Manola Secaira
Environment Reporter for CapRadioManola Secaira is CapRadio’s environment and climate change reporter. Before that, she worked for Crosscut in Seattle as an indigenous Affairs reporter.
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As California moves away from gas-powered technology, officials have looked for ways to ease stress on the state's electrical grid. CapRadio's Manola Secaira reports a recent decision tackling the systems powering swimming pools. -
Last year, California passed a law requiring state agencies to set targets around natural carbon sequestration. These efforts help boost the environment’s ability to store carbon. -
California law that prohibits the drilling of new oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of community areas is on hold. Right after Governor Gavin Newsom signed the law in 2022, a group of oil and gas industry leaders launched a referendum effort to r -
After a series of storms in January, California’s snowpack is looking good. Wednesday's snow survey found statewide snowpack levels at 205 percent of the average for this time of year. -
A winter storm hit Northern California on Thursday, and it could be a good thing for snowpack in the state. -
New research from Stanford University found beavers play an important role in improving water quality. -
A report from the office of California’s legislative analyst looked at the increase in wildfire smoke and how it affects state residents. -
At around 4,440 acres, the Washburn Fire is far from the largest blaze Californians have seen in the past few years. But it has attracted national attention, in part because it's burning near Yosemite National Park's iconic giant sequoia trees. -
Plans to address climate change on a local level are becoming more common in California. But how effective are they?
