Wildfires in Southern California have prompted major discussions about water in the state. Here's an overview of where water comes from in the region.
Instead of major fires the Golden State will be delt with major rainfall with precipitation amounts that could reach over half a foot over the next week.
But Southern California water officials recently said they have a ... from its mountain headwaters to San Francisco Bay, that is collapsing. Also in steep decline are several runs of Chinook salmon, steelhead and two sturgeon species.
President Trump has blamed a lack of water during the Los Angeles fires on California decisions that benefit a small fish. Yet experts say he’s confusing different issues.
The functionally extinct delta smelt entered national politics in 2009, when Sean Hannity made it a symbol of environmentalism gone wrong.
President Trump has issued a directive calling for 'putting people over fish' in California water policy. State officials say it could prove harmful for water supplies and fish.
Here's what the Milken Institute's 2025 Best-Performing Cities ranking study found about California cities. Why did San Francisco's rank drop in ... Then-U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York Rudy Giuliani led the prosecution.
It could rain for many hours each day in the middle of next week as a storm takes a swing through Southern California, forecasters say.
Two Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation in California to allow residents who have damages from natural disasters to sue oil
Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of California. But experts say its more complicated than that.
Public utilities can bill directly for hundreds of millions of dollars in shareholder returns despite being in what critics call a lower-risk business.