A group of environmental advocates earlier this year sent a petition to the federal government with a simple, seemingly ...

The demand for water from the Colorado River is of paramount importance out West and the focus of some big battles. It's been ...

California’s weather whiplash has left the Golden State in a place of severe uncertainty about its diminishing water supply and increasing human and environmental demands for water.

According to a study, various parts of the state have levels of arsenic in drinking water at higher than 5 micrograms per liter.

Wildfires can contaminate drinking water with toxic chemicals, which federally mandated testing is not designed to catch.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing his proposal for a 45-mile water tunnel beneath California's Delta, saying it's vital for the ...

Governor Gavin Newsom is advancing the Sites Reservoir project to expand California's water storage capabilities, as the ...

Assembly Bill 1413 seeks to quietly rewrite California’s water laws, raising alarm among local water agencies, business groups, lawmakers and many advocates of California’s agriculture ...

California’s Delta Conveyance Project is in the spotlight, with Newsom’s reforms aiming to balance water needs, environment and infrastructure.

Fishermen, farmers, and researchers in California unite to tackle threats to Chinook salmon caused by drought, warming waters, and water management disputes.

Los Angeles has taken a lot of water from Mono Lake over decades by tapping into creeks that flow into it. In shoreline tours ...

Weather gauges at Port San Luis, on the central coast of California, showed “a rapid and damaging surge” of ocean water, moving from low tide to high tide within minutes, the weather service ...