Tom Frantz on his almond grove in Shafter, California. (Photo: Jonas Jungblut) In California’s Central Valley, the oil industry has...
California’s water wars heat up at Sacramento hearing over river flows
At the Capitol on Monday, farmers protest a proposal by water officials to increase flows for the lower San Joaquin...
Defying water suppliers, Palo Alto backs Bay-Delta Plan
Photo: Wapama Falls, far left, flows into the 117-billion-gallon Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite, the source of 85 percent of...
California Groundwater Law Means Big Changes Above Ground, Too
The state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is likely to result in fallowing thousands of acres of farmland. Local governments are...
Sinking land, poisoned water: the dark side of California’s mega farms
Farm fields along the path of the California aqueduct in the Central Valley, a region that produces a quarter of...