CalMatters/Desert Sun State scientists, who make on average 27% less than state engineers, are trying to negotiate a better deal. “I’m freaking terrified that all of these

PR.com / Benzinga – Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2021-22 budget plan includes significant increases to California's public science government programs. The California Association of Professional Scientists applauds those

Modesto Bee (tiered subscription) – Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked for $88.6 million to build a livestock health lab in Turlock much better than the one already

Los Angeles Times  – As the second major heat wave in weeks bears down on Southern California, experts and authorities are warning the public to take seriously

Mountain Democrat Originally thought to be the sole culprit of serial break-ins in the Tahoe Keys, California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials report that DNA evidence

ABC 7 Bad news on the drought front this week as state water officials measured the snowpack up in the Sierra with ominous results for continued drought

CalMatters The Sierra Nevada hasn’t provided nearly as much water as predicted. Now the state is struggling to overhaul its snow runoff forecasts.

Associated Press Newsom administration officials said last week they’re in no rush to make changes to one of California’s key climate change programs despite concerns it won’t

CalMatters It’s been said that California is confronting a 21st-century water crisis armed with 20th-century infrastructure and 19th-century laws.  That’s indisputably true.

KQED After years of controversy, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board assured the public in the fall that eating California crops grown with oil field

Capital & Main As the agency rolls out a $500 million clean-up program, it must navigate skepticism from environmental experts and the public.

CBS 13 An endangered fish native to California waters was poached by a Tracy man. California Department of Fish and Wildlife says the green sturgeon was taken

Food Safety News American Gourmet is recalling bags of .99c packaged of dried plums because of potential lead contamination. The recall was initiated after it was discovered

Chemical & Engineering News On the wildest, stormiest nights in the San Francisco Bay Area, scientists from the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) go out on the