Drucella Miranda, an educator who designed youth programs, was frustrated with urging others to “do better by the Earth” without putting effort into the same herself. So she turned in a letter of ...

What's a fair wage for immigrant goat herders? Sudden minimum wage changes have left the targeted grazing industry reeling, but advocates say that scrutiny was long overdue. Here's what you need to ...

They’re affectionally known as the fire-eating goats: Star Grazer, Chewbacca, Galileo and Death — Destroyer of the Weeds. The goats don’t actually eat the flames. They feed on its fuel. Soon the ...

Vegetation could potentially grow very high in California following last winter’s drought-busting storms. Goats are sometimes used to clear California’s grass and shrubs, which could fuel wildfires ...

Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this ...

California’s system for paying sheep and goat herders has slipped into a legal gray area just as demand for wildfire fuel grazing is surging. Over the last quarter century, a special state rule, Wage ...

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has deployed a remarkably unconventional fire crew, with 471 goats being turned loose across 600 acres to munch through the dry brush and vegetation that can fuel ...

In California, goats have become a crucial tool in wildfire prevention, grazing on vegetation that could otherwise fuel fires. However, recent changes in state labor laws are threatening the viability ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Placer County Board of Supervisors urged California lawmakers to quickly address a wage disparity between sheep and goat ...

Climate change is global but the actions we take here in Sacramento play a role in shaping our environmental future. The Sacramento Bee is undertaking a collaboration with you to examine and celebrate ...