To support California in meeting its climate goals and using its budget most effectively, CPI created this first-of-its-kind landscape of climate finance in California, building on the flagship Global Landscape of Climate Finance methodology. In doing so, aim to fill a gap in comprehensive data on both past spending and …
California will no longer be the only western state with a “pump-as-you-please” approach to groundwater. Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation on Tuesday overhauling the state’s management of its groundwater supply, bringing it in line with other states that have long regulated their wells. Groundwater makes up nearly 60% of the …
Nearly 1,500 firefighters Monday evening battled a rapidly spreading fire in the steep forests east of Sacramento, one of 11 major wildfires burning in California. The King Fire in El Dorado County swept through an estimated 8,600 acres, a jump from the 3,900 acres reported earlier in the day, and …
Amid soaring temperatures in Southern California, several people are treated for heat exposure No relief from soaring temperatures in Southern California is expected until Wednesday Southern California schools plan special precautions to prevent students from overheating during heat wave As soaring temperatures blistered Southern California for another day, tens of …
Climate change is set to unleash a series of decades-long “megadroughts” this century, according to research to be published this week. Experts warn the droughts could be even more severe than the prolonged water shortage currently afflicting California, where residents have resorted to stealing from fire hydrants amid mass crop …
California, the only western US state without groundwater regulation, appears poised to change that. But farmers argue regulation would infringe on their property rights Grapevines march across wires strung along rolling hills, their little trunks improbably supporting heavy black fruit. Cindy Steinbeck’s family has been farming this land in central …
A ban on single-use plastic bags in California is expected to be signed into law after the states senate passed a bill barring single-use plastic bags from retailers from next July. The California Senate recently voted 22-15 to ban single-use plastic bags, making it the first state in the US …
Trees growing higher on the slopes will soak up water before it can run into rivers, study says. Scientists have more bad news for drought-stricken California: The climate warming expected in this century is likely to result in even less water flow from the mountains, as trees and plants growing …
A shallow magnitude 3.4 earthquake was reported Sunday morning four miles from Napa, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 1:56 a.m. PDT at a depth of 6.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was seven miles from Sonoma and 50 miles from Sacramento. In …
(Reuters) - Prospects grew for a proposed California ban on plastic grocery bags on Thursday as the state Assembly broadly approved the prohibition after an earlier vote failed to garner enough support in the face of opposition from bag manufacturers. A number of cities in California and other states, including …
Current climate change projections anticipate that global warming trends will lead to changes in the distribution and intensity of precipitation at a global level. However, few studies have corroborated these model-based results using historical precipitation records at a regional level, especially in our study region, California. In our analyses of …
Prospects are dimming for a ban on plastic grocery bags in California, as the legislative session winds down and supporters remain three votes short of a majority in the face of strong opposition from manufacturers. A number of cities in California and other states, including Hawaii's Maui County, have made …
A package of bills aimed at regulating drought-parched California's stressed groundwater supplies has come under fire from agricultural interests, injecting doubt into the measures' fates in the waning days of the state's legislative session this week. The bills, which would allow the state to take over management of underground aquifers …
A strong earthquake that jolted residents of California's Napa Valley wine country from their beds on Sunday caused insured property damage likely in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but the region's total economic losses will be several times that, experts said on Monday. The magnitude 6.0 quake, the biggest …
California, which releases more greenhouse-gas emissions than any other U.S. state except Texas, sold 22.5 million carbon allowances at auction for $11.50 each, just above analysts’ expectations. Units of BP Plc (BP/), Chevron Corp. (CVX), Edison International (EIX), PG&E; Corp. (PCG), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) …
A shallow magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening 21 miles from Ridgemark, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:33 p.m. PDT at a depth of 6.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 24 miles from Hollister, Calif.; 24 miles from Soledad, Calif.; …
Drought has altered landscape as it's depleted 63 trillion gallons of water across Western U.S., study says The West has risen an average of 1/6 inch since 2013 due to lower groundwater, according to scientists Report questions whether loss of groundwater could be triggering more earthquakes on San Andreas fault …
The California dream of owning a house with a sparkling swimming pool is drying up for would-be swimmers in communities across the state as some local water districts have banned homeowners from filling empty pools in drought-stricken areas. The restrictions come as California struggles through its third year of a …
Solar-thermal power plants in the U.S. are less likely to kill birds than automobiles, cats or communication towers, despite reports that say the facilities pose a significant threat to avian life. There were 321 “avian fatalities” in the first half of this year at the 392-megawatt Ivanpah solar project in …
A shallow magnitude 4.1 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening 21 miles from Ridgemark, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:33 p.m. PDT at a depth of 6.2 miles. According to the USGS, the epicenter was 24 miles from Hollister, Calif.; 24 miles from Soledad, Calif.; …
WILLOWS, Calif. — When the winter rains failed to arrive in this Sacramento Valley town for the third straight year, farmers tightened their belts and looked to the reservoirs in the nearby hills to keep them in water through the growing season. When those faltered, some switched on their well …
