March 31, 2016 | Rich Ibarra
Participating farms reduced pollutants by almost 800 tons last year. That's the equivalent of taking 170,000 cars off the road.
March 31, 2016 | Ed Joyce
After the season’s last Sierra Nevada snow measurement showed near normal snowpack in the north, one California water agency suggests conservation mandates should be rescinded or eased for the region.
March 30, 2016 | Ed Joyce
The latest Sierra Nevada snow survey finds that the statewide snowpack is at 87 percent of normal for March 30 and 87 percent of the April 1 average.
March 30, 2016 | Ed Joyce
Volunteers will help improve the American River Parkway as part of a "day of service" on the César Chávez Day holiday.
March 28, 2016
(AP) — Federal scientists say the chance of damaging earthquakes hitting east of the Rockies has increased significantly, much of it a man-made byproduct of drilling for energy.
March 28, 2016 | Ed Joyce
More than 400 acres of private land around a popular northern Sierra Nevada trailhead will be protected from commercial development and be part of the Tahoe National Forest.
March 26, 2016
(AP) — The commercial crab season has officially opened after being postponed for more than four months because tests showed high levels of domoic acid, a naturally occurring neurotoxin.
March 24, 2016 | Ben Bradford
Experts say California beaches are trapped between a rising ocean and human development along the coastline.
March 24, 2016 | Ed Joyce
The California drought improved slightly in northern California, but long-term severe to extreme drought remains "entrenched" in central and southern California.
March 23, 2016 | Ed Joyce
A study by UC Davis agricultural economists looked at how climate change is affecting what crops are planted in California. Warming winters are expected to alter what farmers plant.
