Water

Altman claims 38,000 ChatGPT queries equal one almond's water use.

Two bills requiring data centers to disclose water use head to Newsom’s desk.

No long-term deal means water agencies around California and the West are stuck guessing how deep cuts on the Colorado River will go.

California ends boat inspections meant to keep destructive golden mussels out of Lake Oroville, balancing a new risk analysis with the ongoing costs.

Data centers are expanding into water-stressed California communities, but lax disclosure rules keep the public in the dark about actual usage

Roughly 600,000 Californians still lack access to safe and reliable drinking water supplies. The problem will cost billions to fix. So why is the Newsom administration considering a climate overhaul that could gut a key source of funding?

California's Delta tunnel largely cleared a key hurdle last week — but far bigger obstacles still stand in the way.

After three years of devastating closures, salmon fishing will finally reopen — can the industry survive the threats to come?

Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a strategy to save declining salmon — spotlighting a historic partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to reintroduce endangered winter-run Chinook to the vital, cold waters upstream of Lake Shasta in far northern California.  Now, tribe officials say the state is ending its support, potentially causing salmon restoration […]

With reservoirs brimming — but snowpack abysmal — experts warn of a potentially early fire season.