The 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California will be closed for an unprecedented third year running, and sportfishing will be restricted to only a few days due to dwindling numbers of fish, ...

The state cut in half the amount of water it is pulling from the Delta to send to cities and farms, citing environmental ...

The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain an aging network of 1,100 miles of levees. These earthen berms, ...

The Newsom administration is pushing to build a $20-billion water tunnel. As state regulators hold hearings, the fight over ...

Congressman Josh Harder might want to take his reputation of being the nutria’s No. 1 enemy in California to the next level.

California's Central Valley is more populated than most states, and yet it is politically powerless against coastal ...

“Smelt are naturally unpredictable, influenced by various factors including water conditions — and this season was no exception,” said WDFW spokesman Britton Ransford. “While the tentative ...

They’re a species of fish with many names, including hooligan, oolichan, eulachon, savior fish, salvation fish, candlefish, Columbia River smelt, and Thaleichthys pacificus. By any name ...

The federal government has reinstated funding for a UC Davis program that breeds endangered delta smelt, despite President Donald Trump’s ongoing criticism of the fish, the SF Chronicle reported. The ...

The federal government has restored funding for a captive breeding program designed to ensure survival of California’s delta smelt, even as President Donald Trump has sharpened criticism of the ...

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 ...