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It’s time for California to let some of its thirsty farmland go

Some half a million acres of the most productive agricultural region on the planet — California’s San Joaquin Valley —…

6 years ago

California contemplates water for struggling fish

In an unprecedented move, the state may require upstream users to cut water use to improve water quality in the…

6 years ago

California Adopts Landmark River Plan to Bring Back Salmon

Photo: California is debating the future of the Merced River and others. (Steve Payer/California Department of Water Resources) [Pub. date:…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago