July 19, 2017
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield claimed California hasn't "completed a single major (water) storage project" since the 1970s even though the population has doubled during the same time period.
July 18, 2017 | Steve Milne
The U.S. EPA has approved new safeguards to protect people from eating toxic fish caught in California waterways. Salmon and other fish that Native American tribes and others depend on for sustenance are often contaminated with mercury.
July 12, 2017 | Chris Remington
Why do a million Californians living in the nation’s breadbasket lack access to a basic necessity- clean drinking water? Tara Lohan with Water Deeply takes us inside the multimedia investigation Toxic Taps.
April 27, 2017 | Amy Quinton
The California State Senate has passed a bill that would make it easier for cities to finance and build projects to capture stormwater.
April 11, 2017 | Amy Quinton
Some farmers in the San Joaquin Valley will finally get a full supply of water.
March 20, 2017 | Amy Quinton
California could become the first state in the nation to dump federal flood insurance. State water managers say California might be better off running its own program.
February 24, 2017 | Bob Moffitt
Even though California Republicans are on the wrong end of a super majority in the State Legislature, they hope a Trump presidency will help them achieve some of their goals when it comes to water storage.
February 7, 2017 | Amy Quinton
A UC Santa Cruz study finds transmission of West Nile virus is higher in drought years.
January 25, 2017 | Steve Milne
Elevated levels of lead in water samples have prompted Sacramento State University to shut off some drinking fountains and sinks. The samples were collected over the winter break when classes were not in session.
January 18, 2017 | Rich Ibarra
California schools can now ask their water supplier to test for lead on campus.
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