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Fortune

Huge AI data centers are turning local elections into fights over the future of energy

October 22, 2025

Planetizen

Underground Power Lines, Reinforced Water Systems — Four Ways to Fireproof LA

October 16, 2025

Environmental News Network

Building Resilient Utilities: UCLA Issues Report on Key Water and Power Infrastructure Needs

October 14, 2025

Los Angeles Times

After Palisades fire hydrants went dry, LAFD faced costly delays in getting more water

October 11, 2025

Continuity Insights

LA Firestorms Drive Call For Smarter, Stronger Infrastructure

October 9, 2025

Los Angeles Times

Water bills in L.A. County are rising faster than inflation, UCLA research shows

September 15, 2025

SJV Water

Report shows Kern’s water systems have “alarming trend” of contamination violations

September 11, 2025

Jackson Hole News & Guide

After doubling rent for sewer line, rebranded Evans Mobile Home Court still waiting to connect

September 10, 2025

Los Angeles Times

The energy source that could survive Trump’s attack on California’s green ambitions

August 1, 2025

The Washington Post

Flood deaths are rising in the U.S., fueled by heavier rainfall

July 8, 2025

Los Angeles Times

Smaller water districts were hit hardest by L.A. firestorms, UCLA report finds

May 29, 2025

Daily Bulletin

Wildfires dealt heavy blow to LA’s tiny water districts; recovery will be tough, report says

May 29, 2025

Daily Bruin

UCLA research programs hit by EPA cuts amid national changes to climate policy

May 22, 2025

Los Angeles Times

Water now safe to drink in all areas after L.A. fires, state says

May 9, 2025

Brookings

L.A. fires expose long-standing local and national water infrastructure challenges

May 7, 2025

Karmactive

Santa Ynez Reservoir Crisis: How a 100-Foot Tear Led to 9-Month Repair Delays Before Wildfire

May 6, 2025

Mississippi Today

‘Trainwreck on the horizon’: The costly pains of Mississippi’s small water and sewer systems

April 21, 2025

The Washington Post

Trump’s ‘tiny’ fish, a ‘giant faucet’ and ‘beautiful water flow’

April 16, 2025

Associated Press News

Colombia’s capital ends drought-related water rationing. Its case is a warning to other cities

April 11, 2025

USA Today

Sink or swim time for Salton Sea? Momentum builds for pricey lake restoration

March 30, 2025

Associated Press

Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systems

March 18, 2025

The Guardian

California faces worsening drought despite recent heavy rainstorms

February 25, 2025

The Guardian

‘Ridiculous blunder’: Trump wades into California’s water wars – and strikes some of his strongest supporters

February 11, 2025

LA Public Press

Another cost of rebuilding after LA fires? Higher water bills.

February 10, 2025

Los Angeles Times

Backup power and full water tanks should be required in face of wildfire, lawmaker says

February 5, 2025

Legal Planet

A Disinformation Deluge on California Policies

February 4, 2025

CNBC

Extreme demand took down LA’s water system during the Palisades Fire. Here’s how other U.S. cities can prepare

January 30, 2025

USA Today

Los Angeles reservoirs filled before blazes, except for one needing repairs | Fact check

January 29, 2025

Civil Engineering Source

LA wildfires magnify need to rethink infrastructure

January 28, 2025

BBC

Trump says he will sign executive order focused on California's water

January 24, 2025

NPR

Ahead of LA fires damage tour Trump makes false water claims. Here's what experts say

January 24, 2025

Politico

Trump’s water war with California could benefit his LA golf course

January 23, 2025

The Guardian

The perfect storm: why did LA’s wildfires explode out of control?

January 18, 2025

NPR

Pistachio moguls and reservoirs: False water claims spread about California fires

January 15, 2025

The Washington Post

As LA considers rebuilding, here’s what people say they’re willing to change

January 15, 2025

San Francisco Chronicle

Experts say one practice could have slowed down devastating LA fires

January 15, 2025

MSN

How hydroclimate whiplash contributed to the severity of California wildfires

January 14, 2025

Associated Press

Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing wildfires

January 14, 2025

High Country News

Wildfires are too much for municipal water systems. In Los Angeles, firefighters tried anyway.

January 14, 2025

NPR

Why Los Angeles, America's most fire-ready city, became overwhelmed by flames

January 12, 2025

MSN

Los Angeles neighbors come together to tackle water shortages, protect homes from wildfires

January 12, 2025

MSN

Strain on water supply hindered LA wildfires response, expert says

January 11, 2025

SBS Evening News Bulletin

Water equity and adaptation specialist Edith De Guzman from the University of California says the demand is too overwhelming for the systems in place

January 11, 2025

ABC

This is the worst fire the Pacific Palisades has ever seen

January 10, 2025

CNN

No ‘water system in the world’ could have handled the LA fires. How the region could have minimized the damage

January 10, 2025

Los Angeles Times

Why hydrants ran dry as firefighters battled California's deadly fires

January 10, 2025

BNN Bloomberg

LA Fire Hydrants Running Dry Poses New Danger in Combating Blazes

January 9, 2025

Fast Company

Why fire hydrants were never going to be enough to combat L.A.’s fires

January 9, 2025