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A pile of agriculture refuse including discarded grapevines lays in wait to be burned at Avenue 7 1/2 and Road 22 in Madera. This practice of open burning was supposed to be phased out years ago but farmers continue to set waste from dead or abandoned crops on fire because it's cheaper and more convenient. During times of drought, burning is often more frequent. This ongoing drought worries residents on whether agricultural burning will be phased out like by 2025. (Tomas Ovalle / For The Times)

Near-complete ban on agricultural burning finally takes effect in San Joaquin Valley

As of Jan. 1, San Joaquin Valley farmers are banned from burning agricultural waste in the field, a legislative mandate that has been decades in the making.

From the California Department of Water Resources, left to right, Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, Jordan Thoennes, Manon von Kaenel, and Andy Reising conduct the first snow survey of the season to assess how much water the state might have come spring and summer at Phillips Station on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Brooke Hess-Homeier)

L.A.’s water supply looks good right now — but it might not last

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)

‘Durable’ solution or flawed fix? New California water delivery plan stirs debate

HELM, CA - September 20,2021: Groundwater, slated for delivery to another water district, is pumped into a canal on the Terranova Ranch on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 in Helm, CA. The water is pumped from an aquifer on the ranch but Terrnova has no water rights to it. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Landmark government report calls for national mobilization to curb groundwater depletion

MOUNT BALDY, CA - DECEMBER 14, 2024 - - Roy Aguilar, from Claremont, heads to a hiking trail at the Mount Baldy Ski Resort on December 14, 2024. "I saw the signs coming up," said Aguilar about the hiking trails were closed. Mt Baldy is closed to hikers to let the vegetation and soil recover from the fire in September. The U.S. Forest service has closed the entire mountain, essentially, for more than a year, until December 2025. The ski area, which is in the middle of the closure area, is allowed to stay open. Lots of people are ignoring the closure order and risking a $5,000 fine, to hike anyway. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
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The feds closed Mt. Baldy to hiking until December 2025. Rebellion is brewing

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Metropolitan Water District board member censured for racist remark

California water agency votes to spend $141 million on Delta tunnel project

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