EnvironmentSacramento Area Water Districts Reducing Outdoor Water DaysSeptember 29, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe Sacramento Suburban Water District is asking customers to voluntarily cut outdoor watering to one day a week this fall as other water providers move to mandatory restrictions. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentGrape Growers Treat, Reuse Wastewater On VineyardsSeptember 28, 2015 | Ed JoyceA UC Davis study says more sectors of the agricultural industry should be able to reuse wastewater as many California grape growers do. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCalifornia Regulators Readopt Tough Fuel Emission CutsSeptember 25, 2015 | Amy QuintonAmbitious rules that cut transportation fuel emissions will continue in California. Regulators have readopted the toughest carbon emission standards in the nation. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentPlastic: It's What's For DinnerSeptember 24, 2015 | Amy QuintonYou may be eating man-made debris if seafood is on your plate for dinner. A new study has found plastic or fibrous debris in the guts of nearly one of every four fish sold at fish markets in California and Indonesia. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentFlooding California Farmlands Might Restore GroundwaterSeptember 22, 2015 | Amy QuintonCentral Valley farms are pumping out groundwater faster than it can be replenished. But one farmer is trying to restore depleted aquifers by flooding his own crops in the winter. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityUC Davis Students Design Solar Home For FarmworkersSeptember 21, 2015 | Lesley McClurgUC Davis students are competing against 20 other universities in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon. The most cost-effective, energy efficient solar powered home will win. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityVineyards, Wineries Spared From Most Wildfire DamageSeptember 21, 2015 | Lesley McClurgAlthough the Butte and Valley fires were in wine country, there was little damage to vineyards and wineries in either area. Most wineries in Lake County have resumed operations. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityFarm To Fork Event Sets Food Donation RecordSeptember 9, 2015 | Bob MoffittSacramento's Farm To Fork event organizers say they have broken the record for the most fresh food collected at one time. The record was 25,000 pounds. Farm to Fork organizers obliterated that. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityActivists, Farmworkers Remember Grape Strike, 50 Years LaterSeptember 8, 2015(AP) - Hundreds of former and current labor activists, both Filipino and Mexican American, flowed this weekend into the Central Valley town of Delano to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Delano Grape Strike.
Food and SustainabilitySacramento Fresh Food Drive Tries For World RecordSeptember 8, 2015 | Ed JoyceSacramento’s Farm-to-Fork program hopes to set a world record Wednesday for fresh produce collection. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
