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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.

Drought conditions have caused crowding in the Florida river — for fish and for boaters, a state Wildlife official says. During the weekend, a 32-year-old Jet Skier was knocked unconscious by a jumping sturgeon, and in 2006, 10 people were hurt in sturgeon-human incidents in Florida.

As global temperatures rise, many plants and animals are moving to higher elevations to keep their cool. But a new study found plants in northern California are actually moving downhill, where it's wetter. "These plants are tracking water availability more so than temperature," one researcher says.

Further restrictions on water supplies for the Central Valley and Southern California could result from a court hearing that starts today (Friday) in Fresno.

Monday night's college basketball championship pits the priciest program in the country against one of the penny pinchers. Vegas likes Duke, but Indianapolis — and much of the rest of the hoops world — loves Butler.

Airs Sunday, April 4, and Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

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

San Diego's two largest water sources -- the Colorado River and the Sierra Nevada snowpack -- are at historic low levels. The Colorado River is in its 8th year of drought, so the state has relied heav

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pushed for the overhaul of the state's water system during a speech today in San Diego before the Association of California Water Agencies.

Home is where the heart is. It's probably also where a ton of brown marmorated stink bugs are right now, crawling out from behind photos, covering your windows and dropping into your hair. Help may be on the way, in the form of a parasitic Asian wasp.