Gov. Jerry Brown speaks as Michael Bloomberg, left, listens during a news conference at the Global Action Climate Summit Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in San Francisco. Credit: Ezra David Romero / Capital Public RadioTwo prominent American leaders on climate change are laying out a path for the nation to meet its Paris Climate Agreement goals despite President Trump’s vow to withdraw.
Story by Ezra David Romero
Redwoods in California are faring well despite warming temperatures. As part of the Global Climate Action Summit attendees visited a grove of redwoods in the Santa Cruz mountains. Credit: Ezra David Romero / Capital Public RadioIt’s not all doom and gloom at Governor Jerry Brown’s Global Climate Action Summit this week in San Francisco. Redwoods are dealing with warming temperatures in a positive way.
Story by Ezra David Romero
Yummy gum, lemon twist, butterscotch and cinnamon roll are just a few of the flavors on the shelf at Twisted Smoke Shop in East Sacramento. Credit: Sammy Caiola / Capital Public Radioe cig flavors SCFlavored tobacco has become popular among California youth. Local governments and state health officials have taken a stand against the industry, and now the federal government is staging a crackdown.
Story by Sammy Caiola
Friday, September 14, 2018
California saw a major drop in the number of residents without health insurance between 2013 and 2017. But the numbers have begun to level off.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
Credit: Shawn Boyd / oesnews.orgAs Hurricane Florence arrives, California's Office of Emergency Services is putting people on the ground in South Carolina and Virginia.
Story by Randol White.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Marshall Tuck and Tony Thurmond, candidates for California’s superintendent of public instruction, debate at the Sacramento Press Club on September 11, 2018. Credit: Andrew Nixon / Capital Public RadioThe two finalists for California’s state schools chief faced off in a debate Tuesday night in a race that pits teachers unions against charter school advocates.
Story by Nadine Sebai.
Thousands of activists, researchers and scientists are gathering in San Francisco this week for the Global Climate Action Summit.
Story by Ezra David Romero.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Credit: Chuck CokerCalifornia joined Hawaii Monday in pledging to have 100 percent of its energy come from renewable resources by 2045.
Story by Ezra David Romero.
Attendees taste different varieties of beer at the California Craft Beer Summit and Beer Festival in Sacramento. Credit: Randol White / Capital Public RadioBrewers are on the verge of releasing beers made with reclaimed industrial water, but would consumers and regulators approve?
Story by Randol White.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
California bail workers are fighting for their livelihoods after Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that would eliminate their industry. They’ve filed a referendum hoping voters will overturn the law.
Story by Nadine Sebai.
GOP candidate for governor John Cox said ‘fully half’ of all Californians want to leave the state. PolitiFact California found that claim stretches the truth, and rated it Half True.
Story by Chris Nichols.
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Monday, September 10, 2018
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