On June 11, the California Energy Commission officially approved the Darden Clean Energy Project, a sprawling solar farm and ...

McCarthy, who was ousted from his role as speaker in October 2023, has held informal conversations with the Rhode Island-sized water district, Westlands confirmed.

Central Valley almond trees reflected in flooded irrigation water. To many people — particularly environmentalists and family-farm aficionados — the Westlands Water District, on the dusty west ...

The order handed down from Associate Justice Rosendo Peña Jr. affirms a 2021 judgment from the Superior Court of Fresno, which dismissed Westlands Water District’s attempt to validate a contract with ...

How California’s weather catastrophe turned into a miracle Gushing waterfalls, swollen lakes and snow-covered mountaintops transformed the state’s arid landscapes.

Westlands Deputy General Manager Russ Freeman said he expects the district to take in 130,000 acre-feet of 215 flood water this year. It’s hard to say if the district lost an opportunity to take more, ...

In February, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced that the Central Valley Project, which obtains its water from the Colorado River, would also receive 100% water allocation -- the first time since ...

The West may be out of the woods in ensuring its water supply this year, but the water crisis is still very much alive, experts caution. Last week, the California Department of Natural Resources ...

California’s unusually wet winter delivered fantastic news for Friant Water Authority growers and communities on Wednesday. There also was good news for west-side growers in Westlands Water District ...

Westlands Water District occupies more than 1,000 square miles on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. Its wealth and size means it plays a pivotal role in shaping debates on California water ...