State GovernmentCAL FIRE Has Already Exceeded Its Budget By $60 MillionDecember 8, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerCAL FIRE has exceeded its firefighting budget projection by an estimated $60 million so far. Officials say going over budget is the new normal.
Turning Sacramento Kitchen Scraps To Compost, One Bike Ride At A TimeDecember 8, 2017 | Julia MitricCalifornians send more than 5 million tons of food waste to landfills each year. The man behind Oak Park Soil aims to reduce that tonnage, one bike ride at a time. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentOroville Residents Blast State Over Dam RepairsDecember 7, 2017Oroville residents vented decades of frustration with state water managers Wednesday, telling officials they have no credibility when they say hairline cracks in a newly rebuilt spillway are nothing to worry about.
EnvironmentSouthern California Fire Threatening 12,000 StructuresDecember 6, 2017UPDATE 10:35 a.m.: (AP) - The Thomas Fire, the biggest and most destructive of several wildfires burning in Southern California, has scorched more than 65,000 acres according to CAL FIRE.
EnvironmentAnalysts Worry Calif. Climate Change Program Is Doing Too WellDecember 5, 2017 | Ben BradfordThe recent success of California’s signature climate change program, cap-and-trade, creates a paradox: Blockbuster returns from the program now may ultimately undermine the state’s ambitious goals for cutting emissions. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Wildfire Hops Highway, Nears OceanDecember 5, 2017(AP) - The biggest and most destructive wildfire burning in Southern California has jumped U.S. Highway 101, nearly reaching the ocean and forcing new evacuations.
EnvironmentChlorpyrifos Makes California List Of Most Dangerous ChemicalsDecember 1, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaThe widely used agricultural pesticide will soon be subject to the same labeling requirements as other chemicals on California's Prop 65 list of substances known to cause cancer, birth defects and reproductive harm.
