The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, April 5.
Big Chico Creek restoration project receives millions in grant funding
A consortium of environmental groups and the Mechoopda Tribe received a federal grant in March to restore Big Chico Creek. The Iron Canyon Fish Passage Project will remove an outdated fish ladder and several large boulders that prevent salmon from migrating to cooler waters upstream. The restoration project was awarded about $9 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's community-based restoration program.
— Ken Devol, NSPR
Clear, sunny weather forecast before another round of rain at the end of the week
The National Weather Service is forecasting clear, dry weather before another round of rain returns at the end of the week. Showers are forecast to return in the valley and snow is forecast in the upper elevations starting tomorrow night. This year, the state has seen one of the snowiest seasons on record, with snowpack measured at more than double the average in April.
— Adia White, NSPR
Forever chemicals in clothing to be prohibited in California
California and other states are cracking down on the use of forever chemicals. Known as polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, some states are taking action to ban their use in apparel. A California law that will restrict companies from making, distributing or selling clothing treated with PFAS will take effect in 2025. Read the full story.
— Stephanie O’Neill, Kaiser Health News
License plate data could be purged sooner under new bill
New legislation would require the California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies in the state to purge data collected by Automated License Plate Readers after 30 days. Under existing law, that information must be purged after 60 days. Data being used as evidence for the investigation of felonies would be exempt from the 30 day rule.
— CapRadio Staff
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In case you missed it
- Plan for Valley’s Edge development back before Chico City Council tonight— NSPR
- Winter storms break record with snowpack measured at more than double the average — CapRadio
- Interview: How the end of California’s COVID-19 state of emergency could affect Shasta County — NSPR
- California could phase out the sale of diesel trucks — CapRadio
- Upper Ridge Community Plan formally adopted — NSPR
- Yurok Tribe sues to protect salmon in the Klamath Basin —NSPR
- Tribes call on lawmakers to address opioid crisis — CapRadio
- Future of the Miocene Canal discussed at the Butte County Board of Supervisors meeting — NSPR
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