Natalie Willis

(Photo: Credit Kyle Schwartz/California Trout) By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy, California Policy Center A recent article in Grist characterized recent efforts by the Trump administration to preserve Scott Dam as a “culture war crusade.” That is accurate, so long as we recognize that efforts to demolish the dam – and diminish the value of the entire Potter Valley Project that the dam is a part of – are also the result of a culture war crusade.

By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice On October 29, the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley held a public meeting at the Fresno County Farm Bureau to discuss the Unified Valley Water Plan and other pressing issues affecting California’s water.

By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice On July 24, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s annual produce monitoring report found that roughly 97% of fruits and vegetables sold in the state had either no detectable pesticide residues or had residues below federal health-protective limits. The department’s results were based on 3,544 produce samples collected in 2023 by DPR staff from over 500 locations throughout California.