Climate Change

In today's newscast, a new state website called SprayDays lets people see when and where farmers plan to apply pesticides. And Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a new satellite program to monitor and reduce dangerous methane leaks.

In today's newscast, the Santa Cruz City Council approved a five-year roadmap for West Cliff Drive. It's meant to address the current and future effects of erosion and sea level rise. And, the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection is seeking public input on regulations meant to reduce damage to homes in the case of a wildfire. Plus, Carmel Bach Festival artistic director and conductor Grete Pedersen talks to KAZU's Lisa Ledin about the upcoming summer festival.

KAZU’s Elena Neale-Sacks spoke with Packard after her announcement that she will be stepping down as executive director.

In today’s newscast, the Santa Cruz Cal Fire unit has deployed dozens of firefighters and other resources to help fight the Palisades and Eaton fires in Southern California. Plus, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved a new interim housing facility in Soledad.

Santa Cruz officials said engineers are still determining if the Municipal Wharf is safe after part of the pier collapsed. They also don't know if it will make sense to rebuild the damaged section.

A 150-foot section of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf collapsed amid heavy surf on Monday, and officials fear the damage will worsen before seas calm.

A $71 million federal grant will help the Monterey Bay area prepare for the effects of climate change.The California Marine Sanctuary Foundation won the grant, which was administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.

In the past decade, the number of juvenile great white sharks in Monterey Bay has soared as ocean temperatures rise due to climate change. And with new predators come changes to the ecosystem.

A new state law aims to keep food and other organic waste out of the landfill. But the food scrap collection program in Santa Cruz is making a mess for some residents.

California’s underwater kelp forests are in trouble. A combination of climate change and hungry purple sea urchins have decimated these vital forests. But…