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4 Oct 2021 SACRAMENTO CA

California Will Consider Mandatory Water Restrictions In Event Of Dry Winter

State government is preparing for mandatory restrictions

24 Feb 2020 BAKERSFIELD CA

President Trumpets Water Deregulation During California Visit

President Donald Trump on Wednesday dropped into one of the few regions in California that has embraced his presidency to celebrate new federal rules delivering more water to Central Valley farmers and rolling back protections for fish. Trump basked in the cheers from 2,000 supporters in an airplane hangar on the outskirts of the agriculture- and oil-focused city represented by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, immediately taking aim at the state's Democratic leaders in Sacramento.

27 Dec 2019 SACRAMENTO CA

US States Sue Federal Government Over Weakening Of Clean Water Rules

The bitter fight between state regulators and the Trump administration over clean water intensified Friday when California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and several other states sued the federal government for eliminating Obama-era protections for wetlands and streams across the country. The lawsuit, filed in U...

30 Mar 2019 SACRAMENTO CA

Trump Administration Sues California To Block Water Plan For Fish

Turning the tables on California, the Trump administration sued Thursday to block the state’s ambitious plan to reallocate billions of gallons of river water to salmon and other struggling fish species. The lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Interior injects the Trump administration into one of the biggest California water controversies in years — an issue where Gov...

24 Oct 2018 WashINGTON, DC, United States

Trump Enters A California Water War

Two weeks before the US mid-term elections, President Donald Trump's administration has taken a stand on a sensitive issue in the State of California: water allocation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Trump went on to insinuate that California wild fires, caused by drought, should be blamed on environmental protection legislation, and threaten to withold federal support for the State when future wildfires strike...

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4 Jun 2018 SACRAMENTO CA

California Legislates Water Conservation Measures

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Thursday establishing new statewide standards to encourage water conservation. The two bills will set water-efficiency goals for water suppliers throughout the state. The governor said the measures will help California be better prepared for future droughts and the effects of climate change.

21 Jan 2018 SACRAMENTO CA

Problems Cited in Water Storage Bond Proposals

Signaling trouble for nearly a dozen landmark water storage projects to help California cope with its next drought, state water officials on Thursday announced none of the proposals — including Sites Reservoir west of Maxwell — provide the public benefits that their supporters claim, potentially putting their state funding at risk.

23 Aug 2017 SACRAMENTO CA

North California Communities Sue Over Giant Water Project

Northern California cities and counties on Friday were leading a surge of lawsuits to try to block Gov. Jerry Brown's plans to build giant tunnels that would carry water from the north of the state far to the west and south.