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YORBA LINDA, CA - JUNE 12, 2024: Presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Nixon Library on June 12, 2024 in Yorba Linda, California. The speech is part of the Richard Nixon Foundation's 2024 Presidential Policy Perspective series.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

A Trump win could spell major changes for California’s drinking water, RFK Jr. says

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described fluoride, which occurs naturally in all fresh water supplies, as an ‘industrial waste’ associated with various health risks.

Nov. 5, 2024
Los Banos, CA - September 25: the California Aqueduct near Hwy. 165 on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 in Los Banos, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Amid controversy, California and the Biden administration are preparing new water plans

Oct. 26, 2024
Yorba Linda, CA - June 28: Adel Hagekhalil, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, takes questions from employees during a safety fair at the Diemer Filtration Plant on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in Yorba Linda, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

California water agency extends manager’s leave of absence while investigation continues

Oct. 22, 2024
WATTS, CA - AUGUST 1, 2023 - Miguel Mendoza, 13, pours water on one of his relatives while cooling off in an inflatable pool outside his home at the Imperial Courts housing project in Watts on August 1, 2023. Watts has been the site of violence in recent weeks with multiple people dying and 9 people being shot in Imperial Courts and Jordan Downs housing projects. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

EPA lead ruling unlikely to resolve water contamination issues in L.A. public housing

Oct. 19, 2024
A chinook salmon swim in Jenny Creek above the old Iron Gate Dam.

‘A beautiful thing’: Klamath River salmon are spotted far upstream in Oregon after dam removal

Oct. 19, 2024

A weak La Niña could bring dry conditions to parts of Southwest this winter, NOAA says

Oct. 17, 2024

Her family swapped their lawn for a backyard mini-farm and valuable life lessons

Oct. 15, 2024

State backs environmentalists after water shutoff kills thousands of fish in Kern River

Oct. 14, 2024

Opinion: Does California stand a chance of preserving our precious groundwater?

Oct. 13, 2024
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