President Donald Trump, within hours of taking office Monday, signed executive orders directing federal agencies to work toward routing more water through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other parts of California.

A Trump executive order directs agencies to 'to route more water' across the state. But some say there's a lot more at stake.

Valley Water in the South Bay is set to vote Tuesday on whether or not to join other local water agencies in contributing to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Central Valley water tunnel project. A dozen agencies have voted in favor of helping fund the planning and design of the 45-mile long underground tunnel that would connect the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta with the California Aqueduct.

The devastating wildfires consuming Los Angeles have driven home to the world the intensity of the water crisis in California and other southwestern states. A decades-long drought has inspired all sorts of suggestions for fixes.

Trump apparently wants to override new Biden-Newsom rules that have widespread support among Southern California cities and some Central Valley farmers.

Santa Clara Valley Water District approves spending $9.7 million for planning and studies of massive public works plan

American historian Victor Davis Hanson criticizes the "failures" of local and state leadership amid Los Angeles' wildfire mitigation efforts.

January 16, 2025 - What’s New: In December 2024, a new framework took effect to minimize harm to endangered species from the operation of California’s two biggest water projects. The framework, developed by federal fishery agencies and called a “biological opinion,” replaces a framework that had been in place since 2019.

President Trump said Tuesday his executive order demanding that California elected officials allow water to flow to communities instead of into the Pacific Ocean is needed because state environmental policies are destroying fire-ravaged Los Angeles.

Trump attempts to roll back California’s EV mandate and Delta fish protections, likely sparking legal battles over climate and water policies

The largest segment of the Delta — ground zero in California’s water wars — is within San Joaquin County. And the Delta Protection Commission tasked with safeguarding and enhancing the Delta’s environment,

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to designate 91,630 acres of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the critically imperiled San Francisco Bay population of longfin smelt.