July 14, 2022 | Manola Secaira
While officials say that the giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park will likely survive this fire, experts warn more must be done to protect these trees’ future.
July 10, 2022
Lake Tahoe’s clarity has been dipping over the years from a historic level of 97 feet to 63 feet in 2021.
June 30, 2022
A bill negotiated by environmentalists, the plastics industry and lawmakers is keeping a California recycling measure off the ballot.
June 30, 2022 | Manola Secaira
A climate law expert explains what the Supreme Court ruling means for the EPA’s future plans to cut carbon emissions.
June 29, 2022 | Manola Secaira
A law aimed at decreasing food waste and greenhouse gas emissions in California is coming into play in Sacramento County.
June 22, 2022
It’s no quick fix. The scaled-down tunnel — which would bypass the Delta and funnel more water south — still has to clear a gauntlet of reviews, would cost at least $16 billion and could take 20 years.
June 21, 2022 | Manola Secaira
There are about 35,000 idle oil wells in California. State leaders and activists are in the midst of deciding their future.
June 21, 2022 | Scott Rodd
A months-long investigation from The California Newsroom examined Cal Fire’s efforts to prevent catastrophic wildfires, ahead of what could be another devastating fire season.
June 13, 2022
Cal Fire faces a mental health crisis. As wildfires intensify, thousands of California firefighters carry a heavy load of trauma and grief.
June 8, 2022
As drought intensifies, the order affects many cities and growers from Fresno to the Oregon border, including 212 public water systems.
Environment NEWSAugust 7, 2022
Nepal has announced the results of the latest national survey, and it's good news: 355 tigers now roam the Himalayan nation — nearly triple the number in recent years.
August 5, 2022
Building everything necessary for fighting climate change is going require metal. There's plenty on the ocean floor. But extracting it is controversial because it involves deep sea mining.
August 4, 2022
For decades, Sprite has come in green bottles, but the company says clear plastic is more easily recycled. Environmentalists say the issue is not the color but the single-use plastic.
August 3, 2022
While higher water temperatures led to a coral bleaching event in some areas in March, the temperatures did not climb high enough to kill the coral, according to the Australian government.
August 3, 2022
The death toll in the McKinney Fire in northern California is now at four with authorities warning it could rise as firefighters across the baking West battle extreme heat and erratic winds.
