agriculture

An aerial view of a wetland landscape features winding waterways, marshy islands, and patches of green vegetation floating on the water's surface. Dirt pathways and levees divide the water, creating geometric patterns. In the distance, a bridge spans a wide river, with industrial structures and wind turbines visible along the horizon. The scene showcases a mix of natural and human-altered environments under a clear sky.

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Newsom wanted to fast-track the Delta tunnel project. The Legislature slowed the flow

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fellow Democrats in the Legislature usually let him use the budget process to push his priority bills and minimize debate. Not this time.

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댄 월터스

• 6월 12, 2025

View of a small town with a water tower from across a river along the shore. The view of the town is partly obscured by vegetation along the edge of the shoreline.

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Miles of Delta levees are at risk of floods. Repairs could cost $3 billion

The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain an aging network of 1,100 miles of levees. These earthen berms, mostly on private land, could rupture and endanger half a million people and flood thousands of acres of farmland.

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알레스테어 블랜드

• 4월 9, 2025

A row of blue pop-up tents with pallets of boxes and a group of workers wearing yellow safety vests walking around. The side of the tent has white text that says, “WWW.SACRAMENTOFOODBANK.COM.”

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California food banks brace for funding cuts, and not only from the Trump administration

Food aid is one of numerous competing priorities California lawmakers will have to juggle in the face of steep potential federal cuts.

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진 쿠앙

• 3월 27, 2025

An industrial facility with a metal-sided warehouse is shown, featuring large exhaust stacks supported by cables. Refrigerated truck trailers are parked near loading docks, while a yellow forklift sits nearby. In the foreground, black flatbed trailers are lined up. To the right, a tall, aging conveyor structure extends upward, supported by a network of metal beams and ladders. Power lines crisscross the sky, and palm trees are visible in the distance under a clear blue sky.

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‘We should be in crisis mode’: Toxic fumigant could be seeping into these communities

Long Beach residents near companies that use methyl bromide are angry that air quality officials didn’t notify them for years and haven’t assessed their health risks. Now officials say more facilities are operating in San Pedro and Compton.

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알레한드라 레이예스-벨라르데

• 3월 21, 2025

A firefighter in protective gear switches off a fire hydrant, spraying water next to a burned-down structure. In the background is the Pacific Ocean, with the last rays of sunset crossing the horizon with the blue sky.

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Trump doesn’t understand California’s complex water network. But that’s not the point

President Trump's wild verbal justifications for his fire-related executive order, calling for a complete overhaul of Delta water delivery to California farms, provides the illusion that problems are being solved when, in fact, they are festering.

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Robert Greene

• 1월 28, 2025

A concrete-lined canal curves gently through a dry, golden landscape of grassy hills. The canal is filled with calm, reflective water, bordered by sloping walls that contrast with the natural terrain. Sparse vegetation lines the canal edges, and a fence with evenly spaced posts runs along the hilltop, marking the boundary of the arid surroundings under a clear sky.

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Trump orders more Central Valley water deliveries — falsely claiming it would help LA fires

Citing the LA fires, Trump directed federal agencies to "immediately take actions to override" water operations and environmental rules. But the water mostly serves Central Valley farms.

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알레스테어 블랜드

• 1월 26, 2025

Various Chinook salmon swim in water, with rocks underneath them, as bubble from waves form overhead. The image has a sense of action and frenzy.

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‘No way, not possible’: California has a plan for new water rules. Will it save salmon from extinction?

Growers and cities support the Newsom administration proposal, saying it strikes a balance for uses of Delta water. But environmentalists say the “healthy rivers” rules would actually harm California’s iconic salmon.

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알레스테어 블랜드

• 12월 16, 2024

The Bidwell Bar Bridge at Lake Oroville on Jan. 12, 2023. Photo by Andrew Innerarity, California Department of Water Resources

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California officials plan for a dry 2025 with grim water supply guesswork

The state Department of Water Resources made a low prediction of water supplies for agricultural and municipal users next year, though it's still too early to tell.

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댄 월터스

• 12월 5, 2024

A person stands on the trailer of a truck with several small trees as it drives through a field with trees.

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How three Trump policy decrees could affect California’s agricultural industry

There are three policy areas President-elect Donald Trump wants to change that are particularly important to California farmers. If he does what he has promised, one might benefit the industry and two might hurt it.

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댄 월터스

• 11월 19, 2024

A dairy working in an apron and rubber boots putting on milk pumps onto cow utters as they rotate backwards in a dairy machine.

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California bird flu outbreak warrants a broader look at the risky ways we produce food

As California confronts a bird flu outbreak, it is also time to take a hard look at the food production system that puts farm workers in close contact with sick animals, the standard American diet that demands it, and the health ramifications of both.

By Seema Policepatil • 11월 15, 2024

Agriculture