Press release from the Union of Concerned Scientists Integrating solar energy with agricultural production can bring economic and environmental benefits...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Noting that Kern County residents could suffer “urgent impacts” to their drinking water from continued agricultural groundwater overpumping, staff at the state Water Resources Control Board announced Thursday they are recommending the entire Kern subbasin...
Wildfire, drought, and temperature are affecting soil moisture in California’s Sierra Nevada. To better understand this, USGS scientists recently began a soil moisture monitoring and modeling project in the Feather River watershed. By the USGS: Wildfire, drought, and temperature are...
Greatly above-average temperatures in Antarctica have contributed to the back-to-back daily records. By Christina van Waasbergen, Courthouse News Service Monday marked Earth’s hottest day in recorded history — breaking a record only set the day before, according to data from...
By the California Farm Bureau Federation A Superior Court judge has temporarily blocked state enforcement actions affecting Kings County growers who faced potential state groundwater extraction fees and an order to install water meters to report annual pumping. The California...
West broiling, burning despite drought relief By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service While California and Nevada remain virtually drought-free, climate...
With the dams on the lower Klamath scheduled for complete removal by September, salmon will reenter 420 miles of habitat for the first time in a century. NOAA recommends $20 million in funding for additional river restoration. By NOAA Fisheries...
