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MARTINEZ, CA - NOVEMBER 29: Arroyo del Hambre leading to the Carquinez Strait at Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline Park on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 in Martinez, CA. Scenes along the Sacramento Delta. The Sacramento River flows into the Carquinez Strait. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Newsom administration advances delta tunnel project despite environmental opposition

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is advancing a plan to build a Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta water tunnel. Environmentalists are strongly opposed, warning of ecological damage.

Dec. 9, 2023

LONG BEACH, CALIF. - DEC. 6, 2023. A heron takes flight off of an abandoned shopping cart in the bed of the Los Angeles River in Long Beach on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2023. L.A. County aims to collect billions more gallons of local water by 2045. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. County aims to collect billions more gallons of local water by 2045

Dec. 6, 2023

Long Beach, CA - October 12: A young person rides their bike down the hill past a view of tall palm trees framing The Lions Lighthouse at Shoreline Aquatic Park amid nice weather in Long Beach Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

December in California kicks off with 80-degree heat for L.A., rain for the Bay Area

Dec. 4, 2023

A newly planted walnut orchard relies on groundwater southwest of Chico, in an area where growers are seeking to establish the new Tuscan Water District. (Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Obser)

Proposal for new water district sparks fear of Northern California ‘water grab’

Dec. 2, 2023

MARICOPA, CA - JULY 17, 2019 Aerial view of farmland and orchards near Maricopa at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County where the California aqueduct brings water from the north. Some farmers are in the process of converting acres of farmland to solar farms. A new report from the Nature Conservancy makes the case that most of the solar California will need to meet its clean energy targets should be built on agricultural land, due to the environmental sensitivity of other types of land. Building solar on farmlands could also help Central Valley farmers comply with coming restrictions on groundwater extraction. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

California sets initial State Water Project allocations at 10% after two dry months

Dec. 1, 2023

Barcelona may need water shipped in during a record drought in northeast Spain, authorities say

Nov. 29, 2023

A California dry farmer’s juicy apples show how agriculture can be done with less water

Nov. 29, 2023

Column: This water project is expensive, wasteful and ecologically damaging. Why is it being fast-tracked?

Nov. 21, 2023

U.S. revises ‘plant hardiness’ map for gardeners to keep pace with climate change

Nov. 18, 2023

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