Utility Company Thwarted After Trying To Shift Fire Expenses To CustomersNovember 30, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaA San Diego case could set a precedent for utility companies seeking to share wildfire damage costs with ratepayers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentHigher Than Expected Number Of Chinook Salmon Return To American RiverNovember 28, 2017 | Bob MoffittThe numbers were expected to be much lower because of high water temperatures and predators when the fish were juveniles heading to the ocean during the drought. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentBlack Bears Back In Eastern Nevada After 80-Year AbsenceNovember 26, 2017(AP) - A new study says more than 500 black bears have returned to parts of their historic range in the Great Basin of Nevada where the species disappeared about 80 years ago.
EnvironmentCondor Group Wants To Get More Hunters To Avoid Lead BulletsNovember 26, 2017(AP) - The effort to bring one of the world's largest birds back from the brink of extinction is expanding after northern Arizona and southern Utah found success in getting deer hunters to use ammunition not made of lead.
EnvironmentCalifornia's 2017 Wildfire Season Worst On Record For CAL FIRENovember 24, 2017 | Randol WhiteMore than 500,000 acres have burned so far this year, and unseasonably warm weather in Southern California is extending the fire season there. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Nets $860 Million From Carbon AuctionNovember 21, 2017(AP) - California permits to emit carbon sold out for the second straight auction, generating about $860 million for the state.
EnvironmentSalmon And Steelhead Trout Migrating In Record NumbersNovember 21, 2017 | Rich IbarraSalmon and steelhead trout are returning from the ocean to spawn and conditions have never been better. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentMonday Deadline For Property Owners To Sign Up For Wildfire Cleanup AssistanceNovember 13, 2017 | Bob MoffittMonday Nov. 13 is the last day for people affected by last month's wildfires in Northern California to sign up for help to clean up their properties.
EnvironmentLocal Clean-Up Efforts Find Fewer Plastic Bags One Year After California's BanNovember 13, 2017 | Julia MitricA year after California enacted a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags, environmental groups say early data show a significant dip in plastic trash. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentPG&E Says Someone Else's Wires May Have Caused Deadly WildfireNovember 10, 2017(AP) - California's largest utility says the deadliest of last month's wildfires may have been started by electrical equipment not owned or installed by Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
