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Officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies plunge

  • Aug 22

Lake Powell, nation's second-largest reservoir, hits record-low level

  • Aug 16

FBI investigates new state reporting water system cyberattacks

  • Aug 2
KGO-TV

CA's water crisis driving higher interest in desalination

  • Jun 21

Stanford researchers launch ambitious plan to map and track water

  • Jun 4

States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet latest deal deadline

  • Feb 15

Here's how Colorado River agreement could affect NorCal

  • Feb 14

Palo Alto's horizontal levee reduces flooding during storms

  • Jan 30

Latest Videos

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Officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies plunge

  • Aug 22
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CA's water crisis driving higher interest in desalination

  • Jun 21
3:55

Stanford researchers launch ambitious plan to map and track water

  • Jun 4
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Here's how Colorado River agreement could affect NorCal

  • Feb 14
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Palo Alto's horizontal levee reduces flooding during storms

  • Jan 29
2:50

Concerns over EPA weakening protections against 'forever chemicals'

  • May 17, 2025
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Bay Area company develops new tech for safer desalination practices

  • May 8, 2025
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Concern growing over Trump targeting CA environmental laws

  • Mar 15, 2025

Latest Stories

City of Palo Alto

'Living' levee in Palo Alto Baylands aims to solve multiple problems with one-of-a-kind solution

A new horizontal living levee will protect from sea-level rise in an environmentally friendly way, while also maintaining habitats naturally using wastewater. Here's how:

  • Dec 17, 2025
KGO-TV

Experts raise concerns over EPA weakening protections against 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to roll back regulations on pollutants known as "forever chemicals" in the nation's drinking water. It comes against the backdrop of a senate hearing, where some angry lawmakers accused the EPA's new director of putting the country's health at risk.

  • May 17, 2025
OceanWell

Bay Area company develops new technology that holds promise of safer desalination practices

California spends billions to store water, pump water and recycle water. But even with climate change bearing down, one strategy is a tougher sell: desalinating water and pulling it from the sea.

  • May 8, 2025
KGO-TV

Scientists express growing concern over Trump administration targeting CA environmental laws

When the Trump administration ordered the Army Corp of Engineers to open the gates on two Federal dams in California earlier this year, it may have been the first shot in an evolving war on California's water and environmental protections.

  • Mar 15, 2025

SF's water bottle refilling stations are safe, experts say. So, why don't people use them?

San Francisco's water refilling stations distribute free, perfectly healthy, fresh drinking water that many seem to be saying "no thanks" to. Why? The answer might surprise you.

  • May 1, 2024