Rachel Becker

Lawmakers representing the Delta region say Newsom is trying to upend water rights and land acquisition laws, while the governor says "we're done with barriers."

Scientists and officials say they need to figure out why the famed alpine lake isn't improving despite decades and billions of dollars in efforts. Clarity last year was about 40 feet worse than in the late 1960s.

The land at stake ranges from the far north's dense coastal forests to Southern California’s great expanses of brush. Experts dispute whether revoking the two-decade-old rule would help prevent wildfires.

Major changes include an exemption for high-tech industrial plants and other projects. The move, fast-tracked under pressure from Gov. Gavin Newsom, sparked fierce pushback from environmental, community and labor groups.

Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats for golden mussels at some lakes, but a patchwork of oversight leaves many lakes unprotected.

The State Water Resources Control Board didn’t shy away from a controversial agreement in a new proposal, which qualifies as a major development in the long-running debate about delta water use.

‘Beyond awful’ Colorado River forecasts put water talks under pressure

More heat, more lightning, more flames: California’s fires are just a start, scientists say

A controversial $20 billion construction project that would funnel water from Lake Shasta towards thirsty cities and farms keeps moving forward. Slowly.

Farmers are divided over a bill that would loosen rules protecting farmland in an effort to seed more solar on fallowed fields.