As the wildfires continue in Southern California, President Donald Trump's administration released significant amounts of water from California's dams on Friday in a move that bypassed state ...

Water experts say Trump's dam releases wouldn't have helped with fire suppression in SoCal President Trump has authority over the federal system called the Central Valley Project that involves 2 ...

Trump, meanwhile, shared a photo on X of water pouring from a dam, saying: “Photo of beautiful water flow that I just opened in California.” “Today, 1.6 billion gallons and, in 3 days, it ...

Trump administration officials began releasing significant amounts of water from two dams in California’s Central Valley on Friday in a move that seemed intended to make a political point as ...

Water managers in California’s Central Valley on Thursday learned that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was being directed to imminently increase the flow of water from the reservoirs at a rate ...

Flood protection. Oroville Dam in particular stirs reminders of the importance of flood protection along the Feather and Yuba rivers. More than 180,000 residents were evacuated from Butte, Sutter ...

California often battles water issues at its reservoirs, as drought and high demand deplete levels. The state water problem faces more challenges as officials try to maintain smooth dam operation ...

Trump Administration Releases California Dam Water Without State Approval. Published Feb 01, 2025 at 1:27 PM EST. By . Natalie Venegas is a Weekend Reporter at Newsweek based in New York.

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