The first solar-over-canal project in California, which started with research at UC Merced, has begun producing electricity. Plans are now in the works to expand the technology to other areas. A ...

Researchers at University of California, Merced are studying whether agave, -a drought-tolerant plant best known for ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- The state of California awarded roughly $80 million to fund ready-to-go projects. A portion of that money is going to the North Valley. Construction is underway at Merced ...

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- In California, the Central Valley continues to see high rates of tobacco use. UC Merced and CSU Stanislaus are taking action to find a solution by producing the Valley's ...

California's first solar-covered canals. The initiative that's been years in the making is now generating electricity while conserving the state's water supply. The solar panels sit over Turlock ...