I hope you are all safe or supported following the historic and destructive tornado we felt touch down this weekend in central Santa Fe, alongside the catastrophic flooding across the state that took the lives of too many New Mexicans.
Plans are advancing on the Gulf Coast of Texas for an enormous seawater desalination plant which, if built, would be part of one of the largest water infrastructure developments in the country. Unlike other projects, this one wouldn’t belong to…
October 26, 2026 / 6:19 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento Invasive golden mussels continue to spread through California waterways, increasing concerns about damage to water infrastructure, threats to agriculture and rising costs for boaters and communities. The issue was the focus of a public discussion…
California’s old water fight is back in sharp relief, and it is as fierce as ever. One side argues the state should capture and store more water, especially in new reservoirs, instead of letting freshwater rush out to sea. The…
At the urging of Gov. Gavin Newsom, California water officials have been working with a group of agencies for years on a far-reaching plan to protect the rivers that nourish the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The Newsom administration is seeking…
Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration is facing intense criticism and allegations of wasting taxpayer money after allocating California water rights and agricultural water acquisition totaling $180 million to protect salmon. Critics point out that the administration paid an excessive amount of money…
Updated on: April 10, 2024 / 10:02 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento SACRAMENTO -- Are state and federal water pumps killing critically endangered fish species? Environmental activists say it is a well-documented problem in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta that is now out of control. They…
April 12, 2024 / 11:59 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento SOLANO COUNTY -- Leaders in Solano County fear a state water project will run them dry, proposing to take 75% of the county's current water supply. They say the staggering impacts stem from draining local businesses to…
The Newsom administration is coming under fire for paying $180 million to a private investment firm that speculates on water in exchange for a relatively small amount of additional water for Sacramento River salmon. Some environmental advocates fear it could set…
This introduction by Meizhu Lui and interview with Luis Eugenio Parés Sevilla originally appeared in the October 21, 2026 edition of the Mexico Solidarity Bulletin, the weekly publication of the Mexico Solidarity Project. Subscribe here to receive original content and a Mexico…
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