Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to …
WALNUT CREEK — As the Bay Area’s drinking water is increasingly clouded with particles from wildfires, atmospheric rivers, algae blooms and chemical contaminants, the East Bay’s largest water district is …
Plans to build the largest new reservoir in California in 50 years have taken a significant step forward, following a judge’s decision to reject a lawsuit by environmental groups opposed …
By Rachel Becker | CalMatter For the first time in California history, state officials are poised to crack down on overpumping of groundwater in the agricultural heartland. The State Water …
California’s major reservoirs are nearly full thanks to two wet winters, the Sierra snowpack is deeper than usual and the state is likely to receive even more rain and snow this spring. After years …
In a sea of highs and lows, 2023 left the world and the United States celebrating and reeling. Hamas brutally attacked Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, sparking a new war …
By ADAM BEAM | Associated Press SACRAMENTO — When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places — the ice in a …
Enough water likely will fill the Colorado River’s two major reservoirs for the next three years to stave off a hydroelectric power failure and other worst-case scenarios, federal officials said …