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30,000 Evacuated As Caldor Fire Approaches South Lake Tahoe

August 30, 2021 9:20 pmAugust 31, 2021 3:04 pm

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced the mandatory evacuation of 30,000 El Dorado County residents and tourists on Monday, including the entire 22,000 person city of South Lake Tahoe, due to the rapid encroachment of...

President Biden Approves Federal Emergency Wildfire Disaster Relief For Four Northern CA Counties

August 25, 2021 11:01 am

President Joe Biden signed and approved an emergency disaster declaration in California on Tuesday over the wildfire situation in the state, giving federal aid to helps state and local wildfire recovery effort dating back mid-July of this year. Biden’s order...

California Adding 5 Temporary Natural Gas Power Plants to Help Alleviate Energy Shortage

August 20, 2021 3:09 pmAugust 21, 2021 11:18 pm

The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) announced on Thursday that the state will be temporarily expanding natural gas power by adding new power plants due to energy supply concerns. According to the CDWR, five new gas powered generators will...

Governor Newsom Announces Mandatory Statewide Water Restrictions Likely By October

August 18, 2021 3:58 pmMarch 29, 2022 6:54 am

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. In a visit to Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County on Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom stated that mandatory water restrictions would likely be put...

Burning Support: The Effect of Wildfires on the Recall Election

August 10, 2021 2:20 amAugust 9, 2021 9:37 pm

With the 2021 California Gubernatorial recall election now approaching the one-month-to-go mark at the end of this week, major Californian issues are becoming more and more front and center. Governor Gavin Newsom keeps defending his COVID-19 response as Governor, while...

Newsom Administration Wasted So Much Water, Oroville Just Ran Out

August 6, 2021 7:57 amAugust 6, 2021 7:59 am

Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale), Senator Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber), and Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Marysville) met this week at the top of the Oroville Dam to decry Governor Gavin Newsom’s “lack of leadership and gross mismanagement of the state’s water, power and...

California State Water Resources Control Board Votes To End Water Diversions For Over 5,700 Farmers

August 4, 2021 2:19 pmAugust 5, 2021 11:36 am

The California State Water Resources Control Board unanimously voted 5-0 on Tuesday to stop water diversions for thousands of Californians in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta watershed on Tuesday. According to the new limitations, 5,700 water right holders, including farmers and...