Jill Jonnes explains on Insight. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentStudy: Climate Change Responsible For Surge In WildfiresOctober 10, 2016 | Amy QuintonA new study shows that forest fires have doubled in the West because of climate change.
EnvironmentStudy: Climate Change May Benefit California Oysters, But There's A CatchOctober 10, 2016 | Amy QuintonNative California oysters may fare well under climate change, if predatory snails don't get them first. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California CountsElection 2016 FAQ: Proposition 65, Money From Carry-Out BagsOctober 10, 2016Proposition 65 requires grocery stores to turn over money from sale of reusable bags to a new state fund.
California CountsElection 2016 FAQ: Proposition 67, Plastic Bag Ban Veto ReferendumOctober 10, 2016Proposition 67 clears a path for a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags to go into effect.
EnvironmentCalifornia Regulators Set New Rules For Cancer-Causing PesticideOctober 6, 2016 | Amy QuintonState regulators say they're tightening rules on how much California farmers can use of a potentially dangerous pesticide.
State GovernmentSchwarzenegger, Brown Mark 10th Anniversary Of Climate Change LawOctober 5, 2016 | Ben AdlerGov. Jerry Brown, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other California leaders are commemorating the 10th anniversary of the state’s landmark climate change legislation, AB 32. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia's Water Conservation Down During Historic DroughtOctober 5, 2016 | Amy QuintonStatewide water conservation dropped below 18 percent in August.
EnvironmentMeadow Restoration Aims To Improve Water Supply And Combat Climate ChangeOctober 4, 2016 | Amy QuintonMajor construction is underway to restore a mountain meadow in the Sierra Nevada. Scientists say it will improve water quality, increase water supply and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.