Latest From This Author
California has released 500,000 salmon into the Klamath River. As dams are removed, the fish will be some of the first to return to a free-flowing river.
California has set a limit for the toxic heavy metal hexavalent chromium in drinking water. Advocates have called for a stricter limit, warning of health risks.
California’s water board has for the first time put a farming region on probation for failing to adopt measures to curb excessive pumping of groundwater.
Newly discovered damage in Glen Canyon Dam would require releasing less water at low reservoir levels — a problem that increases water risks in the Southwest.
Officials have decided to ban salmon fishing on the California coast for a second year. Salmon populations have dropped after the state’s last drought.
California environmental advocates are urging water regulators to require sewage treatment plants to clean up pollution that is contributing to ocean acidification.
The Metropolitan Water District, which delivers imported water to Southern California, is raising rates and property taxes to cover rising costs.
Environmental groups are urging water managers to scale back pumping until juvenile salmon and steelhead have finished migrating through the delta and into San Francisco Bay.
-
California’s fishing fleet suffered when salmon fishing was banned last year. With the fish population still struggling, more fishing restrictions are expected.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has released new a plan outlining state goals for improving water management and adapting to climate change.
