The penalty is the maximum the ranchers — who pumped Shasta River water for eight days — could face under state law. It amounts to about $50 per rancher, which is no deterrent, ranchers and officials agree. By Rachel Becker,...
In the drought-prone West, a tribal nation claims the government should have protected its access to water. By Kelsey Reichmann The Supreme Court agreed Friday to wade into its second battle over water rights of the term, this time involving...
On May 5 of 2022, the Delta Science Program hosted the third and final session of a webinar series focusing on governance in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The goal of the series was to shed light on the social, political,...
By Grayson Zulauf, a clean energy entrepreneur and holds a PhD in Power Electronics from Stanford University If the climate crisis is coming, the water crisis is already here. As rice fields were fallowed in California, Lake Mead water levels...
At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, staff briefed commissioners on the Water Storage Investment Program and the contracts for public benefits. Through the Water Storage Investment Program, the California Water Commission will invest nearly $2.6 billion in...
