Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of California. But experts say its more complicated than that.

The California Water Wars. Owens Lake was ultimately dried out entirely between 1913 and 1934, but not before dramatic, sometimes violent pushback from residents.

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Y ou can learn an important fact about the water wars simply by driving the width of California’s vast Central Valley, where most of the battles erupt. True, there is a rich agricultural economy of ...

Another player in California’s high-stakes water game emerged eight years ago when Donald Trump became president for the first time. He forcefully backed farmers in their conflict with state ...

SACRAMENTO, California — Vice President Kamala Harris’ record on water and agriculture is remarkably thin for someone hailing from the state with the biggest agricultural industry in the country.

A drone provides a view of water pumped from the Harvey O. Banks Delta Pumping Plant into the California Aqueduct. Courtesy DWR It would be impossible to overstate the complexity of water supply ...

Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of California. But experts say its more complicated than that.

Trump's order is premised on the idea that increasing Delta pumping would make more water available for the rest of California. But experts say its more complicated than that.