The Guardian • 2026-05-02

‘We don’t hear the frogs, we don’t see the birds’: government repeatedly delayed water to NSW wetlands, documents reveal

Exclusive: A grazier has released emails that reveal the state’s environment and water department prioritised harvesting of winter cereal crops over wetlands

Los Angeles Times • 2026-05-01

For the first time, California growers have to say how much groundwater they're taking

Some California farmers must start reporting to the state how much groundwater they pump. In two areas, Tule and Tulare Lake, they're submitting pumping data this week.

Los Angeles Times • 2026-05-02

California, Arizona and Nevada announce new water-saving plan for dwindling Colorado River

California, Arizona and Nevada announced the three states have negotiated a plan for larger water cutbacks along the shrinking Colorado River.