EnvironmentMan accused of starting destructive California wildfire by throwing firework out car windowAugust 28, 2024A 26-year-old man has been accused of igniting a destructive California wildfire in early July by throwing a firework from a car window during hot, dry and windy weather.
EnvironmentSalmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removedAugust 28, 2024For the first time in more than a century, salmon will have free passage along the more than 400 miles of the Klamath River and its tributaries as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion along the California-Oregon border.
EnvironmentSacramento temperature blanket 2024: Despite a cooler August, experts say wildfire potential is above normal this fallAugust 27, 2024 | Manola SecairaPeak wildfire season tends to last through October, so the potential for big fires in Northern California isn’t over quite yet.
EnvironmentHeat waves, wildfires and now … snow? California endures a summer of extremesAugust 26, 2024The West Coast’s summer has been interrupted by an unusually cold system from the Gulf of Alaska that dropped down through the Pacific Northwest into Northern California.
State GovernmentCalifornia could soon have an official state slug, crabAugust 23, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiCalifornia is on the cusp of recognizing two new animals as mascots: The banana slug and the Dungeness crab.
Sacramento RegionSacramento teens lead fight against climate change in solidarity with national protestsAugust 22, 2024 | Gerardo ZavalaLocal climate activists held a Summer of Heat protest in downtown Sacramento in solidarity with protests in New York City demanding Wall Street address its support of companies they believe are complicit in accelerating climate change.
EnvironmentFirefighters significantly tame California's fourth-largest wildfire on recordAugust 20, 2024California’s largest wildfire this year has been significantly tamed as the state’s initially fierce fire season has, at least temporarily, fallen into a relative calm.
EnvironmentWildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study saysAugust 15, 2024As climate change fuels the intensity and frequency of wildfires, it's also driving up the health risks for farmworkers who often have no choice but to continue working amid dangerous levels of smoke.
EnvironmentThe oceans are weirdly hot. Scientists are trying to figure out whyAugust 15, 2024Scientists knew that climate change would cause the oceans to heat up a lot. But current ocean temperatures are even higher than expected.
State GovernmentNew California bill would demand equitable hiring practices in infrastructure projects to support disadvantaged communitiesAugust 13, 2024 | Gerardo ZavalaSenate Bill 1340 would require equitable hiring compliance for the $180 billion in federal dollars coming to the state to fund green infrastructure projects over the next decade.
