Trump's new directive to prioritize water for Southern California over environmental protections reignites tensions with Newsom as wildfires in LA continue.

The University of California, Davis’ Fish Conservation and Culture Laboratory was in financial limbo after its grant lapsed. SACRAMENTO, California — The federal government agreed Tuesday to continue ...

More than three decades after being listed for protection, California’s delta smelt is “functionally extinct.” The Trump administration could hasten its demise. At just 3 inches long, the delta smelt ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A UC Davis fish biologist was startled by the extremely low number of delta smelt discovered in a recent survey. Over the years we have seen federal pumping restrictions ...

Tension is growing between California farmers, like Shawn Coburn, who want more water and environmentalists who want to protect endangered species in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta. One of ...

When you hear about water users south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta complaining about delta smelt forcing restrictions on water pumping, take it with a grain of salt. A small group of ...

I’m just a little fish, not three inches long. But my story speaks volumes. Which is why America’s biggest fish is gunning for me. Donald Trump has taken more shots at me than at Vladimir Putin. He ...

Delta smelt collected as a monitoring survey. (photo: California Department of Water Resources) The House narrowly voted Thursday to overturn the federal listing of the longfin smelt as an endangered ...

Delta smelt are hard to find. Federally listed as threatened in 1993 and as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act in 2009, they are an iconic species for water issues in the state.

The House passed a measure Thursday that would take a California fish species, longfin smelt, off the endangered species list. The measure’s sponsor said the aim is to overturn a “misguided decision” ...