EnvironmentCalifornia phases out diesel trucks: What happens next?April 28, 2023In a worldwide first, California’s air board unanimously moves to end diesel’s decades-long stranglehold on the economy. Truckers predict chaos, while communities near ports, freeways celebrate cleaner air.
EnvironmentGovernor, First Partner Newsom visit Rancho Cordova farm for Earth DayApril 25, 2023 | Steve MilneOn Saturday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and their four children visited Soil Born Farms in Rancho Cordova to highlight the state’s farm-to-school program.
EnvironmentStorms cost Sacramento millions. Here’s why atmospheric rivers may become more expensiveApril 25, 2023 | Kristin Lam | Manola SecairaCity officials say the period of winter storms in January 2023 was one of the more expensive the city has recorded in the past few decades. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentAfter the deluge: Floods may taint more drinking water in CaliforniaApril 20, 2023Nitrate contamination of well water has been a decades-long problem in the San Joaquin and Salinas valleys — and now stormwater has flushed more fertilizer and manure into aquifers.
EnvironmentAdvocates urge action to address Sacramento’s worsening air qualityApril 19, 2023 | Kate WolffeIn the American Lung Association’s new air quality report, Sacramento had its worst levels of particulate matter. While air quality is improving in eastern states, climate change has made fighting bad air harder in the West.
EnvironmentSacramento could see more mosquitoes this spring after onslaught of wet weatherApril 19, 2023 | Vicki GonzalezAfter an especially wet winter, Sacramentans may see more mosquito activity this year. Here’s what we know about the mosquito forecast and how you can help curb an influx of the insects. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentProposed California bill aims to boost air monitoring near petroleum refineriesApril 18, 2023 | Manola SecairaAdvocates of the bill say current monitoring is inconsistent and data collected isn’t always easily accessible to the public.
EnvironmentCalifornia’s farmers reeling as flooding wreaks havoc on dairy industryApril 18, 2023After weeks of rain, the long-dry Tulare Lake is rising from the San Joaquin Valley floor, endangering farms, towns, livelihoods. Now record snow on the Sierra Nevada is melting. Will the Central Valley be ready?
EnvironmentLake Tahoe reaches clarity not seen since the 1980sApril 13, 2023 | Mike HagertyA rise in zooplankton, which eat algae and other sediment, led to a 10-foot increase in clarity over the past year. But researchers say it's unlikely to last.
EnvironmentUS unveils options for cutting California’s Colorado River waterApril 13, 2023One of the options would override California’s water rights and split the cuts evenly between California, Nevada and Arizona — which would be a big blow to Imperial Valley farmers.
