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’s Air Resources Board will start tracking estimates of the climate-warming methane that bubbles up from the state’s dams and reservoirs.
Scientists have found that climate pollution from the fossil fuel industry is significantly worsening the water crisis in California and the western United States.
The state of Nevada is suing to challenge the Trump administration’s new plan for dealing with water shortages along the Colorado River.
The Trump administration orders water cuts along the Colorado River, where reservoirs have been dropping dramatically.
California’s state water board has released a long-awaited plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
The Trump administration’s plan for the water-starved Colorado River is drawing criticism. Arizona warns it could sue.
The Trump administration has released a 10-year plan for cutting water use to prop up the Colorado River’s reservoirs, which have fallen to a record low.
According to a new report, California groundwater regulations threaten to put many small farms out of business.
California water regulators in Los Angeles are requiring stormwater permits for shopping centers and warehouses for the first time. Big parking lots are major contributors to stream pollution.
Hurricane Genevieve is generating huge waves that will create hazardous beach conditions in Southern California.