DAILY DIGEST, 1/31: Pair of atmospheric river storms headed to CA; Districts lob more lawsuits at Friant Water Authority, now point finger at feds; How the Delta smelt swam into a political firestorm; ‘We don’t want it!’ San Gabriel Valley rages against shipment of Eaton fire hazardous waste; and more …


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In California water news today …

Pineapple Express to soak western US with rain, snow

“Days of rain are forecast to hit portions of the Northwest and California, bringing the risk of flooding and landslides. While the rain may subside a little more quickly in some locations, snow is expected to take its place and bring a new set of challenges, AccuWeather meteorologists warn.  “A major weather event, known as an atmospheric river, is forecast to unfold Friday and continue into the middle of next week, sending waves of moisture to the West Coast,” said AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty. An atmospheric river is a phenomenon that occurs when moisture consolidates and travels a long distance only to be deposited someplace else. This can happen anywhere in the globe but is often noticed along the West Coast of the United States. The funneling of tropical moisture, specifically from the central Pacific, near Hawaii, into the U.S. is known as the Pineapple Express. … ”  Read more from AccuWeather.

Weekend storm to drench Bay Area, dump feet of snow in Sierra. Here’s the timeline

“The first of two atmospheric river events will begin to impact Northern California, the Bay Area and the Sierra Nevada on Friday and persist through the weekend. By Sunday, 1 to 3 inches of rain will have fallen across Northern California and the Bay Area. Several feet of snow are expected across the peaks of the Sierra, in what will likely be the strongest snowstorm for these areas so far in 2025.  As a storm system moves down from the Gulf of Alaska and merges with another storm system moving in from the Pacific Ocean, it will tap into an atmospheric river. Initially, the atmospheric river will be focused over the Pacific Northwest, but as Friday progresses, the main plume of moisture will spread down the West Coast and over interior Northern California. … ”  Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.

Pair of atmospheric river storms headed to California. SoCal could be in for a soaking

“After an extraordinarily dry start to the year, two atmospheric river storms are expected to hit California — potentially bringing much-needed moisture to the still-withered Southland while packing a more powerful and prolonged punch up north.  Forecasters currently believe there’s little risk that the rains expected next week will trigger destructive debris flows and mudslides in Southern California’s recent burn areas. But the risk is still there, and there is a range of possibilities for how much rain will ultimately fall.  There’s a chance of moderate to heavy rainfall in Los Angeles and Ventura counties from Tuesday through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service office in Oxnard. It could rain for many hours each day, with the highest chance of precipitation between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. … ”  Read more from the LA Times. | Read via AOL News.

Unusually dry January poses threat to California water supplies

“California’s unusually dry January has begun to cast a shadow over water supplies. State water managers on Friday, when they conduct California’s monthly snow survey, expect to find just two-thirds of average snowpack in the state’s high country, a shortfall that will hobble runoff into rivers and reservoirs over the coming year. While water experts note that two months of winter weather are still to come and additional snowfall could quickly bolster water supplies — a pair of atmospheric rivers is in the forecast — January is typically the wettest month of California’s limited wet season. Losing out on major storms during this period means a lot of catch-up. … ”  Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.

Districts lob more lawsuits at Friant Water Authority, now point finger at feds

Friant Kern Canal Middle Reach Phase 1, June 5, 2024. Photo by Bureau of Reclamation.

“The legal tug of war between Friant Water Authority and three small Tulare County irrigation districts continues to expand, after the districts filed two more lawsuits in the last week.  That brings the lawsuit tally from the Porterville, Terra Bella, and Saucelito irrigation districts against Friant to three filed in the last three months.  The latest two lawsuits include one filed in federal court seeking relief from Friant’s demand the districts pay $95 million to help pay to fix the sinking Friant-Kern Canal; and another filed in Tulare County Superior Court alleging Friant failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) when it began construction on the canal repair project.  “My districts will continue to pursue all efforts needed to force compliance with applicable federal and state law,” said Sean Geivet, manager of the districts. “I think Friant Water Authority is being very disingenuous on this matter.” … ”  Read more from SJV Water.

SEE ALSO:  Tulare water districts sue Friant, Feds over cost-sharing for Friant-Kern Canal repairs, from the San Joaquin Valley Sun

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

CVP’s Jones Pumping Plant in the South Delta

“When President Trump visited Los Angeles last week, he pledged to “open up the pumps and valves in the north” and “get that water pouring down here.”  But records show that the day he made that announcement, the federal government’s pumping facility in Northern California was delivering less water than usual, apparently because managers had reduced pumping for several days of routine maintenance.  The records indicate that the day after Trump’s announcement, on Saturday, the federally managed pumping plant resumed regular levels of water deliveries from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta into the aqueducts of the Central Valley Project. … ” Read more from the LA Times.

State to allocate more water from Northern California, increasing supplies, denting drought woes

“A modest bump in the allocation of water being released from Northern California will make billions of additional gallons available to Southern California water agencies, according to state and local experts. The extra amount may help serve as drought insurance for years ahead, water managers say.  The state Department of Water Resources announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28 it has raised the allotment of requested supplies delivered by the State Water Project from 15% to 20%, which amounts to a total allocation of about 526,709 acre-feet for Southern California water agencies for 2025, or just under 172 billion gallons of water.  Of that amount, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the largest wholesaler of water in the state, is scheduled to receive 382,300 acre-feet, the most of any agency, the DWR reported. Previously, under the 15% allocation set in December, MWD was to receive 286,725 acre-feet, meaning MWD’s allocation jumped by about 96,000 acre-feet or about 31 billion gallons. … ”  Read more from the LA Daily News.

Legal blog: How the Delta smelt swam into a political firestorm

“Southern Californians have been reeling from the devastation caused by the recent record-breaking wildfires and now face the daunting task of rebuilding their lives.  As is the case in the wake of many disasters, a need for answers and accountability as to what caused or contributed to the disaster remains paramount.  Just days after the fires started, headlines suggested that a small, nondescript fish – the Delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus)  is to blame for the Palisades and other Los Angeles area wildfires.  Did environmental protections for the Delta smelt really cause a statewide water crisis?  Or is the Delta Smelt blame game but a fishy theory that has become a political football? … ”  Read more from Duane Morris Law Firm.

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In commentary today …

Newsom’s tunnel vision protects SoCal & corporate farms from climate change while destroying the Delta

Dennis Wyatt, editor of the Manteca Bulletin, writes, “It was in that decade that the idea of constructing a bypass of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta first surfaced.  The object was to take water runoff from the Sacramento River basin that was flowing into the sea — boosters would say wasted on the assumption the forces of nature would be imbeciles if they were human — and divert it into basins south of the Delta. Basins, such as in the southwest San Joaquin Valley, so farmers can farm even more land that their own water basin can support.  That’s where irresponsible farming practices that took Tulare Lake — once the biggest body west of the Mississippi River until the late 1880s — made it vanish. … ”  Read more from the Manteca Bulletin.

Canadians must prepare for threats to shared water bodies from Trump’s second administration

lan Shapiro, principal at environmental consultancy Shapiro & Company, writes, “President Donald Trump’s second administration has brought with it an uncertain geopolitical future, and as far as the environment is concerned, the cards aren’t looking promising. Trump’s track record to date is clear, from weakening environmental protections to pulling the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change.  A measure of comfort may be found in the market forces underlying the energy transition, but for water, which lies at the heart of the climate crisis, the silver lining is harder to find.  Trump’s first term was marked by deregulation and underfunding of water resources and systems. His administration was quick to roll back the Obama-era Clean Water Rule, which extended federal protections to smaller bodies of water such as wetlands and streams. This reduced the government’s jurisdiction over many water bodies, leaving them vulnerable to pollution and degradation.  Concurrently, Trump’s first administration allowed water-intensive resource, manufacturing and agricultural sectors to operate with fewer restrictions on water use and pollution. … ”  Read more from Corporate Knights.

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In regional water news and commentary today …

NORTH COAST

Decades of persistence secures permanent protection for sacred waters and Tribal heritage

For generations, the volcanic highlands of northeastern California have held profound significance for the Pit River Tribe, who know this sacred landscape as Sáttítla. In January 2025, these lands gained permanent protection when former President Biden designated them as Sáttítla Highlands National Monument – a victory that safeguards both cultural heritage and critical water resources.  The journey to protect Sáttítla spans decades. In the mid-1980s the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) leased plots in the region for geothermal energy exploration, leading to decades of opposition by the Pit River Tribe in federal court over the extension of these leases and interference on these lands. Medicine Lake and its surrounding highlands, central to the Tribe’s religious and cultural practices, faced mounting pressure from geothermal development interests.  What makes this landscape extraordinary extends far below its surface. … ”  Read more from Cal Trout.

Huffman announces $5.2 million grant for MCSD to replace three sewer crossings

“U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced a $5.2 million federal grant award to the McKinleyville Community Services District to replace three sanitary sewer crossings that have reached the end of their useful lives.  The sewer crossings drain the east side of McKinleyville under U.S. Highway 101 to the west side of McKinleyville where its wastewater treatment plant is located.  The existing crossings have been in place since the early 1970s. … ”  Read more from the Mad River Union.

Scientists race to restore Calif.’s largest — and contaminated — freshwater lake

“In May 2024, Clear Lake, California’s largest freshwater lake, which is next to an abandoned mercury mine, turned a sickly shade of emerald green, capturing the attention of NASA scientists and national news outlets. According to a new report from UC Davis researchers, the source of its ongoing environmental problems likely lies deep within the lakebed. According to a December 2024 report from UC Davis’ Tahoe Environmental Research Center, data from 2019-2023 suggests that Clear Lake’s sediment is harming the lake, leading to harmful algal blooms (HABs), toxic methylmercury production and fish die-offs, among a host of other aquatic issues. … ”  Read more from SF Gate.

MOUNTAIN COUNTIES

It has barely snowed in Tahoe in a month. Here’s how skiers there are ‘polishing this turd of season’

“Tahoe snow season often unfurls like a roller coaster of booms and busts — with glorious bursts of powder followed by sometimes frustrating lulls in favorable weather. January, by all accounts, has been a dry bummer for powder-loving skiers and snowboarders. Snowpack in the Central Sierra region encompassing Tahoe was above normal at the end of December. But after a month without much storm activity, it’s fallen to 61% of normal levels, according to the California Department of Water Resources. “If this continues into February — and it will — we’ll be stacked up as the sixth-worst January for snowfall since 1970,” said Bryan Allegretto, Tahoe forecaster for mountain weather forecasting company OpenSnow. “It’s just been so darn dry.” … ”  Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.

SACRAMENTO VALLEY

California’s Lake Oroville sees rising water levels amid storm impact

“The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is set to conduct its second snow survey of the season on Friday at Phillips Station near Lake Tahoe. This survey is part of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys (CCSS) program, a collaboration of over 50 state, federal, and private agencies established in 1929. … Lake Oroville, a key reservoir, is currently at an elevation of 840 feet, with storage at 2.58 million acre-feet, which is 75 percent of its total storage capacity, according to a DWR spokesperson. The runoff for the lake is projected to range between 50,000 to 60,000 cubic feet per second by early next week. With increased inflows, Lake Oroville’s elevation is expected to rise several feet over the coming week. … ”  Read more from KRCR.

Atmospheric River Forecast: Sacramento regional Flood Watch explained

“Starting Friday, back-to-back storm systems are set to bring Northern California its first widespread rain in nearly four weeks.  Both storms will be carrying moisture from an atmospheric river that stretches from the Hawaiian Islands to Northern California. Rainfall totals could reach two inches in the Valley by Monday. The Foothills could see closer to six inches of rain in that four-day stretch.  The Sacramento Valley could see up to two inches of rain by Monday. Some Foothills communities could see over six inches of rain.  Ahead of that expected rain, the National Weather Service office in Sacramento issued a Flood Watch for much of the region that starts Friday and ends Sunday evening. … ”  Read more from KCRA.

BAY AREA

Northern California’s dry January only put a minor dent in region’s water supply

“The incoming storms follow what has been an exceptionally dry January for the Bay Area, with the lack of rain having an impact on the region’s water supply.  Healdsburg residents Tom and Molly Nicol visited Lake Sonoma to see where its water levels stood before they rise again with the rain from this weekend’s atmospheric river.  “Yeah, when the water is up to the bottom of those trees over there, you know it’s full,” laughed Tom. “And you can see that it’s dropped a little bit from the last storm we got in December. So it’s down a little, but it’s full.”  There is still room in the lake, with a good chunk of winter yet to come.  “That’s the thing. You need more storms,” explained Jeffrey Mount with the PPIC Water Policy Center. “We need somewhere in the order of five to seven big storms. That makes up the bulk of our precipitation. Just the difference of two storms can be the difference between an average year and a wet year.” … ”  Read more from CBS San Francisco.

Flood watch issued for Bay Area ahead of storm system

“Much of the Bay Area will be under a flood watch this weekend as a storm system rolls through the region, according to the National Weather Service.  The watch will take effect Friday afternoon and run through Sunday evening, the weather service said in a bulletin Thursday.  Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Sonoma.  Around 1 to 3 inches of rain is expected across the region by Sunday afternoon, and some higher elevations could see up to 5 inches, according to the weather service. … ”  Read more from the San Jose Mercury News.

This abandoned S.F. site became a garbage-filled swamp. A new owner plans to build condos there

“A long-abandoned, water-filled development site on Fifth Street in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood is in contract to be sold to a new builder, the first stalled housing project to trade hands since the pandemic crippled the city’s residential construction industry nearly five years ago. For the last several weeks Thompson Builders Corp. has dumped 260 truckloads of dirt into the massive water hole at 360 5th St., according to workers on the site, filling a deep chasm that had turned into a fetid swamp of garbage and mosquitos and prompted City Attorney David Chiu to file a lawsuit against the property owner. … ”  Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle.

CENTRAL COAST

Marina City Council approves a draft Local Coastal Plan addressing sea level rise.

“There are only so many ways to respond to rising seas: accommodate, protect, retreat or do nothing. These options fall on a scale, ranging from simply buying more time to longer-term solutions. They can include infrastructure changes, like elevating structures or building floating homes; or they can focus on redirecting or dissipating water, like constructing sea walls, levees or restoring wetlands.  The most aggressive approach is managed retreat: moving structures and people away from the coast to give the sea space to rise, allowing the environment to adapt and restore itself. … ”  Read more from Monterey Now.

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY

Delta levee repaired ahead of rainy weekend

“Just in time for a week of rain, the leaking Victoria Island Levee has been repaired.  “We are happy to announce that the repairs to the Victoria Island Levee are now complete,” the San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services announced this week on social media. “Over the past month, a seepage berm and pilings were successfully installed on the levee in coordination with the (California) Department of Water Resources.”  The agency added that the repairs stopped the seepage and made the levee stronger and more structurally stable.  The levee was found to be slumping along the Old River near Highway 4, between Stockton and Discovery Bay. Failure of the breakwater could have meant extensive damage to nearby agricultural lands, disruptions along Highway 4 and compromised drinking water sources, officials said. … ”  Read more from Stocktonia.

Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble

Lake Kaweah by Jason Chung

“Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive amounts of water from Kaweah and Success lakes.  Water managers said they got about an hour’s warning from the Army Corp’s Sacramento office to expect the Tule and Kaweah rivers to be at “channel capacity” by Thursday night.  Channel capacity means the maximum amount of water a river can handle. For the Kaweah, that’s 5,500 cubic feet per second and for the Tule, it’s 3,500 cfs.  Those levels were last seen, and surpassed, during the 2023 floods, which destroyed dozens of homes and businesses and caused significant damage to infrastructure.  “We were able to get them to back off that,” said Eric Limas, General Manager of the Lower Tule River and Pixley irrigation districts, of the Army Corps. “They’ll still be releasing water sometime tonight, but it will be a smaller amount, which will increase tomorrow.” … ”  Read more from SJV Water.

Tule River Water Settlement would safeguard community

“The wildfires terrorizing the greater Los Angeles area are a poignant reminder of the necessity for preparedness. Wildfires are not unique to Southern California – as we all know too well, even right here in the Central Valley we’re at risk. Each year, these blazes consume thousands of acres of land and threaten the lives and homes of countless residents across our state. In minutes, they destroy national treasures, like our Giant Sequoias. As our communities grapple with the reality of these relentless fires, it becomes increasingly imperative we seek solutions to bolster our resilience against such tragedies.  One crucial legislative initiative that can help address these challenges is the Tule River Water Settlement Act before Congress. … ”  Read more from the Porterville Recorder.

Researchers work with Tule River Indian Reservation to help address environmental threats

“Like many communities, the Tule River Tribe in the western foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range faces mounting environmental hazards like wildfire, drought, and flooding. A new study led by Stanford researchers, in collaboration with the Tribe, sheds light on how a range of strategies can address these compounding hazards and achieve the community’s goals to strengthen its physical, mental, spiritual, and environmental health.  The paper, published recently in Environmental Research Health, focuses on the perspectives of local emergency managers and health care practitioners on the reservation and offers lessons for communities everywhere.  “Incremental solutions, like portable air purifiers and clean air centers, are needed to address immediate needs, but they don’t tackle the systemic vulnerabilities that make these environmental conditions so hazardous to communities,” said study lead author Natalie Herbert, a research scientist in Earth system science at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. “We need to think bigger.” … ”  Read more from Stanford.

Trump promises more water: What does this mean for Kern County?

“High on President Donald Trump’s priorities for California is more water for the Central Valley.  This plan was announced during his visit last week to California to address the Los Angeles wildfires.  But how possible is it, really?  Experts say the short answer is we have reason to be hopeful, but likely not anytime soon.  Bakersfield Congressman Vince Fong joined the president during his visit. During a press conference last week, President Trump told Fong, “[More water flow] would have a great impact. I know your area very well. It would have an unbelievable impact to your area.  “I guess what I’m doing is controversial. I don’t know, I don’t know what’s controversial,” the president also remarked. … ”  Read more from KGET.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Southern Californians’ per person water use drops to lowest in 35 years

“Southern Californians have reduced their per person potable water use by 45% since 1990, a decline driven by Metropolitan’s nearly $1 billion investment in conservation rebates and programs, along with the region’s commitment to embracing a conservation ethic.  The achievement was highlighted in a report chronicling Metropolitan’s investments in conservation and local water supplies submitted this week to the California Legislature. The 25th annual report also outlines the more than $750 million Metropolitan has invested in recycling, and groundwater recharge projects.  “More than three decades ago, Metropolitan and other Southern California water agencies made a commitment to increase water reliability in Southern California by helping residents and businesses become more water efficient and by investing in more local water supplies. The reduction in water use highlighted today is the culmination of those efforts, and a measure of the success when programs, people, and purpose come together,” Interim General Manager Deven Upadhyay said. “I want to thank Southern Californians for their efforts lowering their water use.” … ”  Read more from the Metropolitan Water District.

‘We don’t want it!’ San Gabriel Valley rages against shipment of Eaton fire hazardous waste

“Hundreds of San Gabriel Valley residents confronted state and federal officials during a heated community meeting Wednesday, asking how a local recreation area had become a processing site for hazardous waste from the Eaton fire without community input.  The Environmental Protection Agency began trucking hazardous waste 15 miles from the Altadena burn zone to Lario Park in Irwindale for sorting and storage on Monday. Officially known as the Lario Staging Area, the rocky area is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was leased until this month to the Los Angeles County parks department.  The 5-acre site is now home to workers in protective gear who are organizing potentially hazardous household items — which can include paint, bleach, asbestos and lithium-ion batteries — that cannot be sent to landfills. … ”  Read more from the LA Times.

IMPERIAL/COACHELLA VALLEYS

Do you know where Southern California gets its water from? An explainer

“Wildfires in Southern California have prompted major discussions about water in the state, specifically how pressure was lost early in the Palisades Fire fight.  The topic has become political.   California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into water supply and pressure, and his office has released fact checks regarding whether there’s a water shortage in the state. While President Donald Trump has been critical of the state’s water management, he recently issued an executive order directing more water be routed from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other parts of the state, a directive that one water expert described as not a solution but a signal to supporters that “he’s trying to do something,” USA TODAY reported.   To fully understand the debate, it’s important to know that Southern California gets most of its water from two sources. Here’s an overview … ”  Read more from the Desert Sun.

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Along the Colorado River …

Does the Colorado River supply most of Southern California’s water?

“No.  The Colorado River accounts for approximately one-third of Southern California’s water supply, while the rest comes from Northern California and local sources.  Most of what California draws from the Colorado River goes to crop irrigation. Drinking water is managed by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which brings water from the Colorado River through the Colorado River Aqueduct. The district serves about 18 million people, including Los Angeles and San Diego counties. … ”  Continue reading at the Colorado Sun.

Replacing grass can help save water, but just how much?

“Way before spring, when the trees are leafless skeletons and the grass is dry and beige, the people in charge of helping plants blossom at the University of Northern Colorado were hard at work. Chris Bowers, the school’s energy and sustainability manager walked through the churned-up dirt of a construction site near the campus commons building. Sparse and brown on a chilly January day, he laid out a vision for the space’s future in warmer months.  “There will be people hanging out and studying and eating lunch and using a space that was not used at all before,” Bowers said.  This site is an experiment in reshaping the unused grassy expanses that sprawl across campus. For decades, the area was a patch of green grass that fell into the category of “nonfunctional turf”—a term water experts use to describe grass that serves no purpose besides aesthetics. … ”  Read more from Inside Climate News.

Bill would give Arizona rural communities a say in how groundwater is allocated

“Gov. Katie Hobbs along with a group of bipartisan state and rural leaders announced legislation Thursday that gives rural communities a say in managing local groundwater.  The Rural Groundwater Management Act of 2025 would allow rural Arizonans to create water management programs that would have decision-making authority over conservation programs. Those programs are meant to reduce groundwater use and improve aquifer conditions, according to a fact sheet provided by the Governor’s Office.  Senate Bill 1425 also would create five-person councils in each water management program. Council members would be selected by the Arizona Senate president, House speaker and minority leaders in both chambers. … ”  Read more from Cronkite News.

SEE ALSO:  Lawmakers unveil proposal to protect rural AZ groundwater, from the Arizona Daily Star

Future water conservation program almost guaranteed in Upper Basin

“After years of studying and experimenting with pilot programs, the future of Colorado River management will almost certainly include a permanent water conservation program for the Upper Basin states.  Upper Basin officials have submitted refinements to their March 2024 plan for how water should be released from Lake Powell and Lake Mead, and how shortages should be shared after the current guidelines expire in 2026. In it, they offer up the potential for up to 200,000 acre-feet per year of water conservation.  “The kind of conservation activities, I think the exact contours of that and how that would work, all that is yet to be determined,” said Amy Ostdiek, chief of the interstate, federal and water information section of the Colorado Water Conservation Board. “But conservation activities across the Upper Division states, in one way or another, I think, will likely continue.” … ”  Read more from Aspen Journalism.

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In national water news today …

Watchdog groups anticipate ‘an all-out war on science and scientists’ by the Trump administration

“If President Trump’s first term was an indication, many government websites with environmental information on climate science will change drastically in the first months of his new administration.  NASA’s climate website, for example, already displays a message about moving to a “more integrated portal on science,” with the word “climate” removed from the URL.  Some of the changes may already be making it harder for U.S. climate scientists to collaborate internationally.  David Ho, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa climate researcher, said last week he found an error message when he tried to look for reports related to his work on ocean carbon cycles on the White House Office of Science and Technology website. … ”  Read more from Inside Climate News.

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