Environment
Will California ever build the Delta tunnel? Major battles ahead as Newsom era nears end
California's Delta tunnel largely cleared a key hurdle last week — but far bigger obstacles still stand in the way.
water
Environment
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
Commentary
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.
Water
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.
Commentary
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.
Commentary
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.
Commentary
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.
Commentary
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.
Environment
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.
Commentary
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.