Environment

In today's newscast, Monterey County supervisors and members of the public are frustrated at the slow pace of cleanup from the January battery plant fire in Moss Landing. And starting this week, Californians can buy the drug Naloxone at a discount on a state-run website.

In today's newscast, University of California Cooperative Extension researchers developed a tool that shows the real-time location of migrating waterfowl, which can carry the bird flu virus. Farmers and ranchers could use it to better protect their cows, pigs and poultry.

In today's newscast, the Big Sur International Marathon is less than two weeks away and though there hasn't been a dip in international registrants, there have been more questions about travel under the Trump administration. Plus, Monterey County supervisors voted to express support for an energy storage bill that State Sen. John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, introduced.

In today's newscast, the Central Coast Dungeness crab season is coming to an early end this year. Plus, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors could take a position on two statewide battery energy storage bills, and more overnight closures are coming this week at Rocky Creek in Big Sur.

Businesses near the battery energy storage plant in Moss Landing that caught fire in January say they are still feeling the effects as tourist season gets underway.

In today's newscast, the Carmel City Council will hear an update on how to make the switch to residential street addresses. And a proposed bill would give the California Air Resources Board explicit authority to regulate indirect sources of pollution.

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.

In today's newscast, workers in the University of California system will be on strike beginning today, including at UCSC. And, two California members of Congress have introduced a bill to reestablish the federal Office of Environmental Justice.

One of the world’s largest lithium battery storage facilities — located in the Monterey Bay Area — erupted in flames last month. People fled the area and schools closed as the fire smoldered for days. It briefly reignited last week.