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KPBS Midday EditionUC San Diego researchers have figured out the math that explains how pelicans can fly for miles along the coast while barely flapping their wings. -
A new study by two California researchers finds the sardine fishery in the Gulf of California is under stress from hyper-efficient commercial fishing fleets. -
The money would pay for things like trucking in drinking water for small communities and encouraging farmers and homeowners to use less water. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe Tijuana River Valley is frequently swamped with sewage-tainted water, but those cross-border flows also carry trash into an ecologically sensitive region. -
Wednesday’s announcement affects Mendocino and Sonoma counties. It comes as California is expected to face another devastating wildfire season after a winter with little precipitation.
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KPBS Midday EditionAs climate experts point to the possibility of a so-called "mega drought," California's urban and agricultural sectors must prepare for a new normal in extreme weather. -
U.S. water officials are projecting the man-made lakes that store water used throughout the American West will fall to historically low levels and trigger an official shortage declaration for the first time. -
California's governor signs a legislative package that directs more than half a billion dollars to wildfire prevention efforts. -
A historic drought in a massive agricultural region straddling Northern California and southern Oregon could mean steep cuts to the water provided to hundreds of farmers to sustain endangered fish species. -
Sewage tainted flows continue to foul ocean waters off the coast of San Diego and hope for progress has stalled.
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