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The North Tahoe Preservation Alliance works to preserve the beauty of Lake Tahoe and the rural lifestyle of its residents.

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California to Use Satellites to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions

03/28/2025

The California Air Resources Board is going to spend $100 million to track greenhouse gas emissions with satellites.

Will This Bill Be the End of California’s Housing vs Environment Wars?

03/26/2025

In the recurring legislative fight between YIMBY legislators and defenders of California’s signature environmental law, one bill could be a final legislative showdown.

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Forest Service Seeks Input on Caldor Fire Restoration

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit welcomes public feedback on the draft proposal for the Caldor Fire Restoration Project. Public comments will be accepted for 30 days after the legal notice is …

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California Tahoe Conservancy Acquires Van Sickle Entrance Parcel, Approves Beach Grants, and Water Main at Meeks Bay

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – At the California Tahoe Conservancy Board meeting on Thursday, the board acquired a parcel of land at the entrance of Van Sickle Bi-State Park, approved the Senate Bill 630 public access grants for Regan and Secline …

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Tahoe Adventure Film Festival Golden Camelot Award 2025

Each year, the Tahoe Adventure Film Festival (TAFF) brings together the Tahoe tribe consisting of athletes, filmmakers, outdoor enthusiasts, and storytellers for a high-energy celebration of adventure culture. Founded by legendary climber and entertainer Todd Offenbacher, the festival is more …

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Accessibility, Economy, Housing: Priorities From City Council’s Strategic Planning Retreat

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – City council met Tuesday to do their strategic planning retreat, which helps the council get on the same page with their newly elected members, staff, and directors. This year, city council identified priorities in growing …

Image caption: California’s farm workers help feed the whole country.
How California Feeds the Country

California stands as America’s agricultural powerhouse, growing half of its fruits and vegetables. Here’s how California farming has shaped the state, from the early missions to today’s “factories in the field.”

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Federal Ruling on Clean Water Quality Act Won’t Change STPUD Practices

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of San Francisco, making it harder for the Environmental Protection Agency to police sewage discharges like San Francisco's discharge of sewage into the Pacific Ocean during …

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Applications Open for Sacramento Splash Youth Leadership Camp

Sacramento Splash's Youth Environmental Leadership Camp (YELC) is now accepting applications for its 2025 summer sessions, offering an immersive and educational experience for students entering the 6th or 7th grade this fall. This free program aims to connect young minds …

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South Lake Tahoe Joins Nationwide Protest Supporting Public Lands and Employees

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Last Saturday, joining with a national call to stand up for public lands, protestors from South Lake Tahoe to Carson City met at Lakeview Commons to show their support for the Lake Tahoe Basin Management …

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Tahoe Wood Company Gives Caldor Fire Logs New Life: ‘Everything Is Cut From Down the Street’

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Colby Albino at Well Rounded Wood Co. is salvaging logs from the Caldor Fire and giving them new life. In doing so, he hopes to redefine lumber sourcing regionally.

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TRPA’s Environmental Threshold Evaluation Shows Improvements in Standards, New Long-Term Goals

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's (TRPA) environmental threshold evaluation report, which monitors the regional plan's environmental factors across 140 indicators, shows that in 2019 to 2023, 75% of the indicators trended positively. The results of the …

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A smoky blanket of particulate matter hovers over San Francisco’s skyline.
Getting Acquainted With AQI
Learn what's getting into Californians’ lungs and why it matters.
A Pyrocumulus cloud generated by the Dixie Fire in July, 2021.
What is Fire 'Containment?' That and Other Terms, Explained
What does it mean when firefighters call a fire "contained?" Here's a brief guide to commonly used fire prevention terminology.
Water is a human right under California law, but it doesn’t always work out that way.
Agriculture and Water Shortages in the State’s Breadbasket, Explained
There are many causes contributing to this crisis. And as you may already know, this situation really is nuts.
RCDs look after the land, whether it’s used for grazing, growing, or getting out into nature.
California Dirt
RCDs were created to avoid a repeat of the Dust Bowl. Now they work with landowners to preserve the air, water and natural habitats that sustain us all.
Mosquitos kill about 725,000 people every year, worldwide.
Taking a Bite Out of the Mosquito Population
How local government tries to control the world’s deadliest wild animal—the mosquito.
Supercell storms are just one of many weather phenomena in the era of climate change.
The New Vocabulary of the Climate Change Era
As climate change causes more extreme and unusual weather, we need a new set of terms to describe the various phenomena
Over two weekends last October, residents of Santa Cruz and Watsonville  participated in demonstration rides aboard an electric streetcar on rails.
The ‘Rail Trail’ Movement, Explained
The heated controversy over what to do with abandoned railroad tracks
Moss Landing in Monterey Bay is the world’s largest battery storage facility for solar and other renewable energy.
Solar Power and California’s Clean Energy Goals
How the sun is helping push the state toward 100 percent renewable energy.
Just because record rains have been falling, the state’s water crisis remains.
What Is Drought? Probably Not What You Think
Recent torrential rains have helped, but California's drought is a long way from over.
From nitrates to arsenic to “forever chemicals,” California’s water supply faces a serious pollution threat.
Dirty Water: California Faces a Water Contamination Crisis
In a state that declares water a “human right,” more than 2 percent of its residents have no drinkable water.
California’s farm workers help feed the whole country.
How California Feeds the Country
California, a state known for high-tech and show business glitz, is also America’s farming powerhouse.
How California reclamation districts turned millions of acres of wetlands into fertile agricultural land, starting in the earliest days of the Gold Rush.
Reclamation Districts: Turning ‘Swamps’ Into Farmland
From its earliest days as a state, California has been trying to turn marshes into productive land.
Kerry Wood, CEO of the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, says the organization researches areas of need to help donors direct their contributions.
What Is a Community Foundation?
By channeling funds to a number of nonprofits working on various issues in a given region, community foundations help solve big problems throughout California.
Since the Gold Rush era, land reclamation has cost California 90 percent of its wetlands.
How Land Reclamation Hurts California’s Environment
The hidden price tag of “reclaiming” swamps and marshes as usable land.
The Pajaro River levee broke during the 2023 atmospheric river storms, flooding the town of Pajaro.
Is California Ready for More Extreme Weather Driven by Climate Change?
Increasingly extreme weather events are already testing California’s preparedness.
Since 1972, the California Coastal Commission has ruled over the state’s shoreline.
California Coastal Commission: Where It Comes From, What It Does
How a nuclear plant, a real estate development and an oil spill led to a landmark law.
Long-duration energy storage, such as this thermal energy storage facility, allows renewable energy sources to operate at full capacity without overloading the power grid.
How California Leads the Race For Long Duration Energy Storage
For renewable energy sources such as solar and wind to be viable, ways to store the power they create are essential.
The Baldwin Hills area in South Los Angeles is one region where a state conservancy would keep open land accessible to the public.
California’s 10 State Conservancies: How They Protect Parks and Open Land
Starting in 1976, the legislature began creating agencies to buy up open land, and keep it open.
California has a goal of 6 million heat pumps cooling and heating buildings by 2030.
6 Million New Heat Pumps: Essential to California's Climate Future
Installing 6 million heat pumps by 2030 is essential if California is to reach its goal of net zero carbon emissions.
Does California’s signature environmental law protect the state’s scenic beauty, or cause more problems than it solves?
CEQA: The Surprising Story of CA’s Key Environmental Law
54-year-old environmental law is often blamed for causing the state’s housing crisis. Is it getting a bad rap?
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