EnvironmentProtesters rally as Cal Fire announces plans to resume logging in Mendocino CountyAugust 30, 2022 | Manola SecairaCal Fire announced it will soon resume timber harvesting plans in the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. Controversy sparked in the area over two years ago when protesters rallied and even camped out to prevent Cal Fire from logging.
EnvironmentRanchers, tribes, state officials clash over Shasta River waterAugust 30, 2022A standoff over shutting down ranchers’ pumps signals a flareup of water wars as California is gripped by seemingly endless drought. “To hell with it. We’re starting the pumps,” one Siskiyou County rancher said.
State GovernmentCalifornia wants to end sales of new gas cars by 2035. Here are 4 key roadblocksAugust 28, 2022California's move to end the sale of new gas-powered cars could prove a seminal moment in the shift to zero-emission cars — but getting there won't be easy.
EnvironmentWhy suppressing wildfires may be making the Western fire crisis worseAugust 27, 2022The U.S. is spending record money suppressing wildfires that are only getting more deadly and severe with climate change. But there are signs the needle is moving toward more upfront prevention work.
EnvironmentElectric day in California: State phases out sales of gas carsAugust 25, 2022California will revolutionize the car market by ending sales of new gas cars within 12 years, forcing car buyers to switch to electric cars.
EnvironmentThis city manager wants California to prepare for a megastorm before it's too lateAugust 22, 2022Ben Gallegos, the city manager of Firebaugh, Calif., believes a megastorm could wipe out his city. He's urging state and federal officials to invest more proactively in flood prevention measures.
EnvironmentInflation makes recovery from California fires and other disasters more difficultAugust 18, 2022Extreme weather events made worse by climate change are hitting some of the poorest parts of the United States hard. Recovery will be extra difficult at a time of high inflation.
EnvironmentA cataclysmic flood is coming for California. Climate change makes it more likely.August 14, 2022There's a long history of massive inland flooding in California. New research finds that climate change has already doubled the odds it happens again.
EnvironmentCalifornians still want clean, safe water a decade after state declared it a human rightAugust 11, 2022 | Manola SecairaGroups converged on California’s Capitol on Thursday to lobby for proposed laws to create more water equity.
EnvironmentWrangling over renewables: Counties push back on Newsom administration usurping local controlAugust 6, 2022The state can expedite approval of renewable energy projects but rural counties say they already do their part with solar and wind farms. “We’re in the crosshairs, but we don’t think we are the right target here,” one rural advocate says.
