Yolo County Local Environment News Articles and Digest

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 Daily Democrat...

Environment Land Use & Development Parks & Recreation

Woodland Volunteers Plant 80 Trees for Arbor Day

03/10/2024
80 shade trees at Crawford, Tredway and Traynham Parks were planted by dozens of volunteers Saturday morning in Woodland as part of the "city of trees" Arbor Day celebration.

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 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 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.

From CapPublicRadio...

Public Safety Environment Water

How Are Atmospheric Rivers Affected by Climate Change?

02/06/2024
Atmospheric rivers are well-known weather phenomena along the West Coast. But the intensity of recent atmospheric rivers is almost certainly affected by human-caused climate change.

From Los Angeles Times...

Public Safety Environment Water Resilience

The Terrifying Forces That Created a California Monster Storm

02/05/2024
The storm fed off of unusually warm waters as it grew. It also reached “bomb cyclone” status as it neared California.

From Daily Democrat...

Public Safety Environment

Some Experts Are Proposing a Category 6 Storm Rating

02/05/2024
A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6.

From The California Aggie...

Environment Sustainability City of Davis

City of Davis Begins Transition to Ban Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

02/01/2024
During the Davis City Council meeting, the council approved a motion to create a progression plan that will eventually ban gas-powered leaf blowers and small off-road engines.

From SF Gate...

Environment Animals

Imperiled Monarch Butterflies Cling to Survival in California

01/30/2024
Monarch butterflies have a long way to go before reaching stable population numbers.

From SF Gate...

Environment Water

Scientists Debunk California Biblical-Storm Hysteria Swirling on Internet

01/29/2024
What is an ARkStorm and why is everyone talking about it on social media right now?

From Los Angeles Times...

Environment Sustainability

A Fire Burning Inside an L.A. County Landfill is Raising Alarms Over Toxic Air

01/29/2024
As an underground fire burns deep within Chiquita Canyon Landfill, air regulators are raising alarms over the possible spread of toxic vapors.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Environment Land Use & Development Agriculture, Food & Gardening Housing

Silicon Valley Billionaires vs. Bay Area’s Housing Crisis?

01/28/2024
Image for display with article titled Can a Handful of Silicon Valley Billionaires Fix the Bay Area’s Housing Crisis?

In NYT’s “The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted,” we meet a man who wants to build a city in the middle of nowhere, and folks who are slowing him down. For now.

From CapPublicRadio...

Environment Water Sustainability

‘Hot Droughts’ Are Becoming More Common in the Arid West, New Study Finds

01/28/2024
Take a period of limited rainfall. Add heat. And you have what scientists call a “hot drought”—dry conditions made more intense by the evaporative power of hotter temperatures.

From CapRadio...

Environment Water Animals Sustainability

Largest Dam Removal in U.S. History Begins

01/16/2024
The removal entered a critical phase with the lowering of dammed reservoirs on the Klamath River. “This is historic and life-changing,” tribal attorney Amy Cordalis said. “And it means that the Yurok people have a future.”

From Daily Democrat...

Environment Animals

Yolo Audubon Offers Lecture Set for Jan. 17

01/06/2024
The public is invited to join Yolo Audubon on Jan. 17 at the Davis Senior Center. The speakers will be Kevin Hunting of the American Kestrel Parentship and John McNerney, a city of Davis wildlife resource specialist.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Environment Water Agriculture, Food & Gardening Government

California’s New Water-Saving Regs Lack 'Compelling Justifications'

01/05/2024
Image for display with article titled California’s New Water-Saving Regs Lack 'Compelling Justifications' in Many Cases, Say Legislative Analysts

Benefits of the state's new, strict water conservation rules may not outweigh the costs, analysts say.

From SFGate...

Public Safety Environment Transportation

Snow Shortage Followed by Potential Whiteout in Sierras

01/05/2024
Heavy snow is projected in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Previously, warmer storms had been bringing precipitation mainly to higher elevations in the Sierras.

From Los Angeles Times...

Public Safety Environment Water

WWII-Era Dump Site Found Off LA Coast

01/05/2024
Munition boxes, depth charges and smoke floats have been found 3,000 feet underwater off the coast of Los Angeles. More than 100 square miles of ocean might be contaminated.

From KQED...

Environment Water

Climate Change Might Lessen Bay Area Fog

01/05/2024
The Bay Area’s fog is iconic. But the latest episode of KQED podcast “Bay Curious” looks at how climate change could reduce the number of foggy days in the area.

Yolo County Local News: Environment