By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposal to change the guidelines for California’s $90-million farmland retirement program has literally stopped numerous projects in their tracks. “Right now, all implementation projects are basically stopped,” said Reyn Akiona of Valley Eco, a...
The elevation changes may seem small — amounting to fractions of inches per year — but they can increase or decrease local flood risk, wave exposure, and saltwater intrusion. By NASA/JPL Tracking and predicting sea level rise involves more than...
Largest North American freshwater fish needs protection from state and federal mismanagement Press release San Francisco Baykeeper, California Sportfishing Protection...
Communities of color are more likely to have higher levels of these contaminants in their drinking water. by Adityarup Chakravorty The U.S. EPA regulates levels of more than 90 contaminants in public drinking water, but thousands more potentially harmful chemicals...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Actions are being taken on several proposed species listings and habitat designations under the U.S. and state Endangered Species Acts that could affect California farmers and ranchers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced several...
New research suggests that agricultural producers can play critical roles in wildfire risk management and response. From California Agriculture: Wildfires...
A small endangered fish is at the heart of a controversy over California water management. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the...
