California’s Democratically-controlled Legislature kicked off 2017 pledging to stand strong against Republican President Donald Trump and pursue a liberal slate of policies on everything from climate change to health care...

Many communities throughout California have been facing contamination issues for years. The majority of contaminated wells in the state are in the San Joaquin Valley, where the most common contaminates are nitrates followed closely ...

The “Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fee” emerged as an 11th-hour effort by Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) to charge every water customer in the state an additional $5 a month. That money would then fund drinking-water projects ...