EnvironmentPower Plant At Base Of Oroville Dam Could Resume Operation SoonMarch 2, 2017 | Randol WhiteEngineers are starting to contemplate how the spillway structure will be redesigned to operate long-term.
EnvironmentModesto Releasing Partially Treated Wastewater Into San Joaquin RiverMarch 2, 2017 | Rich IbarraThe discharges have not been disinfected and that presents a potential health hazard for people who come into contact with the river water. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentOfficials: Calif. Faces $50B Price Tag For Flood ControlMarch 1, 2017California faces an estimated $50 billion price tag for roads, dams and other infrastructure threatened by floods such as the one that severely damaged Oroville Dam.
EnvironmentMoney From Cap-And-Trade Plummets (Again)March 1, 2017 | Ben BradfordFor the third time in four quarters, California’s most prominent program to fight climate change brought in a fraction of the revenue state officials projected. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentSierra Snowpack Near Record Levels But Drought Concerns RemainMarch 1, 2017 | Randol WhiteThe Sierra Nevada snowpack is at near-record levels, according to a state survey taken Wednesday. But that doesn't mean the state's drought issues are fully erased.
