Fueling Demand
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Auburn-based Flyers Energy is expanding on its history of
supplying fuel to trucking fleets.
Filling a Niche
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A father-and-son team have kept Newcastle-based Selby’s Soil
Erosion Control business operating since the 1960s.
How Drought Affects the American River’s Salmon
Salmon will struggle this year. It’s up to us to help them.
Earth, Wind and the Fire Next Time
Climate change is a factor in California’s rampaging wildfires, but not the only one
Due to human influence, three primary ingredients of wilderness fires are on the rise: the accumulation of biofuels in the forest, rising heat of the planet as a whole, and an ineffective political system of fire management.
As California’s Drought Deepens, Water Use Drops Only 1.8 Percent
Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90 percent of California. Residents of the North Coast and Bay Area conserved more than Southern Californians did.
Torture Orchard
Can science transform California crops to cope with drought?
The search is on to help California farmers find less-thirsty tree crops. But will the experiments come through in time as droughts intensify?
The City of Roseville Restores Its ‘Crown Jewel’
The Dry Creek restoration project is revitalizing habitat
for chinook salmon and steelhead trout.
How California Is Managing Its Water Supply
Jessica Law became executive director of the Water Forum in January. Comstock’s spoke to Law about the group’s priorities as the region deals with another drought.
Facing ‘Dire Water Shortages,’ California Bans Delta Pumping
Growers’ groups voiced strong opposition, questioning the water board’s power to stop senior rights holders from pumping the water.
California Plans to Conserve 30 Percent of Land and Coastal Waters by 2030
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-82-20 aims to shift the approach toward proactive conservation of entire ecosystems.