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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Although fine particle pollution has decreased statewide, researchers say historically disadvantaged communities still face disproportionate impacts. -
Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don’t require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a response to a warming state. -
A new study from UC Davis found that the amount of time wildfire smoke lingers and the space it covers has increased dramatically since 2006. That can cool lake temperatures and impact how ecosystems function. -
Many Indigenous communities in the United States have faced acutely poor access to reliable electricity for decades. For some, there has long been no access to electricity at all. -
A report from the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office projects a net transportation funding decline of about $4.4 billion — or 31% — within the next decade. -
This technique, which involves the intentional and controlled burning of fuels on the forest floor, is a necessary tool to reduce fire risks in California. -
The Federal Crop Insurance Program, funded in large part by taxpayer money, pays farmers when their crop yields decline in an effort to keep the agricultural sector economically stable. -
Interested Californians should be ready to purchase permits to cut down their own Christmas trees within the next couple weeks. -
The last time researchers guessed at the state's mountain lion population was in the 1980s. Now, decades later, new research says there are about 4,500 mountain lions in California. -
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.
