Environmental
Dec. 31, 2014
Drought spurs new court rulings, legislation governing state water rights
Cities, farmers and environmentalists have also been focusing on the state Legislature and the courts as the drought has spawned new regulations and the long-running court battles have gained new urgency as water supplies shrink.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
As California ends a third year of drought and prepares to enter a possible fourth dry year, water users and environmentalists have been fighting increasingly high-stakes battles over the scarce resource.
Legislation and regulations have been approved while court battles gained new urgency as supplies shrink.
This year saw major decisions out of the state and federal courts including how muc...
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