Central Valley Archives

Agriculture, Drought, Groundwater, Water News

In California, Groundwater Softens Drought’s Punch – That’s Both Good News and Bad

by Brett Walton May 23, 2014February 9, 2016

Groundwater

Water Levels Dropping, Fresno Weans Itself from Groundwater

by Brett Walton May 7, 2014January 22, 2016

Water News

Map: California’s Water Use Per County (1985-2005)

by Aubrey Ann Parker May 6, 2014December 14, 2015

John Burchard, General Manager of the Alpaugh Community Services District, walks a ditch bank on the outskirts of town. The small farmworker community in California's Central Valley suffers from high levels of arsenic and other contaminates in its drinking water.

Water News

New Era of Much Drier Conditions Forecast For California

by Keith Schneider February 11, 2014February 9, 2016

Agriculture, Drought, Water News, Water Policy

California Drought Saps Water Reserves Above and Below Ground, Says Satellite Data

by Brett Walton February 4, 2014February 9, 2016

Juan Diego Hernandez, 9, bathes at his family's home in Alpaugh. The small farmworker community in California's Central Valley suffers from high levels of arsenic and other contaminates in its water.

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Video: Water Crisis in California’s Central Valley from Photographer Matt Black

by Matt Black February 2, 2014December 14, 2015

A male Chinook Salmon is measured and tagged after being caught in a "Fyke Net," in the San Joaquin River. The fish will be transported upstream by truck, bypassing obstacles, on its way to the historic Salmon spawning grounds near Fresno in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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The Law and The Fish

by Jeremy Miller January 19, 2014December 14, 2015

A worker inspects a valve in the Pleasant Valley Pumping Plant, a facility that supplies irrgation water to the Central Valley's vast Westlands Water District.

Water News

Getting Off the Pipe

by Jeremy Miller January 19, 2014December 11, 2015

Seaguls from the coast fly far inland and into the dry landscape of California's Central Valley.

Water News

Big Water Supply Project Creates Unease in Delta

by Jeremy Miller January 19, 2014December 14, 2015

An overview map of the Central Valley project at the C.W. Jones Pumping Plant, a federal facility which supplies water to the project's network of irrigation canals and reservoirs.

Water News

Photo Slideshow: California’s Lingering Drought and Pollution Defy Solutions

by Matt Black January 19, 2014December 14, 2015

Water News

Report: Evaporation from California Irrigation Adds Enough Water to Colorado River to Supply 3 Million People

by Brett Walton February 1, 2013December 14, 2015

The Stream

The Stream, October 12: Shell in Court Over Nigeria Oil Spills

by Codi Kozacek October 12, 2012October 11, 2012

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Trump has an energy ‘tiger team.’ Carney’s fast-tracking office ‘operates similarly,’ docs say

Canadian officials compared the Major Projects Office to the U.S. National Energy Dominance Council in providing ‘support to advance projects efficiently’

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026

Supreme Court Rules For Public Interest in Line 5 Case

Decision seen as step forward in state effort to shut down old oil pipeline

May 3, 2026

Northern Michigan’s Extreme Climate Disaster

North Michigan’s safe haven myth drowned in worst-ever floods.

May 2, 2026

Corpus Christi Plans to Declare a ‘Water Emergency.’ What Does That Mean?

City leaders intend to make unprecedented cuts to water use in September but aren’t sure exactly how, as schools and hospitals drill for water.

May 2, 2026

Glen Canyon Dam Faces Its Existential Moment

Iconic structure becomes Colorado River’s biggest water chokepoint.

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

Senate Overturns Ban On Mining Near Boundary Waters Wilderness

Chilean company clears first of many hurdles to open underground mine.

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

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In California, Groundwater Softens Drought’s Punch – That’s Both Good News and Bad

Water Levels Dropping, Fresno Weans Itself from Groundwater

Map: California’s Water Use Per County (1985-2005)

New Era of Much Drier Conditions Forecast For California

California Drought Saps Water Reserves Above and Below Ground, Says Satellite Data

Video: Water Crisis in California’s Central Valley from Photographer Matt Black

The Law and The Fish

Getting Off the Pipe

Big Water Supply Project Creates Unease in Delta

Photo Slideshow: California’s Lingering Drought and Pollution Defy Solutions

Report: Evaporation from California Irrigation Adds Enough Water to Colorado River to Supply 3 Million People

The Stream, October 12: Shell in Court Over Nigeria Oil Spills

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