EnvironmentSierra Nevada Snowpack Below Average, But Nowhere Near Levels From Most Recent DroughtJanuary 31, 2020 | Randol WhiteThe snowpack California relies on for much of its annual water supply is around 79 percent of average we head into February. Officials said that while below average, the conditions are decent.
EnvironmentFolsom Dam Is Getting Taller In Effort To Lower Flood Risk In SacramentoJanuary 21, 2020 | Bob MoffittThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making the area around Folsom Lake higher with the hope of protecting residents in cases of extreme weather and flooding.
Great Question!Could Sacramento Flood Like New Orleans? It's Possible, But Water Managers Are Trying To Make It Less Likely.January 21, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroTwo rivers cut through the Sacramento region and that means the risk of flooding is often on people’s minds. As part of CapRadio’s Great Question! series, one listener wondered about the probability of a major flood in the Sacramento region. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia’s Renewable Energy Targets Slashed Carbon Pollution — Now There’s A Proposal To Pause ThemJanuary 12, 2020It’s not about cap and trade. A non-partisan report says California's renewable energy mandate is the star of the state's greenhouse gas goals, just as some propose to stop it.
EnvironmentCalifornia’s ‘Hydrogen Highway’ Never Happened. Could 2020 Change That?January 11, 2020Hydrogen-powered cars haven't taken off. But with successful pilot projects using hydrogen buses and trucks, and with carmakers poised to expand consumers' options, proponents say this may be the year when the “fuel of the future” finally arrives.
EnvironmentCalifornia Lays Out Ambitious Climate Change Budget Plan, Says Trump Administration Isn’t HelpingJanuary 10, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroGov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget proposal holds ambitious goals for addressing climate change — including a climate resilience bond for the November ballot.
EnvironmentCalifornia Could Get A Green New Deal Of Its Own As Lawmakers Aim To Address Climate Change And InequalityJanuary 6, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroCalifornia is already a leader in curbing greenhouse gas emissions. But some lawmakers and environmental advocates want existing goals accelerated, while addressing how disadvantaged communities are unequally burdened by the effects of climate change
EnvironmentFires, Floods And More: A View Of California From Space In 2019January 5, 2020Satellites captured the events that marked the changes of California’s seasons — and we rounded up some of the year’s significant events. So take a look back through the year in California, from space.
