The Arvin City Council is scheduled to vote on a new oil and gas ordinance tonight finalizing the decision whether the city adopts new regulations making it more challenging for oil and gas companies to operate near the city’s schools, parks, and neighborhoods. Reporter Christina Lopez has more details on …
Read More »Environmentalists’ lawsuit to drain Hetch Hetchy Reservoir heads back to court
Two years after losing in court and six years after being rejected by voters, a Berkeley environmental group is continuing its long-running battle to drain Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, a linchpin … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced’s First Student Fulbright Scholar Heads to El Salvador for Research
UC Merced Interdisciplinary Humanities Ph.D. candidate Danielle Bermudez will spend the next 10 months in El Salvador, conducting research and serving as a cultural ambassador for the campus as a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Battle over resuming California executions heads to court
The battle over California’s voter-backed effort to resume executions will begin in earnest when state officials and death penalty supporters head to court to seek an end to orders that … Click to Continue »
Read More »To combat iguana problem, researchers bash in reptiles’ heads
Researchers are on a critical mission in the heart of Broward County – bashing in the brains of iguanas in an attempt to eliminate the reptiles that have overtaken South … Click to Continue »
Read More »Flooding likely again as next set of storms heads to Merced County
Merced County residents should prepare for more flooding in the next week as another set of storms heads for the Valley that could dump several more inches of rain, officials … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced heads south to coax San Diego students to Valley
High school students in San Diego can expect to see more recruiters from UC Merced this year as the Valley school pushes to add 3,000 students by 2020. Recruiters made … Click to Continue »
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