Insight With Vicki GonzalezFire UpdateJuly 17, 2017CALFIRE spokesman Scott McLean joins to update with the latest information on several fires around the state. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBrown Lobbies For Cap-And-Trade, Loses RepublicansJuly 13, 2017 | Ben BradfordCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown wants an extension of the state climate change program, “cap-and-trade.” He gave rare—and heated—testimony to state Senators about it on Thursday.
EnvironmentActivists Urge State To Ban Pesticide After EPA Reverses RulingJuly 12, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerMore than a hundred activists and farm workers traveled to Sacramento to urge state regulators to ban a pesticide that President Trump has decided to allow farmers to continue to use.
State GovernmentGov. Jerry Brown's New Effort To 'Fill The Void' On Climate LeadershipJuly 12, 2017 | Chris NicholsCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are teaming up on a new climate change tracking initiative called America’s Pledge.
State GovernmentCalif. Cap-And-Trade Deal Hasn't Wooed The Groups It IntendedJuly 12, 2017 | Ben BradfordUPDATED: Democratic leaders in the Legislature have postponed a vote on the cap-and-trade measure, originally planned for Thursday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentNew PG&E Program Turns Dead Trees Into EnergyJuly 11, 2017 | Bob MoffittFor years, property owners in the Sierra foothills were required to get rid of their own dead trees, even if PG&E cut them down. But PG&E now has a temporary program that could remove some of the trees and turn them into energy.
EnvironmentDitching Diesel: Sacramento Schools Test Drive Electric BusesJuly 11, 2017 | Ali BudnerThe Sacramento area will soon have one of the largest fleets of electric school buses in the country, but switching from diesel isn't a no-brainer for school districts. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentLawmakers Announce Plan To Extend California Cap And TradeJuly 10, 2017(AP) - Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders have struck a deal to extend California's cap-and-trade program through 2030, but it still needs backing from two-thirds of lawmakers.
EnvironmentCalifornia, New Mexico File Environmental LawsuitJuly 5, 2017(AP) - The attorneys general of California and New Mexico are suing the Trump administration for delaying new rules to reduce methane leaks on federal lands.
EnvironmentCan California Fish Catch Break With Giant Tunnels? DependsJuly 1, 2017(AP) - New federal rulings say giant water tunnels that California wants to build would pose new perils, and a couple new breaks, for the state's vanishing salmon and other native fish.
