Water

An exhibit at UC Davis argues the future isn’t pre-determined when it comes to wildfires. Also, a new study by Harvard University shows the Chico area has the second highest share of rent-burned residents in the state, and the California Public Utilities Commission has fined PG&E $45 million for its involvement in the 2021 Dixie Fire as part of a settlement between the company and utility regulator.

Butte County supervisors end the discussion regarding whether hauled water can be a permanent water source for the county.

Areas in Butte County recovering from disaster or drought may be able to use delivered or hauled water kept in storage tanks more permanently depending on tomorrow’s board of supervisors discussion.

Host Dave Schlom visits with environmental journalist Erica Gies about her new book, Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge. The San Francisco Bay area native chronicles the stories of "water detectives," scientific investigators trying to piece together how natural hydrologic systems functioned before human engineering disrupted them through damming, channeling and otherwise trying to control water.

Landowners living in a controversial proposed water district in Butte County have one more day to vote on whether the district should be formed.

Groups converged on California’s Capitol on Thursday to lobby for proposed laws to create more water equity.

Drought resilience depends on location but also extraordinary engineering — determining which California places are running out of water this year and which remain in good shape.

A drought emergency was declared in two northern California counties by California Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this week. This has many wondering about the future impacts of the state’s new drought on California, but what many don’t realize is that the state is still reeling from the impacts of the last one.

Although president Trump promised California growers more water by reserving less for the environment, the clouds haven’t cooperated. Officials yesterday…

Since the Oroville Dam Spillway crisis in 2017 and the Camp Fire the following year, there's been a lot of talk about whether or not a siren system could…