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BYRON, CA - Feb. 26, 2016: The intakes at the C.W. "Bill" Jones Pumping Plant in Tracy, California. (Photo by Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Trump has vowed to pump more water. Government data show pumping was down for maintenance

Trump’s pledge to pump more water in California came after a reduction in pumping at a federal facility due to maintenance. Federal data show pumping has since resumed at normal levels.

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Metropolitan Water District dismisses top manager after investigation into sexism allegations

Firebaugh, CA - June 03: The Delta-Mendota Canal, right, and a parallel canal under the Panoche Water District's control, left, on Friday, June 3, 2022 in Firebaugh, CA. In April the U.S. Attorney's office charged the head of the Panoche Water District with stealing 25 million dollars worth of water out of the Delta Mendota Canal exploiting a leak in the canal where he engineered a way to steal water from the federal Central Valley Project. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Trump reenters California’s water wars. It’s unclear who will win

A gardener kneels in hip boots to harvest lettuce in an ash covered garden

My house didn’t burn but ash from the L.A. fires fell in my yard. Can I eat from my garden? Is my soil safe?

US President Donald Trump speaks with residents as he tours a fire-affected area in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Visiting L.A. after firestorm, Trump focuses on overhauling California water policy

After 7-month investigation, California water agency set to decide fate of top manager

Trump wants to upend California water policy. State officials say it could do harm

Boiling won’t help. Explaining the Palisades and Altadena ‘Do Not Use’ water alerts

Editorial: After the fires, must we get rid of our flammable eucalyptus and palm trees? Maybe not

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