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The protestors support three bills, including one that would establish a water rate assistance program to help low-income families pay their monthly bills.

Even though the state of California declared clean water as a human right a decade ago, some communities in rural California continue to face difficulties accessing water. That’s why Central Valley residents are traveling to Sacramento this week to protest.

Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he will introduce a tax of up to $10 a month to water customers in order to fund safe drinking water in…

A new report from the Visalia-based Community Water Center indicates that nearly 500 local water board seats have gone uncontested in recent elections. In…

California farmers and environmental justice leaders are joining forces to support a bill that would help fund a clean drinking water program.The…

In 2012, California made history when it became the first U.S. state to declare that clean drinking water is a human right. But five years later, nearly…

The state has released new data on California’s drinking water--and they reveal almost 300 public water systems are out of compliance with state…

When we talk about water in the San Joaquin Valley, it’s often to highlight water problems, like dry wells, contaminated drinking water or, more recently,…

Even before California's drought, many small unincorporated valley communities have dealt with drinking water that's polluted with nitrate, arsenic and…

A provision in the newest California budget could give the state the power to force mergers between small water providers and larger companies. A number…