EnvironmentCalifornia, Watch The Wildfires In Arizona, They May Be A Preview Of What’s To Come Later This YearJune 18, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroCalifornia may need to take a lesson from what’s happening with wildfires in Arizona where more than 220,000 acres have burned. California’s peak dry season is usually late in the summer and fall, but fires have already begun at lower elevations.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCalifornia Reforestation Efforts During COVID-19May 28, 2020Insight checks in on reforestation efforts in California as the state forays deeper into fire season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentExcessive Heat Warning Hits Northern CaliforniaMay 26, 2020 | Kris Vera-PhillipsA heat wave with record-breaking temperatures is expected for the rest of the week in Northern California.
EnvironmentSummer Days Often Feel Much Hotter If You Live In One Of California’s Historically Redlined NeighborhoodsMay 26, 2020 | Randol WhiteFor decades, communities of color have had fewer resources to develop green space, leading to islands of heat that can be up to 20 degrees hotter than other nearby neighborhoods. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentMagnitude 6.5 Earthquake Hits Western Nevada, No Injuries ReportedMay 15, 2020 | Kris Vera-PhillipsResidents from Salt Lake City to the Central Valley in California say they felt a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that hit western Nevada early Friday morning.
EnvironmentState Parks, Climate Resilience Programs Could See Budget Cuts Under New ProposalMay 14, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroThe proposed budget update has cuts and reductions across environmental sectors including climate resilience programs to state parks. The largest proposed environmental investment is allotted to Cal Fire.
EnvironmentCan California’s Air Remain Clean Post Pandemic? Yes, If The State Amps Up Its Climate Goals, Studies Say.May 7, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroCalifornians are breathing cleaner air now due to pandemic travel restrictions, but it could go away as fast as it cleared up. Although some scientists say it doesn’t have to if we double our climate goals and keep cars off roads. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Solar Industry Loses Over 15,000 Jobs, Companies Now Reopening and RebuildingMay 1, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroThe California solar industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing hundreds of businesses to shed or furlough an estimated 15,000 clean energy jobs.
EnvironmentCalifornia's Green New Deal Likely To Be Sidelined By COVID-19; Lawmakers Hope To Salvage Its GoalsApril 30, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroCalifornia’s bold Green New Deal could be severely scaled down or sidelined until next year due to the pandemic. But some lawmakers and advocates say there’s an important COVID-19 connection to the legislation.
EnvironmentCalifornia Electric Trucks Standard is First of its Kind; Pandemic Leads Trucking Industry to Question its ViabilityApril 30, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroA new proposal could mean 300,000 zero-emission trucks on California’s roads by 2035. It’s being applauded by environmentalists, but some in the trucking industry want state leaders to relax climate standards due to the pandemic.