Tahoe Truckee Region Local News: Environment

06/19/2023
The State of California will provide new protections for prescribed fire and cultural burning practitioners. The $20 million allocated for the Prescribed Fire Liability Claims Fund Pilot will cover losses in the rare instance that a prescribed or cultural burn escapes control.

06/15/2023
The California Tahoe Conservancy Board awarded a $1 million grant to the city of South Lake Tahoe to continue constructing the Tahoe Valley Greenbelt and Stormwater Improvement Project.

06/06/2023
The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana ruled the U.S. Forest Service can continue to use aerial fire retardant to fight wildfires while waiting on a Clean Water Act permit.

05/31/2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom in March said state relief would soon help flood victims who don’t qualify for federal emergency relief. The state has yet to name nonprofits that will dole out the aid.

05/30/2023
Wildfires and expensive rebuilding wiped out their profits, California home insurers say. State Farm isn’t the first insurer to retreat from the state, and may not be the last.

05/29/2023
Environmentalists say it’s past time for California water officials to halt Los Angeles’ diversion of Mono Lake’s tributaries. But L.A. officials insist that water is a tiny but vital part of the city’s water supply.

05/28/2023
The inaugural Lake Tahoe Litter Summit, hosted by nonprofit Clean Up the Lake, brought together 50 of Lake Tahoe's agency leaders and citizens fighting litter in the basin.

05/25/2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom rolled out a plan to speed construction of major public infrastructure and demanded quick votes from lawmakers. His Democratic allies put the proposals on ice.

05/25/2023
The state Air Resources Board voted today to ban the substance known as chromium 6, giving platers several years to switch to an alternative the platers say won’t produce the same chrome shine.

05/19/2023
Film submissions for the 2024 Wild & Scenic Film Festival are now being accepted in three categories: Environmental, Adventure and Student Film. The early-bird deadline is July 16.

05/19/2023
California legislative committees in the Assembly and Senate blocked two big climate bills. One would have made the state’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets more ambitious. Another would have allowed people to sue oil companies over health problems if they meet certain criteria.

05/18/2023
Community leaders and elected officials gathered for Tahoe Chamber's State of the South Shore to discuss various issues, including “snowmaggedon,” “potholemaggedon,” and problems caused by vacation home rentals.

05/17/2023
Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto passed legislation to protect Lake Tahoe and Nevada's Ruby Mountains through the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

05/15/2023
The League to Save Lake Tahoe's plan to redevelop an aging office building into a new environment and education center, as well as the organization's headquarters, is building momentum.

05/12/2023
The city of South Lake Tahoe has begun phase one of converting pedestrian lights along the U.S. Highway 50 corridor to fixtures that minimize light pollution in the night sky.

05/12/2023
Photographs have been flowing into the Tahoe Tribune email featuring bobcats that have been spotted around the region, leading the newspaper to explore whether there are more of the felines in the area.

05/12/2023
A magnitude-5.2 quake was recorded in Northern California May 11 in Plumas County, about 6 miles east of Lake Almanor.

05/09/2023
Nevada County Agriculture Commissioner Chris de Nijs has been appointed to the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee, which advises the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack on recommendations for the department’s wildlife services program.

05/01/2023
The California Tahoe Conservancy is closing the Upper Truckee Marsh to dogs—a seasonal closure that protects birds and other wildlife during the breeding season.