Natural Resources

Winners in harsh battle for Klamath River water claim their rights

2013-06-10 22:33:00

Some southern Oregon ranchers will have to reduce or completely shut down irrigation in the parched Upper Klamath Basin this summer as a result of a historic assertion of water rights by other users in the region. On Monday, several groups, including...

U.S. oil and gas reserves up by a third, new report says

2013-06-10 17:05:00

WASHINGTON -- Reserves of oil and gas that can be developed using current technology are 35% greater in 2013 than in 2011, according to a new report by the Energy Information Administration, the research branch of the Energy Department. The rise in...

Farmers turn to drip-tape irrigation to save water

2013-05-30 05:00:00

RIVERDALE, Calif. — Last year, the federal government gave farmer Dan Errotabere half of the water it had awarded him the previous year to cultivate his 5,200 acres. But he still managed to reap a yield as much as 25% higher. "I've got to do...

Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge

2013-05-20 14:46:00

For decades, war has been waged over the holy grail of America's Arctic frontier, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wide coastal plain on the edge of the Beaufort Sea contains stunning populations of caribou, grizzly, musk oxen and other wildlife...

What do we spend to preserve nature? $40 billion

2013-05-10 13:45:00

Some say that you can’t put a price on precious natural resources. As of this week, you can. The public and private tab for conserving the nation’s fish, wildlife and natural resources is close to $40 billion a year, according to a study...

California's burning season

2013-05-08 00:00:00

This week, on Facebook, someone posted one of those preprinted witticisms that vie with cute kittens for the attention of people sharing stuff: "I don't know where YOU live, but the weather here is somewhere between bipolar and psychotic this year." I...

Sen. Boxer finds herself at odds with environmentalists

2013-04-28 20:11:00

WASHINGTON — Barbara Boxer has long been one of the Senate's environmental champions, racking up perfect scores for each of the last five years on the League of Conservation Voters' report card on key votes. But the Californian now finds herself...

Earth Day 2013 Google Doodle underscores precious resource: Water

2013-04-22 06:06:00

Earth Day 2013 gets its own Google Doodle today, an honor that kicks off a day dedicated to reminding us to tread gently on this planet that we all share. The Earth Day 2013 Google Doodle unveils a scenic mountain meadow, with a babbling brook and a...

Farmers Markets: State bill would bring big changes

2013-03-22 00:00:00

A bill recently introduced in the California Assembly, AB 996, would substantially change the operations and governance of the state's certified farmers markets, strengthening some enforcement provisions and weakening others. The bill would renew...

Calming the West's water wars

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Last week, Texas and Oklahoma squared off in a Supreme Court battle over water rights that has the drought-ridden West on edge. At issue is a state's control over its own water: Texas seeks to buy or otherwise tap water from Oklahoma under the terms of an...

Ginny Wood dies at 95; pioneering Alaska environmentalist

2013-03-12 18:25:00

Virginia "Ginny" Hill Wood led a life of adventure beginning at a young age, guiding horseback trips in her native Washington state, bicycling through Europe before and after World War II, serving as a WASP pilot and, after moving to Alaska, building a...

Coastal panel rejects Navy plan to increase underwater explosions

2013-03-08 12:33:37

Natural Resources Commission members Annoesjka Steinman (from left), Department of Natural Resources director Keith Creigh and commission chair J. R. Richardson discuss antler point restrictions on Thursday in Lansing.

2013-06-14 11:31:00

Jolie offered Cambodian citizenship Actress Angelina Jolie speaks to reporters after meeting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on July 6. Cambodia's prime minister offered Jolie Cambodian citizenship in recognition for her nature conservation work in the poverty stricken country.

2013-05-14 04:37:00

An elephant rules a water hole at Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana, a mix of swamp, flood plain, grassland and forest in the Okavango Delta.

2013-04-09 10:26:00