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The sun hangs low over a calm body of water, casting a bright reflection across the surface. The sky and water are tinted warm gold, with distant mountains forming a soft horizon line. In the foreground, a partially submerged metal object and scattered rocks sit in the shallow water, adding contrast to the otherwise smooth, reflective scene.

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California’s largest and most polluted lake gets a new conservancy

California’s first new conservancy in more than 15 years will oversee restoration, manage habitat and improve air quality at the deteriorating Salton Sea

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Deborah Brennan

• abril 10, 2026

An aerial view of mud, debris and oil falling from a hill into a small body of water near the site of a powerhouse.

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Yuba River Disaster: It could be coming to a river near you

Climate change and age are stressing California's water infrastructure, endangering struggling salmon populations and other wildlife.

By Keiko Mertz • abril 3, 2026

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Trump’s office called 7 governors to D.C. for Colorado River talks. Here’s what California said

A top California water official offers an inside look as the Trump administration referees a Colorado River stalemate.

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raquel becker

• enero 31, 2026

A elevated terrain covered in pine trees on a clear and sunny day.

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A California national monument may lose protected status, risking plant and animal life — and water

Volcanic rock at the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument filters rain and snowmelt into an underground aquifer network that holds as much as 200 of California's biggest reservoirs.

By Heather Bourbeau • enero 22, 2026

An aerial view of a river surrounded by farmland.

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Trump sides with agriculture again in California’s neverending water wars

Trump pushed changes at the Central Valley Project — a set of reservoirs and canals supplying water to Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys — pleasing farm groups.

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Daniel Walters

• diciembre 11, 2025

Los residentes de una Planada conducen por un vecindario inundado el 11 de enero de 2023. La ciudad estaba bajo órdenes de evacuación después de que una serie de tormentas inundaran el área. Foto de Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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California’s water partnerships are effective and in danger

Federal cuts imperil government and private water partnerships and hobble disaster planning. The state must maintain its water expertise.

By Letitia Grenier and Jeff Mount • diciembre 8, 2025

A view of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant complex, showing two large concrete domes and several industrial buildings. The scene includes solar panels, parked vehicles, and surrounding infrastructure, with parts of the image framed by a dark interior, possibly from inside a vehicle. The sky is overcast and slightly foggy.

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Wind, water and solar energy aren’t enough. California needs nuclear options

If California ditches fossil fuels for greener energy, we can still expect weekly rolling blackouts. But nuclear power is unaffected by weather.

By Leonard Rodberg • diciembre 4, 2025

Yellow and red cables are plugged into large black shelfs of computer machinery as a person works in the background.

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Data centers are putting new strain on California’s grid. A new report estimates the impacts

A new report estimates that California’s data centers are driving increases in electricity use, water demand and pollution even as lawmakers stall on oversight.

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alejandro lazo

• noviembre 14, 2025

El agua sale del aliviadero de Oroville en el lago Oroville en el condado de Butte, el 26 de marzo de 2023. California finalizó su año hídrico 2022-23 el sábado 30 de septiembre de 2023. Después de años de sequía severa, los embalses del proyecto de agua estatal finalizaron el año a 128% de su promedio histórico. Eso incluye el lago Oroville. Foto de Noah Berger, AP Photo

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Erie Canal creation contrasts with the glacial pace of public works in California

The historic canal was hand-dug and open in eight years. Today, some of California's public works projects are taking decades just to start.

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Daniel Walters

• octubre 30, 2025

A white room with power cords throughout the ceiling leading to machinery with transfer switches in a data center. White fluorescents light up most of the room, with shadows in the background between the machinery.

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California lawmakers wanted to get tough on data centers. Here’s what survived

Most plans to regulate data centers died in the state’s Legislature this year, despite a nationwide backlash. Two surviving bills aim to promote disclosure of energy and water use.

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Khari Johnson

• septiembre 25, 2025