Water

Immigrants, tribes and other people of color rely on fish from San Francisco Bay and Delta rivers. California faces a federal discrimination probe for failing to protect them.

A judge slaps the state with an injunction, saying the water board overstepped its authority in Kings County: “There has been no review, analysis, or ability to challenge their conduct.”

In November, California voters will decide whether the state should authorize a $10 billion bond to help shield against worsening climate change. As roughly 1 million Californians live without clean water, a Salinas resident says Proposition 4 will bring relief to long-overlooked communities.

Ranchers who defied a state water order were only fined about $50 each. Under new legislation headed to the governor, some daily fines for water scofflaws can increase 20-fold.

A career building and maintaining California's water infrastructure might be unglamorous but it's an essential and well-paying field as the state faces a looming shortage.

The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk. The EPA issued a rare emergency order.

Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face the most cuts.

A Kings County judge granted a temporary restraining order against the state's unprecedented mandate. Growers there will not have to meter their groundwater use for now.

The measures are substantially weaker than a previous proposal after an onslaught of criticism. But they will still save enough water through 2050 to supply the state’s entire population for a year, at a cost of $4.7 billion.

Almost 400 suppliers, two-thirds in communities of color, don’t meet safety and reliability standards. Fixing them would cost billions.