EnvironmentThomas Fire Now Largest In State HistoryDecember 22, 2017(AP) - The huge wildfire that burned hundreds of homes in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties is now the largest in California's recorded history at 273,400 acres.
EnvironmentCARB Approves $663 Million For Clean Trucks, Low-Income CommunitiesDecember 19, 2017 | Ezra David RomeroThe funding includes investments and incentives to put cleaner vehicles on the road, and $125 million set aside to get more clean cars and buses into disadvantaged communities.
EnvironmentCalifornia Trying To Reduce Amount Of Holiday Waste Heading To LandfillsDecember 19, 2017 | Ezra David RomeroHoliday packaging adds 1 million tons of waste nationally. CalRecycle is working on policy recommendations to reduce the amount of holiday trash destined for landfills.
EnvironmentRecord 129 Million Dead Trees In CaliforniaDecember 15, 2017 | Rich IbarraIn the last couple of years, almost 30 million more trees have withered away, caused by years of drought and devastation brought on by bark beetles.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSurviving Hurricane KatrinaDecember 15, 2017 | Chris RemingtonFormer Insight producer Jonathan Ayestas joined Beth Ruyak in studio to talk about his own experience living through Hurricane Katrina. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentThomas Fire: NASA Aerial Surveys Detect 1,300 Degree Fire TemperaturesDecember 14, 2017 | Ezra David RomeroThe fires burning in Southern California have charred more than 250,000 acres. NASA is testing science instruments intended for space by measuring environmental impacts in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCAL FIRE Firefighter Dies Fighting Thomas FireDecember 14, 2017(AP) — A firefighter assigned to the huge wildfire burning in Southern California has died.
Christmas Tree Shoppers Help With Forest Fire ResistanceDecember 13, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerEleven national forests in California are offering Christmas tree programs this season.
EnvironmentCrews Struggle To Keep Flames From California NeighborhoodsDecember 12, 2017To the north, San Francisco Bay Area firefighters quickly contained blazes Tuesday that destroyed at least two homes in hills east of Oakland.
EnvironmentDry Winds To Persist In Southern California Fire AreasDecember 9, 2017Forecasters say gusty, dry Santa Ana winds will continue in Southern California for at least another day in areas where crews are battling wildfires.
