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San Diego County will likely get additional water supplies from Northern California. That's one outcome of the statewide drought declaration by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. KPBS Reporter

The great California drought is bringing hard times to farmers, and it's making a lot of people take a hard look at the way we use water. San Diego's Utility Consumers Action Network has called the wa

One of the biggest ongoing problems is their pastureland. All of it burned away.

The California Department of Water Resources issued its lowest initial estimate on how much water will be delivered from the State Water Project next year.

San Diego residents are not conserving enough water and may soon face mandatory rationing, Mayor Jerry Sanders warned again today.

San Diego is technically a desert. But you wouldn't know it from the lush lawns and landscaping. With record drought conditions upon us, does it make sense to continue living the way we do? We'll talk

The San Diego County Water Authority says nearly 60 percent of our drinking water is used for lawns and other landscaping. Mandatory outdoor water restrictions means some lawns will go brown this summer. But, as KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce tells us, some people are pulling up their grass. It's part of our week-long series: "H2NO: San Diego Going Dry."

Although the economy has been growing since mid-2009, the pace has been too slow to absorb the nearly 14 million people without jobs. Today, 46 million Americans receive the federal government's help when buying food, which is roughly 15 percent of the population.

The California Department of Water Resources says it will increase the amount of water delivered from the state water project this year. KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce says local water agencies wi

A rash of firefighter injuries has prompted California fire officials to order a safety review. That's because the drought has created some rough fire conditions. From Sacramento, Jenny O'Mara reports