City Fire Department says now’s the time to prepare your property for wildfire season By Piedmont Fire Department | August 8, 2023 If you need help identifying what needs to be done, call PFD at (510) 420-3030 to request an inspection.
wildfires Drones, satellites and AI: How California fights its unpredictable wildfires with analytics By Julie Cart | CalMatters | July 14, 2023 With climate change warming average overnight temperatures and intensifying droughts, past models predicting fire behavior have become unreliable.
City Photos | Goats arrive to help city prep for wildfire season By Photos by Julie Reichle | July 5, 2023 Hundreds of herbivores in Moraga Canyon.
wildfires Firefighters’ mental health is at risk. A California bill could help By Julie Cart | CalMatters | May 26, 2023 After unanimously clearing the Senate, a bill expanding first responders’ access to workers’ comp for PTSD moves to the Assembly.
Climate Mangoes and agave in the Central Valley? California farmers try new crops to cope with climate change By Alastair Bland | CalMatters | May 9, 2023 The future of farming in California is changing as the planet warms, altering the rain and heat patterns that guide which crops are grown where.
Bay Area In California Legislature, 500 bills beat the deadline By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | February 21, 2023 Several bills tackle hot-button topics like fossil fuels and the fentanyl crisis
Bay Area Newsom suspends environmental laws to store more Delta water By Alastair Bland | CalMatters | February 14, 2023 Environmentalists call the move “a breakdown of law and order” while growers laud it as a way to ensure more water is delivered this year.
California Ground zero: Rain brings little relief to California’s depleted groundwater By Alastair Bland | CalMatters | February 7, 2023 More than 5,000 dry residential wells have been reported statewide in the past decade.
climate change Bills, bills and more bills at California Legislature By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | January 31, 2023 Crime control and climate agendas topped the list of legislators' concerns this week.
Bay Area State water deliveries to surge — highest in 6 years By Alastair Bland | January 26, 2023 Growers and Southern California cities will receive 30% of their requested allocations after heavy rains fed the reservoirs.