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.
Utility Company Thwarted After Trying To Shift Fire Expenses To CustomersNovember 30, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaA San Diego case could set a precedent for utility companies seeking to share wildfire damage costs with ratepayers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentHigher Than Expected Number Of Chinook Salmon Return To American RiverNovember 28, 2017 | Bob MoffittThe numbers were expected to be much lower because of high water temperatures and predators when the fish were juveniles heading to the ocean during the drought. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentBlack Bears Back In Eastern Nevada After 80-Year AbsenceNovember 26, 2017(AP) - A new study says more than 500 black bears have returned to parts of their historic range in the Great Basin of Nevada where the species disappeared about 80 years ago.
EnvironmentCondor Group Wants To Get More Hunters To Avoid Lead BulletsNovember 26, 2017(AP) - The effort to bring one of the world's largest birds back from the brink of extinction is expanding after northern Arizona and southern Utah found success in getting deer hunters to use ammunition not made of lead.
EnvironmentCalifornia's 2017 Wildfire Season Worst On Record For CAL FIRENovember 24, 2017 | Randol WhiteMore than 500,000 acres have burned so far this year, and unseasonably warm weather in Southern California is extending the fire season there. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.