Groundwater banking in the Sacramento region captures wet-season runoff to offset declining Sierra snowpack, storing billions of gallons underground for later. HECTOR AMEZCUA hamezcua@sacbee.com For ...

“It is still possible to see some storms,” Johnna Infanti, a meteorologist with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, said. “A ...

Indigenous communities have lived with changes to the climate for centuries. Their adaptations over those many years are ...

Have you ever considered taking up beekeeping? The president of our local association gave the RN&R an informative rundown that’ll help you decide whether to bee or not to bee.

Bees and wasps are vanishing each winter, or so we thought. Hidden in attics, deep underground, and inside expanding nests, a ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of desalination’s biggest problems by moving the technology deep below the ocean’s ...

Experts say the bee species keeps the Amazon's ecosystems pollinated and produces honey with medicinal properties Miryan Delgado/Amazon Research Internacional Researchers are working to save stingless ...

The sweeping changes have affected everything from coal plant retirements to international diplomacy over shipping emissions. By Brad Plumer Lisa Friedman Maxine Joselow and Scott Dance Reporting from ...

Beekeeper Wes Hull points a smoker toward one of his hives, calming the bees inside by disrupting the pheromones they use to communicate. (Noah Wicks photo) Beekeepers and producers of commodities ...

Parts of Northern California and the Central Valley haven’t seen sunshine in more than three weeks, according to the National Weather Service — and the gloomy day streak isn’t over yet. According to ...

A Chinook salmon jumps out of the water on the fish ladder at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 in Sacramento. On Monday, Nov. 8, 2025, the National Marine Fisheries Service denied ...