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As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’

By Franco Montalto, Drexel University “When it rains, it pours” once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters.…

11 months ago
Sacramento has a new plan to grow the city’s tree canopy and wants your feedbackSacramento has a new plan to grow the city’s tree canopy and wants your feedback

Sacramento has a new plan to grow the city’s tree canopy and wants your feedback

Trees line 68th Avenue in the Meadowview neighborhood of Sacramento on Thursday, April 26, 2024. The area has around 12%…

11 months ago
Trout Unlimited Wins Award for California Partnership Uniting Landowners to Save Coho SalmonTrout Unlimited Wins Award for California Partnership Uniting Landowners to Save Coho Salmon

Trout Unlimited Wins Award for California Partnership Uniting Landowners to Save Coho Salmon

Chris Wood, President and CEO of Trout Unlimited, speaks to staff from Trout Unlimited, NOAA Fisheries, California Department of Fish…

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California’s Plans for Slowing Climate Change Through Nature-Based SolutionsCalifornia’s Plans for Slowing Climate Change Through Nature-Based Solutions

California’s Plans for Slowing Climate Change Through Nature-Based Solutions

As part of SF Climate Week, KQED’s Danielle Venton sat down with the California Secretary of Natural Resources, Wade Crowfoot,…

11 months ago
Nature-based solutions: California wants to harness more than half its land to combat climate change by 2045.Nature-based solutions: California wants to harness more than half its land to combat climate change by 2045.

Nature-based solutions: California wants to harness more than half its land to combat climate change by 2045.

U.S. Forest Service firefighters in the Angeles National Forest burn piles of forest debris below Mt. Baldy in November 2023.…

11 months ago
Conservation.gov — Showcasing, Supporting Rapid Acceleration of Local Efforts to Conserve, Protect and Restore USA Lands and WatersConservation.gov — Showcasing, Supporting Rapid Acceleration of Local Efforts to Conserve, Protect and Restore USA Lands and Waters

Conservation.gov — Showcasing, Supporting Rapid Acceleration of Local Efforts to Conserve, Protect and Restore USA Lands and Waters

New hub will connect communities with resources and funding available through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda WASHINGTON — Today, as part…

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Karrigan’ Börk’s Award-Winning Water Rights SolutionKarrigan’ Börk’s Award-Winning Water Rights Solution

Karrigan’ Börk’s Award-Winning Water Rights Solution

The Colorado River supplies water to seven U.S. states for more than 35 million people and irrigates more than 5…

1 year ago
Cocopah Tribe: habitat restoration along the Colorado River to address climate changeCocopah Tribe: habitat restoration along the Colorado River to address climate change

Cocopah Tribe: habitat restoration along the Colorado River to address climate change

Map: Tribe will restore areas along the Colorado River to address climate change. The Cocopah Tribe will work on riparian…

1 year ago
Carbon Capture: Evaluating Underground CO2 Sequestration in CaliforniaCarbon Capture: Evaluating Underground CO2 Sequestration in California

Carbon Capture: Evaluating Underground CO2 Sequestration in California

Natural gas production. (Photo: ucr.edu) California’s natural gas power plants are being wasted While the confirmed skeptic will consider Carbon…

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Groups call out conservation as equitable, affordable and the most reliable option for meeting the state’s demand for water in light of the West’s unpredictable water futureGroups call out conservation as equitable, affordable and the most reliable option for meeting the state’s demand for water in light of the West’s unpredictable water future

Groups call out conservation as equitable, affordable and the most reliable option for meeting the state’s demand for water in light of the West’s unpredictable water future

PRESS RELEASE: More than 100 non-profit organizations and other water advocates have signed on to a statement that urges California leaders to…

1 year ago