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A wide, top-down view of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
A discrimination complaint filed by Native American tribes and environmental justice groups alleges that California State Water Resources Control Board has failed to protect water quality in the Bay-Delta. The EPA is investigating.
Photo collage: Longfin smelt and Alviso Slough | Photos Satish J,/US Bureau of Reclamation
The endangered Delta smelt gets all the attention, but the longfin smelt may be in even worse trouble — despite the wet winter.
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Water, wingnuts, wildlife, and Washington DC figured large in our 2016 coverage.
California Aqueduct
A scaled-back alternative to the Delta Tunnels is completely new, and must go through thorough environmental review.
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It’s likely that Dianne Feinstein won’t be remembered for the desert lands she helped save, but for the damage she did to the Bay and Delta.
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The head of Donald Trump's Interior Department Transition Team is hip-deep in California water politics. And that's bad news for the environment. 
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Ominous news for the Delta tunnels: Seattle tried to dig a two-mile tunnel, ran into obstacles, and left taxpayers on the hook.
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When the Winnemem Wintu people first came to the McCloud River, the salmon took care of them. In return, the people promised to return the favor.
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It's now official state policy in California that mountain forests and meadows are crucial to our water supply.
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The project, expected to cost at least $17 billion, may well be under salt water by 2100.
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When Berkeley wanted to fill thousands of acres of the Bay, McLaughlin and two friends fought the power and won.
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A bird that once darkened California's skies is a candidate for listing as an endangered species.
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