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California’s dams and reservoirs are sitting at historic highs. Yet, the state’s bigger water issues go unaddressed with demands for more taxpayer money.
Westlands Water District is scrapping plans to study raising Shasta Dam following heavy legal resistance from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
Stuck between allies, Gov. Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 1, a bill to freeze the state’s environmental regulations to pre-Trump era standards.
Two of San Joaquin Valley stone fruit producers announced that they completed a merger to become the nation’s largest stone fruit producer on Wednesday.
Less than a day after passage, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would veto a bill that would freeze water regulations to curb changes by the Trump administration.
After spending years promoting cutting-edge science as the savior of fish, environmentalists have cast science aside to support Senate Bill 1. Why? Power.
Senate Bill 559, which would send $400 million to repair the canal, is being converted into a “two-year bill” giving legislators additional time to act.
While working to open their own pistachio processing plant, the Assemi family launched a legal fight over their final crop delivery to Wonderful Pistachios.
Amendments to the state legislature’s marquee water bill didn’t mollify opponents. Now, signs are emerging that the bill may be punted into 2020.
Crop value and ag production is at an all-time high in Fresno County, a new report from the Fresno County Ag Commissioner said this week.
