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Legislature’s budget sidesteps fight with Newsom over Delta tunnel
Gov. Gavin Newsom has sought to use budget leverage to lower thresholds for permitting larger infrastructure projects. At the top of his list? The long-controversial Delta Tunnel.
June 18, 2023
Prima Wawona, America’s largest peach producer, is financially rotting
Four years after a private equity firm merged two of the nation's largest peach farmers into a single entity, the firm is basically worthless.
June 12, 2023
Labor Dept. levy $231k in fines on Calif. farm labor contractors
The U.S. Labor Department fined one Los Banos contractor for its use of underage workers and improper transportation of farmworkers, among other findings.
June 1, 2023
Duarte pitches bipartisan bill to fund water technology grants
The five-year program would help water utilities use a variety of new technology to increase water resources.
May 25, 2023
Supreme Court narrows definition of WOTUS in win for farmers
The EPA has long been criticized for overzealous use of the Clean Water Act to regulate land in the western U.S. Now, it faces a tougher requirements to target landowners.
May 25, 2023
Flood worries recede as levees, diversions stem Tulare Lake expansion
State officials are breathing a sigh of relief after committing millions to raising levees near Corcoran to stop Tulare Lake from flooding into the town.
May 23, 2023
Western states propose plan to reduce Colorado River use
While the three states, California, Nevada, and Arizona, have not yet reached a final deal, the proposal is a major breakthrough for logjam on the Colorado.
May 22, 2023
Farm Bill proves to be crucial lifeline for Calif. agriculture, national food security
"A stable domestic food supply chain is more crucial than ever," writes William Bourdeau.
May 18, 2023
Friant-Kern Canal fix raising flows, hopes of more water infrastructure projects
The first phase of the project to repair the Friant-Kern Canal is nearing completion, a major boon for a state that seldom mounts water improvement projects.
May 17, 2023
Newsom signs UFW-backed bill to ease farmworker unionization
The UFW, whose membership has dwindled in recent years, has sought legislative wins in Sacramento to build back its depleted roster of members.
May 16, 2023