California establishes nation's first drinking water limit in response to 'Erin Brockovich' contaminant

California regulators have adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich." ... Read More

California enjoys healthy water supply, but battles over its uses continue to fester

After years of drought, California’s water supply is the healthiest it’s been in the 21st century. Nevertheless, the state’s age-old jousting over water use priorities continues and may ... Read More

A rare Czech almond grove blooms early after an unusually warm winter

Almond-growing areas include California, the countries around the ... the market was flooded with almonds from other parts of the world. Some 15 years ago, students from local schools discovered ... Read More

California storms deliver above-average snowpack, replenish reservoirs

“It puts us in very good shape,” said Felicia Marcus, a water researcher at Stanford University. “Any time you get to average ... back water use. For Southern California’s cities, however ... Read More

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Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. By ... Read More

California high school embroiled in debate over app that times students' bathroom breaks

Students at one California school say they feel restricted ... Taylor Penley is an associate editor with Fox News. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news ... Read More

Plans for water equity in a warming world

The project aims to use sophisticated water and climate modeling to begin to provide California with state-of-the-art, transparent and publicly accessible water planning and stewardship tools. “Our ... Read More

Miznon's Whole Roasted Cauliflower

With only three ingredients, this exquisite, world ... get all the attention, this recipe produces deliciously crisp, charred leaves and tenderizes even the lower stem. Miznon's Whole Roasted ... Read More

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It's a tale of two extremes this year. Some farmers report they can't find soil moisture to plant into, while others are struggling just to get into their fields. Agronomist Ken Ferrie weighs in ... Read More

What does it take to write well? Author Steve Almond has a few ideas.

I think we should get used to it.” I never met Strand ... My mother was the person I loved most in the world. She was the person whose devotion to literature had become my own. Read More

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Now, the police say they found the man behind the botched shipment. After a drawn-out global controversy over the coronavirus, the W.H.O. has updated its classification of how pathogens spread ... Read More

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President Joe Biden says Japan’s attempts to set up a leader-to-leader summit with North Korea is “a good thing,” and reiterated his administration’s willingness for its own talks without ... Read More