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The bitter cold that's locked down much of the United States is having an effect even in relatively warm California: demand for natural gas for heating and extra power back east is cutting supplies to Southern California gas-fired power plants.
Should Gray Wolves Be Declared Endangered in California? Agency Says 'No,' But That Might Mean 'Yes'
California's wildlife agency this week recommended to not protect gray wolves under the state's endangered species law. But here's where it gets interesting: It instead suggested that there are other means to protect the species.
California's Fish and Game Commission has closed several major rivers in the state to fishing to protect salmon and steelhead populations from the ravages of the current drought.
An incident of deliberate damage to a California substation may have been more than vandalism, according to a report published Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal.
California's Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to consider a ban on hunting contests such as this weekend's secretive coyote drive in Modoc County, with one Commissioner suggesting such contests are unethical.
There's a problem with the way the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service enforces one of the nation's oldest environmental laws, according to a new article in a leading East Coast law review journal.
A noted conservation group has released the numbers for 2013's monarch butterfly count in California, and the results are a bit of good news for fans of the showy migrating insect.
According to reports provided by California's electrical power grid operator, the world's largest concentrating solar power plant spent a lot of its first month online being, well, not online.
A bill by Central Valley lawmakers would halt the restoration of the San Joaquin River and send more water to farmers, but opponents say such legislation would make no difference in the drought.
A tiny Mojave Desert snail that lives under rocks on mountain slopes is threatened by a new Kern County gold mine, according to a group urging emergency protection for the snail under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Who could think there was beauty in taking a living stretch of wild earth and subjugating it?