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California officials have joined a legal effort to restore water to the Kern River after an abrupt shutoff of water dried up the river and killed thousands of fish in Bakersfield. The decision by ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern River Conservancy has received an $8,000 grant from Kern Community Foundation to help local residents prepare for potential flooding in areas impacted by ...

In 2022, Bring Back the Kern and several other groups sued Bakersfield saying it must study those river operations under the ...

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(KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said conditions of the water in the Kern River near Highway 178 were too dangerous to recover a submerged vehicle Tuesday afternoon. In a statement ...

Two powerful California agencies have jumped into the legal fight over flows in the lower Kern River. California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a brief Monday “on behalf of the People of the ...

Residents intent on getting at least some water flowing in the Kern River through Bakersfield brought their concerns — and some pointed questions — to board members of the Kern County Water Ag ...

The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.