"Despite staggering costs, critical information about the project remains inaccessible to the public and major questions ...

California rivers pass through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. (photo: DWR) State and federal regulators told water agencies Thursday that they are holding out hope for voluntary agreements over ...

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 ...

ore than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the bay. People chatted on the benches, shouting in Cantonese and leaping up when ...

Farms compete with endangered fish over river flows and habitat. (photo: Department of Water Resources) Habitat projects show collaborative approaches can deliver environmental gains faster than ...

With the Bay-Delta watershed in the throes of an ecological crisis, California’s water regulators Thursday unveiled several controversial options for managing the heart of the state’s water supply.

Years of drought and pollution have taken their toll on the San Francisco Bay and San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta. The watershed — a key resource for Californians throughout the state — has seen ...

Starved of freshwater inflow from the Central Valley rivers that feed it, the San Francisco Bay-Delta is on the verge of collapse. This iconic estuary, which defines our region, has been neglected for ...