California orders mandatory water rationing
California Governor Jerry Brown took executive action on Wednesday, ordering the California Water Resources Control Board to implement mandatory water use restrictions across the state, with a 25% reduction identified. …
Arkansas lawmaker urges ban on California wine over egg law
An Arkansas lawmaker, Dan Douglas (R), says that his state should ban the sale of California wine because of Proposition 2, an animal welfare law. California’s Proposition 2 requires egg-laying …
Marijuana cultivation is impacting California’s streams, environment
A new report confirms what many people already thought: marijuana cultivation in California’s North Coast is sucking streams dry and having serious impacts on the environment. Marijuana is a water-intensive …
As “rainy” season nears end, California faces 4th year of drought
As the official “rainy” season draws to an end, California is facing a fourth year of drought and seemingly endless troubles that are impacting all parts of the state. Last …
Farmers say “no sale” to California bullet train
Construction of California’s bullet train is more than two years behind the scheduled start date. The initial 29-mile section is slated for the Central Valley. The high-speed-rail authority thought it …
UC Food Observer chooses a handful of important stories for you to read as you finish your work week. On the menu, in no particular order: growing coffee and avocados …
The art and science of waiting
This guest blog is provided by Faith Kearns (@frkearns). It orginally appeared in HippoReads. Kearns is a scientist and communicator with the California Institute for Water Resources of the University …
Six states file appeal to halt California egg law
Missouri’s Attorney General Chris Koster and plaintiffs from Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska and Oklahoma have filed an appeal in a case against California’s landmark animal welfare legislation, Proposition 2. Proposition …
Wine grape pest found in Marin County
via UC Agriculture and Natural Resources’ Jeannette Warnert (@jwarnert): Agricultural inspectors in Marin County captured an adult female glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) in a shipment of plants at a local nursery. …
Many of California’s farmers expect no water for a second year
Federal officials announced on Friday that for the second year in a row, many of California’s Central Valley farmers are unlikely to receive water deliveries from the region’s major irrigation …