Manola Secaira
CapRadio Environment ReporterManola Secaira is CapRadio’s environment and climate change reporter. Before that, she worked for Crosscut in Seattle as an Indigenous Affairs reporter.
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From housing affordability to fentanyl to mental health and more, California lawmakers debated hundreds of bills this Legislative session. Here’s a breakdown of what made it to the Governor’s desk — and what didn’t. -
Newsom has previously said price gouging by the oil industry could be partially to blame for spiking costs.
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Experts say new research is necessary to understand the longer-term human health impacts of regular exposure to smoke.
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A wet winter brought record snowpack to California and might change how and where wildfires pop up in the state during warmer months.
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In 2015, Berryessa Snow Mountain became a national monument. But Molok Luyuk, nestled along the eastern side of the monument’s center, was excluded.
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Though the budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion, Newsom said he does not plan to dip into the state’s rainy day fund, instead proposing a mix of funding delays, cuts and renewing a tax on health insurers.
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Advocates of the bill say current monitoring is inconsistent and data collected isn’t always easily accessible to the public.
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Dozens of atmospheric rivers hit the West Coast this winter, boosting snowpack levels across the state.
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In the past, studies have suggested that areas where wealthier communities live face higher risks from wildfires in California. But a new report paints a different picture of who’s most impacted.
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Stanford researchers studied water quality along the Colorado River. This river is a resource for other states beyond Colorado, including California.
