If the seven states can't agree, the feds will impose their own plan...and that's not good news for nearly 40 million people.

California’s snowpack is melting early despite near‑normal rain. Here’s what a “snow drought” is and why it affects water and ...

A warm wet storm following February’s snow, and record-breaking March temperatures are shattering records, prompting warnings of rapid snowmelt and swift rivers.

Decades after a landmark decision called for Los Angeles to limit its taking of water to raise the level of Mono Lake, California regulators are reexamining why it still hasn’t rebounded and what ...

Anna Caballero, D-Merced County, speaks about implementation of her bill to modernize the California Water Plan during a news conference at San Luis Reservoir, March 13, 2026 ...

California has the most variable season-to-season climate in the continental U.S., so it is always possible to swing between extreme wet and dry conditions,” said Jason Ince, an information officer at ...

Despite our mid-February storms, California’s snowpack still needs a lot of help, according to state water managers, and the clock winding down to when peak runoff begins. Officials with the state’s ...

The prolific snowfall that blanketed the Sierra Nevada in February did little to bolster the season’s overall snowpack totals, water resource officials said. On Friday, the Department of Water ...

California farmers, lawmakers and water officials south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta say they’re underwhelmed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s initial allocation of only 15% of ...

California officials have launched the most ambitious water‑management overhaul in state history, introducing the California Water Plan 2028 with a landmark goal: developing nine million acre‑feet of ...

California water officials say the state is entering a “new era” of water management as climate‑driven extremes force a fundamental overhaul of how water is stored, allocated, and protected. This week ...

Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles in an attempt to overturn an agency ruling. The state DMV ruled that Tesla used deceptive marketing to overstate the ...