Brad Hooker

The ruling sets a limit on the water board’s authority. But the agency retains several regulatory tools for curtailing senior water rights, and lawmakers could add more.

State and industry players are looking to build on California’s most cost-effective climate program by investing in the next groundbreaking technologies and innovative practices.

The Legislature is pushing PG&E to pick up the pace in preventing power lines from causing more catastrophic wildfires. But agriculture and consumer groups are pressing for the state and federal administrations to cover the $30 billion price tag instead of ratepayers.

Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon decide on a bill that would set new recycling goals for plastic food and beverage containers at a cost to farmers, grocers and restaurants.

Lawmakers approved a sweeping $54 billion climate package with several provisions for agriculture and adopted aggressive policies for sequestering carbon on natural and working lands.

A first-ever state program for supporting ag-related businesses is bringing hope for broader federal funding to aid rural communities.

The Legislature passed a measure on farmworker union elections just days after Gov. Newsom signaled he would not sign it.

DPR Director Julie Henderson discusses her first year in the role, engaging stakeholders on controversial issues and emerging policies to watch.

The California Air Resources Board approved a ban on the sale of new gas-powered passenger vehicles by 2035, a move that farm groups fear will raise production costs in the state while shrinking a vital market for Midwest corn growers and the nation's ethanol industry.

Bills on card check, climate change and well permitting have captured the attention of agricultural organizations as debates heat up in the final week of session for the California Legislature.