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On the calendar today …
- MEETING: State Water Resources Control Board beginning at 9am. Agenda items include current hydrologic conditions and response, update on status of Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund, and consideration of proposed amendments to the CWSRF and DWSRF, and a public workshop on an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Region to incorporate a biological objective. Click here for the complete agenda.
- WEBINAR: Community Climate Resilience in Rural Water Systems from 10am to 11am. Rural water, wastewater, and stormwater systems face growing risks from climate change impacts, leaving decision-makers to grapple with complex realities as they seek to develop strategies to build resilience. This webinar explore the complex challenges facing rural water systems, and the ways climate change intensifies these issues. It will highlight practical strategies for advancing community resilience, showcasing examples from research and real-world implementation. Click here to register.
- MEETING: State Board of Food and Agriculture from 10am to 2pm. Agenda items include agricultural trade and tariffs, California trade, and a panel discussion on trade perspectives. Click here for the full agenda and remote access instructions.
In California water news today …
Groups call on Trump administration to curb wasteful use of Colorado River water
“Environmental groups are demanding that the Trump administration exercise the federal government’s authority to curb wasteful water use in an effort to address the Colorado River’s chronic water shortages. In a petition submitted Tuesday, the Natural Resources Defense Council and nine other groups called for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to enforce a provision of federal regulations stating that water deliveries in California, Arizona and Nevada “will not exceed those reasonably required for beneficial use.” The petition takes aim in particular at wasteful water practices in agriculture, which accounts for about three-fourths of water diversions from the Colorado River, said Mark Gold, the council’s director of water scarcity solutions. “There is definitely a great deal of room for improvement in the agricultural sector,” Gold said. One example of waste, he said, is flood-irrigating farm fields year-round in the desert to grow water-intensive crops such as hay. … ” Read more from the LA Times.
How California partners with the federal government on water infrastructure
“When it comes to water, California tends to view itself as a self-contained system—and this perception is not without merit. Except for water diverted from the Colorado River along the state’s southeastern border, water supplies in the state are derived solely from precipitation that falls on California’s many watersheds. But as in the other 49 states, California does not manage this water alone. As climate expert Daniel Swain explained in an interview with us last week, the federal government is a critical partner in water and weather forecasting, and declining federal involvement in these areas will have consequences for the state. The federal government is also a key partner in California’s overall water management, and here too, the current administration looks likely to shrink the role of the federal government. As these policies continue to unfold, we take stock of just how involved the federal government is in the day-to-day management of California’s water. … ” Read more from the PPIC.
CDFW adjusts salmon releases to support Sacramento River populations
“In a significant shift of California’s salmon strategy, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has begun releasing juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon from CDFW-operated hatcheries into the main stem of the Sacramento River for the first time. The release of approximately 3.5 million fall-run Chinook salmon smolts into the main stem of the Sacramento River occurred in mid-April near Redding and Butte City. The fish originated from increased production at CDFW’s hatchery operations at the Feather River Fish Hatchery and the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery. CDFW-operated salmon hatcheries historically have supported populations on their home rivers elsewhere in the Central Valley. “We strongly support the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s bold decision to release salmon smolts directly into the main stem of the Sacramento River – a historic first that gives juvenile fish a fighting chance at survival,” said Scott Artis, executive director at Golden State Salmon Association. “With Sacramento fall-run Chinook returns at crisis levels, and fishing families and businesses having been impacted since 2023, this innovative move is exactly the kind of action we need. We applaud the tireless hatchery staff who made this possible and stand with them in the effort to rebuild our salmon runs and revive California’s commercial and recreational fisheries.” … ” Read more from the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
SEE ALSO: California releases 3.5 million salmon into Sacramento River amid population crisis, from Fox News
Amid ‘complete disaster,’ California pulls plug on vital hatchery
“The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is closing the Mad River Hatchery, it announced Friday, ending decades of efforts to boost Humboldt County’s threatened steelhead trout population. The hatchery releases 150,000 fish into the river annually and will send off its final batch this June. State officials cite mounting federal regulations, crumbling infrastructure and necessary expensive upgrades as reasons for the closure, leaving the Mad River’s steelhead to survive without human intervention for the first time in decades.The decision has prompted swift backlash. Tyler Blevin, a local fishing guide who started a Change.org petition to save the hatchery, told SFGATE the closure “crazy” and warned that it will “cut off the life support” that steelhead have relied on amidst widespread decline. The petition garnered nearly 2,000 signatures since it was created. … ” Read more from SF Gate.
Spread the word, not the mussels: using eDNA to monitor the invasive golden mussel
“Without natural predators to keep their populations in check, non-native invasive species can be detrimental to an ecosystem. These invaders often outcompete native species for key resources like food and space, allowing them to dominate landscapes. This disruption can trigger cascading changes in the food chain, ultimately reducing biodiversity and destabilizing delicate ecological balances. Small invasive species can often go unnoticed until their populations are well-established, when eradication becomes extremely difficult or even impossible. This is particularly concerning for aquatic species that thrive in high-traffic areas, such as marinas, where they can easily spread to new locations. As a result, tracking contaminated areas becomes a major challenge. A prime example is the golden mussel, a recently detected invasive species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. … ” Read more from FishBio.
California dust storms are expected to become more common. Some are ‘as big as a city’
“In November 2024, powerful gusts whipped across parts of the Central Valley. The winds not only knocked out power, but they also kicked up soil particles, producing a massive dust storm. The extreme weather event dropped visibility to near zero, grinding highway traffic to a halt. Scientists expect dust storms in California to occur even more often in the future, due to climate change and human activities like construction and agriculture. “Dust storms can be relatively small, but they can (also) be as big as a city,” said Amato Evan, an atmospheric scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. … ” Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle (gift article).
LAO REPORT: The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
State law tasks the Commission on State Mandates (CSM) with determining whether new state laws or regulations affecting local governments create state-reimbursable mandates. Typically, the process for determining whether a law or regulation is a state-reimbursable mandate takes several years. State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified by the Commission as a part of our annual analysis of the state budget. In particular, state law directs our office to report on the annual state costs for new mandates and make recommendations to the Legislature as to whether the new mandate should be repealed (permanently eliminating it or making it optional), suspended (rendering it inoperative for one year), modified, or funded. Below, we discuss the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (regional board’s) municipal stormwater permit for local governments in Orange County for the June 1, 2009 through December 21, 2017 period. This mandate is one of four newly identified mandates since enactment of the 2024-25 Budget Act. We will assess the other three mandates—also related to stormwater permits—after the administration proposes a course of action, potentially in the Governor’s revised budget proposal in May. … ” Continue reading from the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
Spring runoff is older than you think: Study reveals years-long underground journey
“Growing communities and extensive agriculture throughout the Western United States rely on meltwater that spills out of snow-capped mountains every spring. The models for predicting the amount of this streamflow available each year have long assumed that a small fraction of snowmelt each year enters shallow soil, with the remainder rapidly exiting in rivers and creeks.New research from University of Utah hydrologists, however, suggests that streamflow generation is much more complicated. Most spring runoff heading to reservoirs is actually several years old, indicating that most mountain snowfall has a years-long invisible journey as groundwater before it leaves the mountains.The findings also indicate there is an order of magnitude more water stored underground than most Western water managers account for, said research leader Paul Brooks, a professor of geology and geophysics. … ” Read more from PhysOrg.
From sand traps to salmon habitat, US golf courses become nature preserves
“Beside a restored creek in San Geronimo, California, birds soar where birdies once were scored. Formerly home to an 18-hole golf course, the 157-acre property has been rewilded into a thriving nature preserve. The fairway, once groomed to unnatural perfection, is now overgrown with tall grass and wildflowers. Putting greens have become pastures. A sand trap serves as a children’s play area. Vitally, the creek that runs through the course’s front nine – no longer impeded by a dam – is seeing a slow return of the endangered coho salmon. The San Geronimo Golf Course closed in 2018 after six decades, becoming part of a growing movement to rethink how green space can better serve the public. With the number of golf course closures outweighing openings every year since 2006, some are rethinking the best use of these open spaces. In states such as Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, and California, nature is now being allowed to run its course to protect wildlife and protect against storms. … ” Read more from the Christian Science Monitor.
Decoding crop evapotranspiration
“Evapotranspiration is a scientific measurement representing the combined sum of evaporation from the soil (or water) surface to the atmosphere and transpiration from plants, where liquid water inside the plant tissue vaporizes and enters the atmosphere, predominately through stomata. This topic cuts across many disciplines and is important to understand as crops are subjected to increasing environmental stress and management practices. A new article in Reviews of Geophysics explores the effects of changing environments, abiotic stresses, and management practices on cropland evapotranspiration. Here, we asked the lead author to give an overview of evapotranspiration, how scientists measure it, and what questions remain. … ” Read more from EOS.
How did farmers respond when the Trump administration suddenly stopped paying them to help feed needy Californians?
“Every year brings its own unique challenges for California farmers: water shortages, fires, finding laborers to do the work, bureaucrats in Sacramento adding new requirements and fees, and more. But the second term of President Donald Trump has made this year very different. As part of deep cuts across much of the government, the administration of President Donald Trump chopped $1 billion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture almost without warning. This led to widespread financial pain that affected already struggling farmers and left hungry patrons of food banks in many parts of the country desperate for other sources of healthy food. On Feb. 28, California officials warned farmers who had grown food for schools and food banks that there was funding only for work done up to Jan. 19, despite the fact that farmers had submitted invoices for work and harvests past that date. … ” Read more from Capitol & Main.
Indigenous tribes pitted against each other over a state bill to redefine land protection in California
“In the last year, the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation has worked to protect its cultural sites from more than 850 land development projects around the Los Angeles Basin, thanks to a 2014 state law that allows tribes to give input during projects’ environmental review processes. Now, its chief fears that a newly proposed bill could significantly limit how the tribe — and dozens of others still without federal recognition — could participate. “This is an atrocity,” said Andrew Salas, chairperson of the Kizh Nation. “Let’s not call it a bill. [It’s] an erasure of non-federally recognized tribes in California. They’re taking away our sovereignty. They’re taking away our civil rights. They’re taking away our voice.” … ” Read more from the LA Times.
The good, the bad, the ugly: How wildfires reshape landscapes
“Wildfires have long played a crucial role in reshaping and rejuvenating landscapes. They can clear out dead vegetation, return nutrients to the soil, and promote the growth of diverse plant species. However, the aftermath of wildfires also brings significant changes to the environment, some of which pose challenges to ecosystems and dangers to local communities. The USGS conducts extensive research to understand these changes and to develop strategies for hazard mitigation and recovery in fire-prone communities. First, let’s discuss “the good” and why wildfires are a natural part of forest and rangeland habitats. While wildfires can have destructive effects, they play a beneficial role in many ecosystems … ” Read more from the USGS.
In regional water news and commentary today …
SACRAMENTO VALLEY
Rio Linda Water District reaches $6.25 million settlement with feds over McClellan contamination allegations
“The Rio Linda/Elverta Community Water District (RLECWD), has reached a major settlement in its long-running lawsuit against the U.S. government over potential groundwater contamination stemming from the former McClellan Air Force Base. The $6.25 million agreement, officially approved by the U.S. District Court on February 18, 2025, resolves the District’s claims under federal environmental laws. After accounting for legal fees, the District received $4.09 million from the settlement on March 12th. … ” Read more from Rio Linda Online.
BAY AREA
Marin ranchers to Congress: Let land deal stand
“Congressional Republicans who are investigating a settlement that barred agriculture at Point Reyes National Seashore have received letters from affected ranchers stating their views. The ranchers are united in their support of the agreement, which calls for the Nature Conservancy to pay all but two of them an undisclosed amount for giving up their leases. In a letter signed by ranchers participating in the agreement, Anthony Raimondo, an attorney who helped negotiate the settlement, wrote, “My clients are asking that their decision be respected and they be allowed to fulfill their legal obligations under the agreements to close down their ranches in an orderly and appropriate manner and complete the transaction within the agreed timeline.” “None of the challenges farmers face in the park were created by The Nature Conservancy and TNC should not be maligned in the course of your investigation,” he wrote. … ” Read more from the Marin Independent Journal.
Proposed Pleasanton water plan would eliminate senior discount
“The Pleasanton City Council will consider a new water rate plan that could eliminate a longstanding senior discount, according to a staff report. The proposed changes, which are recommended by city staff, would implement a new water pricing structure and a revision of customer assistance programs. The proposal would eliminate the senior discount, which currently offers 20% off water and sewer charges for Pleasanton residents 65 and older who consume 30 units or less per billing period, regardless of income. This discount is paid for by the General Fund, and costs it approximately $300,000 per year, according to a staff report. Staff recommends continuing a low-income discount tied to PG&E’s CARE program, which offers discounts based on financial need rather than age. … ” Read more from Pleasanton Weekly.
Pacheco Marsh gets rave reviews during sneak peak opening
“A possible harbinger of good things coming appeared early Friday morning, just before the newly restored Pacheco Marsh had its soft opening for invited guests. John Muir Land Trust stewardship director James Wilson pulled into the new parking lot around 7 a.m. and couldn’t believe his eyes. Out of some nearby brush popped a long-tailed weasel, a species never officially spotted in the 247-acre salt marsh just southeast of the Benicia-Martinez Bridge. “He jumped out and ran to the center of the parking lot and pranced around a bit, until some birds chased him back,” Wilson said. “It was the first confirmed sighting of a long-tailed weasel at the site.” … ” Read more from Pleasanton Weekly.
CENTRAL COAST
Los Osos water pipeline project still awaiting approval from Army Corps of Engineers
“The Los Osos water pipeline has been in the works for the past four years. If funded, it would connect Los Osos to the state water project, providing the town with a new source of water. The project has already been approved at the federal level, but for work to begin, the Army Corps of Engineers needs to approve the allocation of funds. A recent report from the Los Osos Community Services District’s general manager states the CSD has reached out to the Corps several times since December for an update on the project but has never received a response. On April 24, Congressman Salud Carbajal sent a letter to the Corps requesting the project be included in this year’s work plan and describing the project’s purpose, stating, “The funding would be used for design and construction of a pipeline to increase the water supply in Los Osos, California. The water would provide a supplemental source for the town of Los Osos, which has a population of 14,000 and is now 100 percent dependent on groundwater wells for drinking water.” … ” Read more from KSBY.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
Desert groundwater feud commandeers Kern County legislative policy debate
“All of the drama and vitriol of a long-running groundwater feud in the high desert played out before the Kern County Board of Supervisors – albeit in muted form – on Monday as supervisors considered whether to support a pair of bills aimed at clarifying and limiting the courts’ role in specific water lawsuits. The lengthy meeting, at times, strayed into the sort of finger pointing that has become common during meetings of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority. But no one publicly called facts they disagreed with “horse s—” or accused anyone of slander, as has happened at authority meetings. The bills also attracted some of the county’s heaviest hitters, including representatives from Wonderful, Grimmway, Bolthouse, the Kern County Farm Bureau and the oil industry to urge supervisors against support. Assemblymembers Jasmeet Bains and Stan Ellis were also on hand to speak against support for the bills. Both bills deal with groundwater adjudication lawsuits in which a judge determines how much groundwater is available in a basin, who has rights to it and how much each rights holder can extract. … ” Read more from SJV Water.
Kern County Supervisors discuss groundwater management bills AB 1413 and AB 1466
“The Kern County Board of Supervisors responds to groundwater-related bills aiming to streamline adjudication processes and clarify court roles. Kern County Board of Supervisors reviewed AB 1413 and AB 1466 related to groundwater management. AB 1413 proposes alignment of groundwater adjudication with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. AB 1466 seeks to clarify judicial roles in reviewing Groundwater Sustainability Agencies’ actions. The Board’s response highlights potential impacts of these legislation on local groundwater management. Both bills aim to streamline processes and clarify legal frameworks for groundwater sustainability. … ” Read more from Channel 23.
False narratives persist surrounding management of California water resources
“Kern County Supervisor Phillip Peters’ Community Voices in The Californian (“Kern County understands energy policy is not just a game,” May 1) outlined a very compelling and factual argument against the ideological and false narratives our governor, attorney general and liberal and progressive political and environmental activists have been selling for years. Their policies and ideologies have wreaked havoc on Kern County and have brought the citizens and taxpayers of California the highest utility rates and gas prices, among other things. And isn’t it interesting that the governor, with California now facing two significant refinery closures, which will likely cause significant increases to already high fuel prices, is walking back some of the idiotic policies the Democrats have been pushing regarding the over regulation of California refiners. Our liberal politicians are playing politics and costing the taxpayers significantly in the pocketbook due to their ill-founded ideologies and false narratives. … ” Read more from the Bakersfield Californian.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Nation’s first public hydrogen utility welcomes inaugural member Rowland Water District
“First Public Hydrogen (FPH2) is pleased to welcome Rowland Water District (RWD) as its first member, marking a key milestone in the development of the United States’ first public hydrogen utility. The decisive move underscores RWD’s commitment to sustainable operations and sets the pace for other local agencies pursuing innovative, zero-emission energy solutions. Based in southeast Los Angeles County, Rowland Water District serves more than 55,000 residents across five cities and unincorporated communities. With a strong track record in balancing environmental stewardship with exceptional customer value, RWD continues to explore forward-thinking partnerships that benefit its ratepayers and the region. “Joining First Public Hydrogen reflects our commitment to innovation and resource stewardship,” said RWD General Manager Tom Coleman. “As a public agency, we have a responsibility to explore solutions that protect our environment while maintaining reliable service for our customers. This partnership allows us to play a meaningful role in shaping California’s clean energy future—while continuing to put the needs of our community first.” … ” Read more from Rowland Water District.
Ocean access in Huntington, Newport beaches OK’d after sewage spill
“A nearly half-mile segment of coastline in Huntington Beach and Newport Beach at the Talbert Channel reopened to surfers and swimmers Monday morning after a large sewage spill caused a weekend cessation of water activity. Orange County Health Care Agency officials on Saturday called for the temporary closure along beaches 1,000 feet to the north and south of the channel, near the mouth of the Santa Ana River, to protect visitors from potential exposure to bacteria. The spill stemmed from a blockage discovered Friday evening in a sewer line on Costa Mesa’s Mesa Verde Drive East, near Golf Course Drive, according to Scott Carroll, general manager of Costa Mesa Sanitary District. … ” Read more from the LA Times.
Domoic acid decline in ocean offers hope for Southern California sea lions
“After weeks of heartbreaking scenes along the Southern California coastline—sick and disoriented sea lions washing ashore in alarming numbers—there’s finally a glimmer of hope in a crisis that has taken a serious toll on marine life. New data shows that domoic acid levels in the ocean, the toxin behind the widespread wildlife illness, are beginning to decline. The drop offers cautious optimism for rescue teams who have been working nonstop to save affected animals. At SeaWorld San Diego, where many of the sea lions have been brought in for treatment, recent success stories brought both joy and relief as recovered sea lions were released back into the ocean, healthy enough to return to their natural habitat. … ” Read more from Channel 8.
SAN DIEGO
Pacific Beach, La Jolla, Soledad residents taste and smell chlorine in their tap water
“Some residents in San Diego neighborhoods including Pacific Beach and La Jolla told CBS 8 that they have recently picked up on a strong chlorine flavor and questioned what was happening. One of whom was a Pacific Beach resident, Marie Kracha, who said she noticed something unusual about her tap water a few days ago. “It was in the evening, I was thirsty. I got up, went and grabbed some tap water, which I typically don’t drink,” Kracha said. “I noticed it had a funky kind of chlorine smell and a tinge of a chlorine-type of taste.” Kracha said it was not the first time she had noticed a chemical smell and taste in her water. … ” Read more from Channel 8.
Along the Colorado River …
Poor runoff could spell drought this summer in the Colorado River Basin, despite near-normal winter snowpack
“Hydrologists say that hotter temperatures have been drying out soils and vegetation in the west, leading to less water flowing to rivers and streams when snow melts. Snowpack was near normal for much of the upper Colorado River basin this winter. By April 1, which is what hydrologists typically consider to be the end of winter for water measurement, the upper basin had received about 90% of its historical median snowpack. There were some outliers among the smaller basins that make up the larger Colorado River Basin. Some areas, like the San Juans in southwestern Colorado and southern Utah, had even lower snowpacks, as low as 56% of normal in March. … ” Read more from the Colorado Sun.
Dust on snow accelerates melt across the Upper Colorado River Basin, according to a new study
“Dust that settles on snowpack makes that snow darker, which absorbs more heat, speeding up snowmelt and runoff in the spring. Now, for the first time, a new study quantifies the impact of dust on snow across the entire Upper Colorado River Basin. Using satellite data, the study found that over 23 years, the impacts of dust on snow were greatest in the central and southern Rockies, but no area in the Basin was dust-free. In high-dust years, researchers found that snowpack disappeared weeks earlier than in low-dust years. McKenzie Skiles is a hydrologist at the University of Utah, and the director of the Snow Hydrology Research to Operations, or SnoHydRO, Laboratory. She was one of the lead researchers on the study. “What we were expecting to see is that impacts would be dramatic in the southern Colorado Rockies because that’s where we’ve been studying it and we knew,” she said. “But what we saw is that those impacts were relatively dramatic over the entire Colorado Rockies.” … ” Read more from Aspen Public Radio.
Southwestern Colorado farmers expect a third of their normal water supply following a dry winter
“Ken Curtis, a water manager in southwestern Colorado, had two words to describe his district’s expected water supply this summer: “Pretty bad.” “(We’re) looking at about 30%, maybe 35% supply,” said Curtis, who manages the Dolores Water Conservancy District. Water managers across Colorado and the West are looking at this winter’s snowfall and weather forecasts to plan for summer water supplies, whether it’s using water for gardens, lawns, fisheries, crops or livestock. The conditions vary widely at the local level. In some parts of Colorado, like Denver, the winter provided enough snow to fill reservoirs and avoid extra restrictions. Other regions are tightening their belts. Curtis hoped to at least give water users in his district half of their normal supply for the season, he said. The district sends irrigation water to farmers, the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe, a nearby fishery and communities like Cortez and Dove Creek. “It’s not going to happen,” he said. … ” Read more from the Colorado Sun.
In national water news today …
Clean water programs see $2.4B cut in White House’s proposed FY2026 budget
“In a May 2, 2025, letter to Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins, President Donald Trump’s FY2026 budget proposal amounts to $4.2 billion in total funding reduction in 2026 compared to 2025 for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan programs would see the greatest reduction with an overall budget of $305 million. That amounts to $2.46 billion less than the 2025 budget. The President’s letter claims this change will place the onus on states to fund their own infrastructure while sharing additional reasoning as to why the reduction is on the table. … ” Read more from Stormwater Solutions.
States step in on PFAS drinking water regulations
“Since taking office In January 2025, the Trump Administration has been swift in its mission to rollback regulations across the federal government. These environmental rollbacks by the Trump EPA have been described by the agency itself as “the biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history.” Despite these rollbacks, one program that has not been cut is the EPA’s monitoring of public drinking water systems for over 30 types of PFAS substances. The first report from the Trump Administration EPA reflecting this monitoring showed that more than 37 million American rely on drinking water from water systems that exceed current federally regulated limits on PFAS. With the rapid rollbacks taking place across the federal government showing no signs of decelerating, many environmental groups have expressed concern that regulations safeguarding against PFAS contamination could soon be weakened or overturned. As a result of the unclear future of federal regulation, as well as the prevalence of PFAS in drinking water, many states have taken it upon themselves to strengthen their PFAS laws to protect their waterways. … ” Read more from the National Law Review.
World’s researchers say they will resist attacks on science and support beleaguered U.S. colleagues
“The global science community promised late last Friday that it would rally around American researchers and rise to meet a well-documented wave of anti-science propaganda and disinformation that’s swamping global media and misguiding decision-making around topics like global warming, plastic pollution, agriculture and pandemics. Leaders of the largest Earth science organizations in the U.S. and Europe voiced those concerns at a “Great Debate” event during the European Geosciences Union (EGU25) annual conference, which was attended by 18,000 scientists from more than 130 countries. The session was added in response to recent political shifts, including the U.S. election, organizers said. “Generally, in the geosciences, when we have a late breaking Great Debate, it’s because there has been a disaster somewhere, like an earthquake or a tsunami,” EGU president Peter van der Beek said, opening the session. “I think we can say that we are also organizing this great debate because of a disaster going on, in this case the suppression of science.” … ” Read more from Inside Climate News.
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