A plan to alter the Clean Water Act’s definition of wetlands could render vast areas of the state essentially unprotected ...

A Supreme Court ruling placed limits on federal protections for many streams and wetlands. A bill in California’s Legislature seeks to restore safeguards. Supporters say the proposal aims to ...

Legislators and environmentalists are considering how to safeguard California’s wetlands after the Trump administration announced its plans to rein in — once again — the nation’s 53-year-old law ...

Ranch owners have agreed to pay $795,000 for wetlands preservation and $300,000 in penalties. “California’s vernal pools are home to native plants and animals found nowhere else on earth ...

California lawmakers are proposing legislation that aims to reestablish safeguards for the state’s streams and wetlands in response to a Supreme Court ruling limiting federal clean water regulations.

Legislators and environmentalists are considering how to safeguard California's wetlands after the Trump administration announced its plans to rein in -- once again -- the nation's 53-year-old law ...

During Trump’s first term, California officials said they would take action to protect the state’s wetlands from the president’s order. The State Water Resources Control Board in 2019 ...

California lawmakers are proposing legislation that aims to reestablish safeguards for the state's streams and wetlands in response to a Supreme Court ruling limiting federal clean water regulations.

In California, an estimated 80% of all linear miles of streams and rivers are ephemeral or intermittent. The Trump administration’s plan to alter the Clean Water Act’s definition of wetlands ...