Water

Californians face another of its periodic droughts and also long-term questions about the supply and uses of water.

With very little water available, investments in our state’s water delivery systems coupled with conservation, storage and reuse are critical.

The Russian River watershed is hard hit by lack of rainfall. The emergency order will allow state officials to relax some restrictions on reservoirs and assist endangered fish.

California’s water infrastructure is deteriorating and in need of the kind of financial investment that only the federal government can afford.

The Biden administration should issue a ruling that the Shasta Dam project is not feasible because of tribal rights and environmental impacts.

The USDA declared California a natural disaster due to its severe drought, triggering aid for growers and ranchers who supply much of the nation’s food. Why has the federal government stepped in to help with California’s water woes?

Just when Gov. Gavin Newsom sheds one political headache, another emerges. A controversial bill that would have banned fracking and other oil extraction methods and prevented gas wells from operating near homes, schools and health care facilities died in the state Legislature on Tuesday — freeing the governor from having to take a stance on […]

California needs a coherent strategy for harnessing its innovative spirit toward solutions that solve its water security challenges.

As California faces another drought, it adds another factor in the recall campaign aimed at Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The Department of Water Resources should enhance groundwater protection with changes to California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.