Amanda Fencl, senior climate scientist at The Union of Concerned Scientists, argues that California’s current water rights system is inequitable and must be modernized.

The landmark California environmental legislation that lawmakers have voted to revise will allow for crucial infrastructure to take place within the state, some environmental policy experts told ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed legislation that would roll back that state’s landmark environmental law for urban residential developments in California. In a news release, Newsom’s office ...

California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday passed major changes to the California Environmental Quality Act in what supporters say is a historic move to get more housing built across the ...

Government runs on acronyms. In California, few inspire such strong reactions as CEQA. Those four letters stand for the California Environmental Quality Act. It’s a state law that’s been ...

California officials have repeatedly pushed back on Trump's assertions about water policy as well. Trump's claims that measures to protect the delta smelt, an endangered fish, upstate affected L.A ...

California’s weather whiplash has left the Golden State in a place of severe uncertainty about its diminishing water supply and increasing human and environmental demands for water. Research ...

California's drinking water has elevated levels of a certain contaminant found to be associated with adverse birth outcomes, causing experts to advise that safe water advisories need to be updated.

Lake Oroville is seen during a drought. casch/Getty. Based on water level history, Lake Orville will likely begin declining later this month. Over the past several years, the reservoir has ...