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California Awards $63M In Grants To Promote Healthy Forests

March 27, 2019

(AP) — California forestry officials say they have awarded over $63 million in grants to projects that promote healthy forests to help enhance carbon sequestration.

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To Rid California Of Rodents Of Unusual Size, State To Use Detection Dogs And ‘Judas Nutria’

March 26, 2019 | Ezra David Romero

California has a rodent problem, but it's not mice or rats. Nutria are 20-pound invasive rodents that like to burrow in the state's wetlands and water delivery systems. The state has killed 410 in a year.

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Large Storms Expected To Add Up To Four Feet In California’s Sierra Nevada This Week

March 25, 2019 | Ezra David Romero

The first could drop more than a quarter-of-an-inch of rain at low elevations, and up to a foot of snow in the mountains. The second storm, arriving Tuesday evening, could triple the rain and snow totals from the first storm.

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What Questions Do You Have About How Tahoe Is Changing?

March 22, 2019

CapRadio environment reporter Ezra David Romero is creating a podcast all about the future of this beloved destination and he wants your help.

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Gov. Newsom Declares 'Statewide Emergency' On Wildfires, Waives Environmental Reviews On Forest Management Projects

March 22, 2019 | Ben Adler | Ezra David Romero

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order on wildfire prevention would expedite forest management projects intended to protect 200 communities prone to fire risk.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Pushes For Fee To Clean Up Tainted Water

March 21, 2019

(AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to charge California water customers up to $10 a month to fund projects to clean up water in low-income and rural areas.

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Within 50 Years, Two Southern California Mountain Lion Populations Could Go Extinct, Study Predicts

March 20, 2019 | Ezra David Romero

Cities, real estate and freeways keep the lions from breeding with other populations.

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Wet Winter Ends California Drought After 376 Straight Weeks

March 14, 2019

(AP) — California is free of drought for the first time in more than seven years and only a small amount of its territory remains abnormally dry as a very wet winter winds down, experts said Thursday.

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California Is At The Vanguard Of Climate Change Policy. But Does The State Need A ‘Green New Deal’ Of Its Own?

March 14, 2019 | Ezra David Romero

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helped lay out a grand plan for the nation to address climate change. But is California already accomplishing the goals outlined in the federal Green New Deal?

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California Officials Focus On Forest Management After Fires

March 6, 2019

(AP) — After successive years of devastating wildfires, California's fire agency announced a plan Tuesday that would dramatically increase the removal of dead trees and other forest management efforts with the help of the National Guard.

   
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