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California's water supply isn't getting a boost from Mother Nature so far this year. And prospects don't look promising in the months to come, as KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce explains.

A new report says California could save a lot more water by investing in farm conservation measures instead of dams.

Governance of the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College in El Cajon will transfer from a coalition of municipalities to a newly formed nonprofit, it was announced today.

Despite what college presidents say, the reordering of the college leagues is really only about football -- and television money, according to commentator Frank Deford.

The devastating wildfires threatening much of Southern California this week are being driven by a punishing combination of weather conditions: the worst drought in decades, and stronger than usual, hurricane-force Santa Ana winds. Even wildfire veterans are calling it a worst-case scenario.

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In the wake of a partisan standoff over public employee pay, benefits and collective bargaining guarantees, activists in the Badger State are trying to unseat 16 state legislators — eight Democrats and eight Republicans. But history shows that recall attempts are rarely successful at the state level.

Experts say outcomes from the U.N. climate meeting in Cancun will not include a new international treaty. Rather, a piecemeal approach, with individual countries setting their own goals for greenhouse gas emission cutbacks, is likely.

Southern California's major water wholesaler announced plans to buy billions of gallons of water from farmers in the state to make up for a shortfall left by drought and environmental regulations.

Scientists are predicting that average sea levels could rise as much as 3 feet by the end of the century. However, the country's deep religious beliefs have residents of the tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean torn between God and science.