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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Fall salmon returns to Sacramento and Klamath Rivers much lower than forecasted by fishery managers; EPA asks to miss key California deadline, blames ‘budget and staffing’; Newsom asks Congress for $40B to help with L.A. wildfire recovery; Future uncertain for National Environmental Policy Act implementation; and more …

February 23, 2025

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USGS: Wildfires increase mercury concentrations in headwater streams

USGS

Science Wildfires and watersheds

February 22, 2025

The U.S. Geological Survey is researching the effect of wildfires on the release of stored mercury from forest watersheds and...

NOAA: The weather and climate influences on the January 2025 fires around Los Angeles

NOAA Research

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

February 22, 2025

Highlights A trifecta of fire-friendly climate conditions set the stage for the January 2025 fires: back-to-back wet winters that boosted vegetation, a record-dry fall, and an extremely strong Santa Ana wind event. By one estimate, record-low fall precipitation had a...

COMMENTARY: Rehydrating the Los Angeles heat island

Edward Ring

Commentary

February 22, 2025

By Edward Ring, director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center Along with the fairly recent popularization...

SCRIPPS: Atmospheric rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Hydrology

February 22, 2025

By Alex Fox, Scripps Institution of Oceanography El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with...

NOTICE: Continuation of the February 20 Public Hearing for the Consideration of a Probationary Designation for the Kern County Subbasin; Kern County responds

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS Groundwater News

February 22, 2025

From the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 20, 2025, the State Water Resources Control Board (Board) held a public hearing to consider a probationary designation for the Kern County Subbasin under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). At...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 16-21: Kern subbasin given another four months to fix issues with groundwater plan; State considers how to spend funds available after end of Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion project; Delta Conveyance Project receives key permit; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

February 21, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/21: Kern subbasin given another four months to fix issues with groundwater plans; Here’s how La Niña could impact weather this spring; More than half of CA is ‘abnormally dry’ after rains; Record amount of food for endangered salmon produced on CA ricelands; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 21, 2025

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SJV WATER: Kern subbasin given another four months to fix issues with groundwater plans

SJV Water

Groundwater News

February 21, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board voted Thursday to give Kern County water managers more time to continue refining plans for how they will bring the critically overdrafted subbasin into balance by 2040. They now...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board postpones SGMA probationary decision for Kern Subbasin

State Water Board

Groundwater News

February 21, 2025

Local agencies have until June to address final deficiencies in plans Citing significant progress in the plans of groundwater sustainability...

PRESS RELEASE: Pilot project returns spring-run chinook salmon to North Yuba River

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

February 21, 2025

From the Department of Fish & Wildlife: Salmon are swimming again in the North Yuba River for the first time...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump’s ‘fabricated’ energy emergency threatens wetlands across the US, conservationists claim

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

February 21, 2025

The Center for Biological Diversity intends to sue Trump and the Army Corps of Engineers for illegally expediting approval of energy projects at the detriment of endangered species. By Edvard Pettersson, Courthouse News Service President Donald Trump’s declaration of a...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/20: State considers how to spend nearly half a billion dollars available after collapse of Los Vaqueros project; Newsom sends letter to State Board in support of the Delta tunnel; The challenges of fighting wildfires with urban water systems; Charred EV batteries from SoCal wildfires spark concern about toxic waste contaminating drinking water; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 20, 2025

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Governor Newsom sends letter to State Water Board in support of the Delta Conveyance Project; Conservation groups respond

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

February 19, 2025

Decades ago, a separate, north-to-south conveyance system was envisioned as part of the original State Water Project. The idea persists...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/19: Big snow gains in the Sierra after February storms; Expedited permitting for fish channel around dam on Yuba; Rep. Josh Harder reintroduces bill to stop the Delta tunnel; Trump EPA to overhaul WaterSense program; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 19, 2025

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