Water bills are climbing as utilities clean up a chemical made infamous in “Erin Brockovich.” Should lawmakers give them cover from lawsuits while work continues? By Ryan Sabalow and Brianna Vaccari, The Merced FOCUS, CalMatters This story was originally published...
Historically, millions of salmon returned to California’s rivers each year. Today, those numbers have plummeted to a fraction of their former levels, with hatcheries now playing a vital role in sustaining the remaining populations. A decade of severe drought, punctuated...
From the Sites Project Authority Today, the Sites Project Authority (Authority) announced two major advancements that move the Sites Reservoir Project (Project) closer to construction. Significant contractor outreach progress and two key environmental permitting milestones indicate that the Authority’s goal...
The California Department of Conservation’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is an initiative aimed at addressing groundwater sustainability and supporting communities affected by reduced agricultural water use. The program provides funding to repurpose agricultural lands into uses that deliver multiple benefits,...
Environmentalists argued that the project would destroy the habitat of the exceedingly rare Butte County meadowfoam, an endangered flower. By Edvard Pettersson, Courthouse News Service A federal judge on Thursday overturned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of a...
