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DR. DANIEL SWAIN: Drier and Wetter in 21st Century California: Managing increasing hydroclimate whiplash in a warming world

Climate change Notebook News and Features

March 24, 2025

The Los Angeles fires have become a stark example of the devastating effects of hydroclimate whiplash, as extreme weather patterns...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Many socioeconomic indicators for the Delta see improvement; California Forever envisions being a shipbuilding powerhouse; Battle lines drawn over Potter Valley hydropower plant; Big Tech under pressure to act on data centres’ thirst for water; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 23, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 16-21: Modernized procedures at Oroville Dam could improve flood safety; La Niña is winding down: What comes next?; Trump rejects Mexico’s request for water; and more …

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Weekly Digest

March 21, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/21: La Niña is winding down: What comes next?; Restored stream supports new wild salmon run; New desalination technology being tested in California could lower costs of tapping seawater; US rejects Mexico’s request for water as Trump opens new battle front; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 21, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/20: State decides how to spend funds after collapse of Los Vaqueros project; Shasta Lake close to full; Hydrologic Engineering Center in Davis to keep federal government lease; Water heater titans clash over Biden efficiency rule repeal; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 20, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/19: March storms help Sierra snowpack inch closer to normal; Sites Reservoir allocated an additional $134 million in federal funding; Trump’s new EPA head for California, Southwest is Josh F.W. Cook; The high cost of fixing Lake Tahoe; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 19, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/18: Boat tours and ash scatterings help beleaguered salmon fleet stay afloat; Better accounting for CA’s water; CA wants to send more hazardous waste to local landfills; Push to close dam safety center spurs backlash; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 18, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/17: Rain and snow continues while reservoirs rise; Trump targets two CA national monuments for elimination; How to future-proof water systems in an era of extreme weather; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 17, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Critics warn staff cuts at federal agencies overseeing US dams could put public safety at risk; CA considers protecting wetlands from Trump order; Modernized procedures at Oroville Dam could improve flood safety, report finds; Lower basin states agree: The Trump administration needs to fix a key Colorado River dam; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 16, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for March 9-14: The long-awaited Delta tunnel strikes fear in locals; Study finds atmospheric rivers getting worse; New hope for saving winter-run salmon; and more …

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Weekly Digest

March 14, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/14: Report: FIRO at Oroville and New Bullards Bar can increase region’s resilience to floods; Three SJV agencies may band together to tackle widespread sinking; How Trump is already adding to Colorado River water worries; EPA to review reach of Clean Water Act; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 14, 2025

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THE CONVERSATION: Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency − here’s why

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Policy and regulation

March 14, 2025

By Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis In response to President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency,”...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/13: The long-awaited Delta tunnel strikes fear in locals; Atmospheric river to wallop California as study finds storms getting worse; Paso Robles joins joint authority for water basin usage despite public opposition; L.A.’s clear skies conceal a ‘toxic soup’; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 13, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/12: California braces for massive storm; Study shows rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent; New hope for saving winter-run chinook salmon; Could Trump break the West’s most important river?; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 12, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/11: Snowiest storms of the season headed to CA; Valley reps call for bipartisan action on Central Valley and State Water Projects; Fresno County’s Pleasant Valley heads to State Water Board for possible intervention; Could Trump walk back Biden’s Colorado River deal-making? Nevada hopes so; and more …

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Daily Digest

March 11, 2025

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