Ian James is a reporter who focuses on water and climate change in California and the West. Before joining the Los Angeles Times in 2021, he was an environment reporter at the Arizona Republic and the Desert Sun. He previously worked for the Associated Press as a correspondent in the Caribbean and as bureau chief in Venezuela. Follow him on Bluesky @ianjames.bsky.social and on X @ByIanJames.
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The last of the ‘do not drink’ notices in areas hit by the Eaton and Palisades fires were lifted Friday by state water officials.
A court ruled in favor of BlueTriton Brands after California regulators had ordered the bottled-water company to stop taking water from a national forest.
A commission appointed by L.A. County Supervisor Horvath calls for creating a new authority to oversee rebuilding neighborhoods destroyed by the January wildfires.
Is wasteful water use causing shortages? The Natural Resources Defense Council is urging the U.S. government to enforce a rule that requires ‘beneficial’ use of Colorado River water.
House Republicans vote to repeal a decision that placed a California fish, longfin smelt, on the endangered species list. Democrats and environmentalists condemned the action.
California announced that the State Water Project will deliver 50% of full water allotments this year, up from 40% last month. Runoff from ample snowpack is boosting reservoirs.
More than 400 experts were starting to prepare the latest national climate assessment report. They all received an email from the Trump administration dismissing them.
In the 1930s, workers bored a 13-mile tunnel beneath Mt. San Jacinto. Here’s a look inside the engineering feat that carries Colorado River water to Southern California.