Ian James is a reporter who focuses on water and climate change in California and the West. Before joining the Los Angeles Times in 2021, he was an environment reporter at the Arizona Republic and the Desert Sun. He previously worked for the Associated Press as a correspondent in the Caribbean and as bureau chief in Venezuela. Follow him on Bluesky @ianjames.bsky.social and on X @ByIanJames.
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California regulators adopted a controversial plan changing how the state governs the pumping of water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. It gives water agencies more leeway in how they comply with the rules.
The Newsom administration paid an investment firm for water from a California farm. Environmental advocates are criticizing the deal as far too costly for taxpayers.
Arizona has joined in Nevada in suing to challenge the Trump administration’s plan for water cutbacks along the Colorado River.
An environmental group and water agency representing farmers are suing California, arguing the state is taking excessive amounts of water out of the Bay Delta, harming fish and the ecosystem.
In a new report, researchers find that Californians are paying some of the highest water bills in the country.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have given Native tribes greater say on decisions about water. One tribal leader said it shows that the governor “doesn’t care about tribes.”
Portions of Northern California’s Scott River have dried up. Critics say state regulators should do more to keep the river flowing for salmon.
Gov. Newsom signs bills focusing on reproductive healthcare in California. Some of the bills focus on increasing access to abortion.
As Hurricane Polo approaches Mexico, parts of Southern California are forecasted to get heavy surf and high tides.
El Niño could unleash major storms and flooding. It also could bring precious water to drought-afflicted California.