Ian James is a reporter who focuses on water 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. He is originally from California.
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California officials analyzed options for new water rules in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Water suppliers and environmental groups are sharply divided.
Oct. 8, 2023
A Saudi company that grows hay in Arizona and California and exports it to the Middle East will lose several farmland leases amid a controversy over water.
Oct. 5, 2023
Native activists fought for years to build support for taking down dams on the Klamath River in Northern California. Now, they hope removing the dams will help save their salmon.
Oct. 5, 2023
Más de una década después de que California aprobara la Ley de Derecho Humano al Agua, alrededor de 1 millón de residentes todavía carecen de acceso a agua limpia, segura y asequible.
Oct. 1, 2023
Firefighters found a man’s burned body at an encampment along the 5 Freeway in Los Angeles.
Oct. 2, 2023
A plane departed Andrews Air Force Base carrying the body of Sen. Dianne Feinstein to San Francisco. Rep. Nancy Pelosi made the journey with her friend.
Sept. 30, 2023
Land barons seized control of the Tulare Lake Basin generations ago. This year’s destructive flooding left troubling questions about the power they wield.
Sept. 28, 2023
More than a decade after California passed the Human Right to Water Act, about 1 million residents still lack access to clean, safe, affordable water.
Sept. 27, 2023
Researchers examined plans for managing groundwater in the Central Valley. They found local plans leave thousands of wells at risk of running dry.
Sept. 20, 2023