The infrastructure of water control looms large across the history of the American West. Western rivers and watersheds have long been and remain fundamental sites of contest and power, hope and disappointment. The fifth season of Western Edition — the podcast from the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West (ICW) — digs into the complex history of how humans dammed, diverted, and exploited water resources in the region across several hundred years. … Across its six episodes, the new season invites us all to consider if we are due for a paradigm shift in how we think about our most precious resource.

Other water infrastructure news:

• WyoFile: Northern Wyoming dam survives two attacks in Senate
• The Gridley Herald (Calif.): State balances flood control, fish protections at Oroville [Dam]
• Daily Republic (Fairfield, Calif.): County throws its support behind water infrastructure, 2 other bills
• Sacramento News & Review (Calif.): Democratic leaders urge the Army Corps of Engineers to deny permits for the Delta Tunnel
• The Yurok Tribe: News release: Water quality markedly improves post dam removal