Ian James

LOS ANGELES — After months of pressing Western states to come to their own agreement, the Trump administration told their leaders it's drawing up a 10-year plan for dealing with water shortages on the Colorado River.

LOS ANGELES — After months of pressing Western states to come to their own agreement, the Trump administration told their leaders it's drawing up a 10-year plan for dealing with water shortages on the Colorado River.

LOS ANGELES — After months of pressing Western states to come to their own agreement, the Trump administration told their leaders it’s drawing up a 10-year plan for dealing with water shortages on the Colorado River. The river is a major water source for Southern California and much of the Southwest, but its largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, are severely depleted and their levels ...

The Trump administration says it will increase the water it's sending to Central Valley farmlands this year from Shasta Lake, the state's largest reservoir.

Read this exciting story from Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026 issue. Among the leading experts who study the Colorado River, Anne Castle stands out.

The Trump administration says it will increase the water it’s sending to Central Valley farmlands this year from Shasta Lake, California’s largest reservoir.

LOS ANGELES — A coalition of conservation groups wants Southern California to get 85% of its water locally, up from the 50% it gets now, by 2045, and says a new plan shows how.

LOS ANGELES — A coalition of conservation groups wants Southern California to get 85% of its water locally, up from the 50% it gets now, by 2045, and says a new plan shows how.

LOS ANGELES — An elephant standing full weight on a smartphone. That's the pressure 1,400 feet underwater that a startup hopes to use to push seawater

LOS ANGELES — An elephant standing full weight on a smartphone. That's the pressure 1,400 feet underwater that a startup hopes to use to push seawater