Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For a small fish found only in the San Francisco Estuary, the Delta smelt has caused much controversy over the years, ranging from ...

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 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration revived the Delta tunnel project Wednesday, unveiling a downsized version of the controversial, multibillion-dollar plan to re-engineer the fragile estuary on ...

Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In your inbox three times per week. SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is up to his old ...

The Trump administration plans to weaken environmental protections for threatened fish in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and pump more water to Central Valley farmlands, according to ...

In what Gov. Gavin Newsom hailed as a major milestone, his $20 billion Delta tunnel largely cleared another chokepoint last week — but it still faces obstacles of a different magnitude. For more than ...

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 ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. From the glittery bling of its name, ...

The Metropolitan Water District’s board is set to vote on spending $141 million to contribute to California’s planning costs for the proposed Delta tunnel project. The district has yet to make a final ...