The Counter: How a federal drought relief program left southern Oregon parched—and contributed to the ongoing groundwater crisis in the West
This piece is part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Colorado Public Radio, Columbia…
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Lawsuit claims Kern County Water Agency shorted a key local canal’s volume
The Cross Valley Canal is a key cog in the southern San Joaquin Valley’s water machinery. It moves water east and west between the California Aqueduct along Kern County’s western…
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No cut to Friant water users – so far
Though questions remain about whether San Joaquin Valley towns and farms that rely on water from Millerton Lake could be cut to zero, as they were in the last drought,…
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Will climate change alter water rights?
The specter of climate change isn’t just impacting weather, it could also change California water rights, according to experts who spoke at this year’s annual Water Summit put on by…
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Virtual Water Summit – May 25
The Water Association of Kern County’s annual Water Summit is virtual this year but will still pack a punch of who’s who in the water world.
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California water “stockings” stuffed with federal money
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Friant-Kern Canal fix approved over concerns the plan isn’t fully baked
The Friant Water Authority on Thursday approved the final environmental review for a massive project to fix a 33-mile segment of the Friant-Kern Canal despite continued questions about funding and…
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Crews to get water flowing from area ravaged by Creek Fire
Southern California Edison crews will be able to restart some releases from lakes in the San Joaquin River watershed after the Creek Fire overran much of the area through September….
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Happy 50th “Kern Riversary!” 1970 vote brought river into public hands
Fifty years ago this week, the Bakersfield City Council committed an audaciously historic act. On Monday evening Sept. 28, 1970, council members decided to sue Tenneco West for a slice…
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Dominoes from the massive Creek Fire teetering over San Joaquin Valley farmers
When the Creek Fire erupted on Sept. 4 and chewed through the forest toward Southern California Edison’s Big Creek power system, little did anyone know how that might affect grape…
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