California's drinking water has elevated levels of a certain contaminant found to be associated with adverse birth outcomes, causing experts to advise that safe water advisories need to be updated.

Water bills are climbing as utilities clean up a chemical made infamous in “Erin Brockovich.” Lawmakers could give water ...

California Drinking Water Notices: Full List of LA Areas Under Warnings. Published Jan 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM EST. By . Marni Rose McFall is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K.

Colorado River and state water are purchased from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The federal Central Valley Project provides water for the 444-mile-long Central Valley ...

California public health officials are touting the safety and health benefits of fluoride in drinking water, as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly revealed plans to curtail the ...

Trump similarly tried to alter California water regulations and policies during his first term. But when his administration adopted water rules that weakened environmental protections in the Delta ...

In an effort to reduce that exposure in drinking water, California lawmakers introduced Assembly Bill 794 (AB 794). The bill would mandate the California State Water Board to implement statewide ...

Exposure to Legacy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from Diet and Drinking Water in California Adults, 2018–2020. Environmental Science & Technology, 2025; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c11872; ...

State Water Resources Control Board v. The Superior Court of Kings County, No. F088909 (Nov. 7, 2024); Kings County Farm Bureau v.State Water Resources Control Board, No. F088720 (Oct. 2, 2024).↩︎ ...

California water officials are projecting a boost in delivery fulfillments this year, despite enduring a predominantly dry January. The Department of Water Resources on Tuesday announced that its ...

Accusations that one wealthy couple, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, have been hoarding water needed to fight the Southern California wildfires have been spreading widely online. While the Resnicks do ...