El Niño may mitigate, not end, drought
Last week, Alex Tardy, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego provided the following YouTube video comments about the current drought and...
Future and present wildfire funding for the Forest Service
During this past month, some progress has occurred regarding wildfire funding for the U.S. Forest Service. Congress has taken its first step to provide...
Congress seeking solution for paying wildfire costs
Last week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the U.S. Forest Service 2014-15 budget request. However, the focus of...
New state emergency water rules may affect local districts
Last week, the State Water Resources Control Board proposed an unprecedented step. Water users in urban areas could be fined up to $500 each...
It’s illegal to relocate rattlesnakes
When asked what someone should do if they find a rattlesnake in their yard, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Biologist Kevin Brennan said,...
Pertussis epidemic remains strong
California’s and the nation’s current pertussis (whooping cough) epidemic has not abated as spring turned to summer.
“California is currently experiencing a pertussis epidemic …...
Drought continues, El Niño a possibility
California is in the midst of a three-year drought, which is no longer news. The chance of another El Niño weather pattern, however, is.
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Governor signs teacher discipline bill
The California Teachers Association applauded the governor’s signing of Assembly Bill 215 last week, a bill that updates and streamlines California’s teacher discipline and...
Suit filed to protect flying squirrel
Among the nine species in the suit is the San Bernardino flying squirrel
Whooping cough reaches epidemic levels: Vaccines urged
Pertussis, or whooping cough, has reached an epidemic level in California, according to Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health...