On the last Sunday in July, as the Central Valley bakes in the middle of summer, a small community within the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta sees its population grow tenfold for one day as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California regulators are moving toward a long-awaited decision on how much water can be taken from the Sacramento–San Joaquin ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's controversial push to fast-track the Delta Conveyance Project received a formal endorsement this week from the largest irrigation district in the nation. The Imperial ...

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the ...

The Imperial Irrigation District wants other agencies to tap Northern California water supplies to relieve pressure on the Colorado River. California’s largest Colorado River water user threw its ...

Public hearings around California have made the stakes unmistakable: environmental groups argue that the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delt accelerating ecological decline requires immediate action, while ...

New state rules allow more flexibility in pumping Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta water, particularly during winter and spring, while keeping some safeguards for fish populations. SACRAMENTO, ...

A new invader is threatening California’s water supply. Golden mussels were first detected in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta last fall, and in that short time they have infiltrated the state’s major ...

Water flows in the Delta-Mendota Canal, part of the federally operated Central Valley Project, near Los Banos. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) The Trump administration plans to weaken ...

In the fall, if you look to the skies, you might spot a sandhill crane. The iconic bird makes its way to the California Delta region each winter as part of its annual migration, generally arriving in ...