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Kerri Ann Abatti was shot and killed last month amid a divorce from her husband, Mike Abatti, a wealthy farmer from one of the most prominent families in the Imperial Valley.
The federal government plans to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, possibly reducing available water for millions of people.
A tribal nation has declared the Colorado River a legal person. An Indigenous leader says it reflects how her people have traditionally valued the river as a living part of them.
The Trump administration plans to send more water to Central Valley farmlands. California is objecting, saying that poses multiple threats.
Violence over water is on the rise worldwide. Researchers counted a record 420 incidents of conflict in 2024, many in Ukraine and the Middle East.
During the Palisades fire, a nearby reservoir was empty for repairs. State officials say even if it had been full, the water system would have been quickly overwhelmed.
Negotiators for seven states say they’re making progress in negotiations aimed at addressing the Colorado River’s chronic water shortages. But they missed an initial deadline.
The Trump administration gave seven Western states a deadline to agree on initial terms for an agreement on cutting water use to address chronic shortages along the Colorado River.
Los Angeles is set to double the size of a planned facility that will transform wastewater into purified drinking water, recycling enough water to meet the needs of 500,000 people.
Global use of fossil fuels rose to a new record last year, releasing even more greenhouse gases. Humanity is ‘hurtling toward climate chaos,’ scientists warn.
