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Much of the rest of the country is either recovering from snowstorms or expecting them. But San Diego should have a typically mild Christmas weekend.

The insect, known as the coffee berry borer, has the potential to reduce crop yields by up to 90 percent. Agriculture specialists have called for mandatory treatment of all beans leaving Kona for other islands.

The bill covers everything from farm subsidies and crop insurance to forestry, food stamps and school lunches.

Firefighters on Sunday were fighting wildfires that have spread quickly in parched forests in Colorado and New Mexico, forcing hundreds of people from their homes and the evacuation of wolves from a sanctuary.

California's water wars have long been waged in courtrooms, but shots are now being fired on the Internet as well.

Searing, record-setting heat in the interior West didn't loosen its grip on firefighters struggling to contain blazes in Colorado, Utah and other Rocky Mountain states.

The wet season arrived early this year for much of California, even as Lake Mead has dropped to record low levels.

Millions of Americans love peanut butter sandwiches. It's easy to make, a "kid favorite" and, until now, relatively inexpensive. The cost of peanut butter has already increased by more than a third — and it might not stop there.

A new report looks at how prepared California is for the predicted effects of climate change. Those effects range from sea level rise to droughts, heat waves and wildfires. KPBS Environmental Reporter

San Diego County farmers produce more avocados each year than anywhere else in the United States. But that number one ranking could change by the end of the year, because the region’s avocado industry is facing pressures.