California's Delta tunnel largely cleared a key hurdle last week — but far bigger obstacles still stand in the way.

The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons When the Trump administration presented a new plan exporting more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta five years ago ...

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — California’s Water Resource Board approved temporary changes to the Delta water outflow protecting endangered salmon and other fish. These changes triggered by recents ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) -- Thousands of water rights holders, including farms and cities, were ordered to stop drawing water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by the State Water Resources Control ...

When the Trump administration rolled back endangered species protections in the Bay Area delta that serves as the hub of California’s water-supply system, the state decided to go its own way. It sued ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flooded farmland and small islands, located near the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, are viewed from the air ...

The State Water Resources Control Board is gearing up to approve this year a long-awaited update to its Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan. The state is endorsing a more holistic approach to the ...