The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has counted 160,000 juvenile winter-run Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River this year, down from an average of 1.3 million.
One move some cities are making to speed up water-saving efforts in California is to target the areas that produce the most waste. On the residential front, which makes up about 10% of water use in the state, this means lawns.
Respiratory health can take a hit during wildfire season in the Rogue Valley. A recent report shows that the region’s air quality is some of the worst in the nation.
