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Tag: water

Mono Lake on the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada on May 20, 2023. Photo by Sierra Farquhar for CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Advocates: Don’t let L.A. drink from Mono Lake

Avatar photo by Lynn La May 30, 2023May 30, 2023
Lawmakers on the Assembly floor at the Capitol on March 27, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

Closer to becoming California law: bills to limit concealed guns and decriminalize psychedelics

Avatar photo by Lynn La May 26, 2023May 26, 2023
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is interviewed at the CalMatters offices on Oct. 11, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

AG Bonta: California police shooting cases will move faster

Avatar photo by Lynn La May 23, 2023May 23, 2023
The Klamath River flows outside of Happy Camp on Aug. 29, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

California taxpayers on the hook to save two unhealthy Western rivers

by Dan Walters May 23, 2023May 24, 2023
Jeff Dollente, a zanjero with the Imperial Irrigation District, opens a gate on the Redwood Canal north of El Centro on June 1, 2022. Photo by Mark Henle, The Republic via Reuters
Posted inWater

Colorado River deal: What does it mean for California?

Avatar photo by Alastair Bland May 22, 2023May 24, 2023
Young pigs in a pen on a hog farm in Ryan, Iowa, on May 18, 2019. Photo by Ben Brewer, Reuters
Posted inWhatMatters

Supreme Court backs California’s pigs proposition

Avatar photo by Lynn La May 12, 2023May 12, 2023
Floodplains in the Yolo Bypass wilderness area near Sacramento on March 27, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
Posted inWater

Newsom restores floodplain funds, adds $290 million to flood control budget

Avatar photo by Alastair Bland May 11, 2023May 12, 2023
Gary Gragg examines the buds on a mango plant he is growing in the Sacramento Valley. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters
Posted inClimate Change

Mangoes and agave in the Central Valley: California farmers try new crops to cope with climate change

Avatar photo by Alastair Bland May 9, 2023May 10, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the media at a press conference at Hansen Ranches outside of Corcoran on April 25, 2023. Newsom addressed the areas flooded farmlands during the winter storms in Kings County. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
Posted inWhatMatters

Will California’s Big Melt be a slow-moving disaster?

Avatar photo by Lynn La April 26, 2023April 26, 2023
Posted inCommentary

California’s lengthy battle for water rights moves into the Legislature

by Dan Walters April 25, 2023April 24, 2023

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