Sacramento County Local News: Environment

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Business, Economy & Jobs Environment

PG&E Hit With $225-Million Lawsuit for 2021 Dixie Fire Damages

04/14/2024
A coalition of timber businesses filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the embattled Pacific Gas & Electric Co., alleging $225 million in damages caused by the 2021 Dixie Fire.

From SF Gate...

Environment

California's Largest Reservoir Is Close to Full

04/11/2024
California's reservoirs are brimming with water, and even Shasta Lake could fill up.

From CalMatters...

Business, Economy & Jobs Environment Resilience

California Requires New Homes to Have Solar Panels. Should Wildfire Victims Get a Break?

04/11/2024
A California Republican’s bill would exempt low and middle income wildfire victims from solar panels requirements on rebuilt homes that didn’t have them when they burned down.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Environment State of California County of Sacramento

California to Pay $2 Million to Sacramento, Alameda Counties to Settle Environmental Suit

04/05/2024
A California state agency is paying $2.26 million to Sacramento and Alameda counties to settle a lawsuit that alleges underground leaking storage tanks.

From Elk Grove News Net...

Business, Economy & Jobs Environment Water State of California

Gov. Newsom Promotes Delta Tunnel; Reservoir

04/05/2024
At a press event to celebrate the above-average snowpack survey in the Sierra Nevada on April 2, Newsom unveiled the state’s controversial updated California Water Plan.

From Los Angeles Times...

Business, Economy & Jobs Environment Animals

Salmon Populations Are Struggling, Bringing Economic Woes for California's Fishing Fleet

03/30/2024
Captains of fishing boats on the California coast are bracing for salmon fishing to be severely restricted — or possibly canceled for a second year.

From Los Angeles Times...

Environment Transportation

Part of Highway 1 Near Big Sur Crumbles as New Landslide Closes More of Historic Roadway

03/30/2024
Highway 1 is closed indefinitely from Palo Colorado Road to Rocky Creek Bridge, the California Department of Transportation said on social media after a new landslide eroded part of the roadway.

From SF Gate...

Environment Animals

Feds Propose Killing Nearly 500,000 'Invasive' Owls to Save Calif. Native Owls

03/27/2024
The goal is to eliminate habitat competition between "invasive" owls and native owls.

From CapPublicRadio...

Environment Animals

You Might Spot a Mountain Lion in California, but Attacks Like the One That Killed a Man Are Rare

03/26/2024
If hikers, bikers, campers, hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts haven't encountered a mountain lion while in the California wilderness, they might know somebody who has.

From Elk Grove News Net...

Environment Water Animals Sustainability

“Incredibly Strong” Steelhead Returns This Year

03/23/2024
Unlike the record low Chinook salmon returns on the Sacramento River this year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife noted a new record for the number of steelhead returning to the Mokelumne River.

From Sacramento News and Review...

Business, Economy & Jobs Environment Sustainability State of California

Wood Pellet Mills in California: A Blessing or a Boondoggle?

03/21/2024
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Supporters say harvesting trees would thin out the state’s overgrown forests; critics say the wood pellets for heating produce more carbon than coal.

From Los Angeles Times...

Environment

Alan G. Sieroty, Former State Senator Who Helped Create the Coastal Commission, Dies at 93

03/17/2024
Sieroty, of Beverly Hills, served as a state Assembly member and senator, championing disability rights and efforts to protect California's coast.

From Los Angeles Times...

Environment Government

California Unlikely to Meet Landmark Goals for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

03/15/2024
California will miss its goals unless it can increase emission reductions threefold, according to a new study.

From Sactown Magazine...

Environment Land Use & Development Agriculture, Food & Gardening Sustainability Sacramento Tree Foundation

Meet Jessica Sanders, Executive Director of the Sacramento Tree Foundation

03/11/2024
A Q&A with Jessica Sanders, who helps the leafy citizens of the "City of Trees" thrive.

From The Sacramento Bee...

Business, Economy & Jobs Environment Transportation Sustainability

Sacramento Among the Best Places to Drive an Electric Vehicle

03/10/2024
New report ranked metro areas based on electric vehicle charging infrastructure and found improvement over the last year using data from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center.

From CapPublicRadio...

Environment Resilience

Four Tribes in California Receive Federal Funds to Boost Access to Electricity

03/07/2024
For many living on the Yurok Tribe’s reservation, which lies in and around Humboldt County, access to electricity has been spotty for years — if that access has existed at all.

From YubaNet...

Environment Sustainability

EPA Announces New Superfund Cleanup Projects in California

02/27/2024
Part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the projects include California’s Lava Cap Mine in Nevada City, Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine in Clearlake Oaks, and Southern Avenue Industrial Area in South Gate.

From CapPublicRadio...

Environment Sustainability

Wildfires Are Killing California’s Ancient Giants. Can Seedlings Save the Species?

02/26/2024
Ecologists estimate that up to 14,000 sequoias have been killed in recent wildfires. The National Park Service for the first time has begun replanting some severely burned areas.

From CalMatters...

Environment Sustainability Government

California’s Polluted Communities Could Miss Out on Billions Under Flawed System

02/22/2024
The state’s environmental tool skews which communities are designated as disadvantaged, researchers say. Some immigrant neighborhoods could be left out, while other groups are overrepresented.

From Los Angeles Times...

Environment Water

After Heavy Storms, Death Valley Is Now Open to Kayakers

02/20/2024
A temporary lake in Death Valley National Park doubled after recent rains and is now deep enough to launch a kayak. Prior to August, ghostly Lake Manly hadn’t appeared in 19 years.