Initially thought to contain the pesticide DDT, study reveals some barrels contained caustic alkaline waste By Alex Fox, Scripps Institution...
By David Helvarg, Mongabay KEY IDEAS: Kelp forests function as major habitat for marine biodiversity, but are in rapid decline...
Commentary by Tom Zuckerman, a Delta farmer located in Stockton, and Gary Bobker, Program Director at Friends of the River Governor Newsom doesn’t trust Californians to make smart decisions about the state’s future water supply. His push to waive state...
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Subsidence from groundwater pumping has severely impacted land surfaces and infrastructure in parts of California. Rates of subsidence and its...
From the California Natural Resources Agency: [Last week], Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled California’s updated Climate Adaptation Strategy — the state’s overarching framework to better protect communities and nature from dangerous climate impacts. “California is on the frontlines of the climate...
By Andrew Hoell, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a recurring phenomenon defined by shifts in tropical...
Salt marshes, critical buffers against coastal erosion, rely on a net gain of sediment to maintain their elevation and resilience...
By Wendy Morgado Gamero, McGill University and Orianne Tournayre, Université de Montpellier As climate change and human activity threaten freshwater ecosystems like lakes and rivers, it’s more important than ever to know how the species who inhabit them are being...
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By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern farmers will likely avoid state sanctions thanks to the latest revision of the region’s...
Notice from the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 20, 2025, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) noticed and held a public hearing to consider designating the Kern County Subbasin as a probationary basin...
Groups unite against legislation that would override due process and fast track the controversial Delta Conveyance Project Press release from...
By Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study...
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