‘Coastal Hero’ Amber Mace Offers Perspective – and Inspiration – for Ocean Month
From diving for a shipwreck in shark-infested waters to working at the nexus of ocean science and policy, Dr. Amber Mace’s career has spanned 30 years and thousands of miles of coastal waters.
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S+B JAMES CONSTRUCTION
SETTING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Inclusion and diversity are integral to the culture at S+B James Construction. The firm itself is a certified minority owned business (MBE) and is dedicated to conducting business both internally and externally with diversity and inclusion.
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NECA AND IBEW
DEEP ROOTS AND BRIGHT FUTURE FOR SACRAMENTO’S UNION ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) are the heart of the electrical construction industry in the United States.
Is CA Organic Waste Recycling a Failure?
According to one watchdog agency, California is “falling short” in its ambitious organic waste recycling efforts and may need to hit the pause button until state agencies and local governments can sort themselves out.
Saving the Rain
Flooding our fields helps store water in belowground aquifers
California’s shrinking aquifers represent both an opportunity and a problem.
Drought and Deluge
Experts are racing to protect the Central Valley from a catastrophic flood
Unlike “The Big One” earthquake that is overdue along the San Andreas Fault, experts don’t have an ominous name for a flood of biblical proportions that is likely to inundate the Central Valley within the next 500 years.
Mangoes and Agave in the Central Valley?
California farmers try new crops to cope with climate change
Hustling to adapt, farmers around the state are experimenting with new, more sustainable crops and varieties bred to better tolerate drought, heat, humidity and other elements of the increasingly unruly climate.
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WESTERN PLACER WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
CELEBRATING 45 YEARS
Since 1978, the Western Placer Waste Management Authority (WPWMA) has been operating a sanitary landfill and materials recovery facility, a construction and demolition recycling facility, and composting facilities to prevent, dispose, reduce and reuse local waste.
Out of the Landfill and Into the Compost Pile
Capital Region residents rise to the occasion of new organics recycling law
Separating food waste from trash used to be the stuff of hippies. But, unlike cork sandals, it’s not a matter of taste — it’s state law.
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RICO’S WINDOW COVERINGS & FILMS
CELEBRATING 65 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
Celebrating its 65th anniversary, Rico’s Window Coverings & Films has deep roots in the Sacramento region and today provides superior window covering products and services in the construction industry. Unsurpassed customer care, three generations of expertise and 65 years in the business set this company apart.