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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 …

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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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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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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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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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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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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March 11, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/10: Atmospheric river to fuel California storms this week; Endangered salmon move into newly restored habitat on the Mendocino Coast; Could the White House impact your ski turns?; Water is about to get a lot more expensive for millions of San Diegans; and more …

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March 10, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Salmon fishing season in jeopardy for third year in a row; Scientists from UCLA, USC protest Trump’s policy changes; The fallout coming to Lake Tahoe after forest service gutted; Colorado River choices botched by feds under Biden, letter to Burgum alleges; and more …

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March 9, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Mar. 2-7: More snow, rain in the forecast; DWR’s Nemeth signals détente with feds on water; Trump admin cuts impact California; Low salmon numbers in California could prompt shutdown of fishing for a record third straight year; and more …

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March 7, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 3/7: Two more storms lining up with rain and snow next week; 9 graphics that visualize EPA’s climate change indicators for snow; Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows; Low salmon numbers prompt shutdown of fishing for a third straight year; and more …

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March 7, 2025

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THIS JUST IN … Trump administration cuts hit home, dealing a potential huge blow to Davis and UC Davis

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Policy and regulation

March 6, 2025

The Trump administration has now reportedly cancelled the US Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Hydrologic Engineering Center...

DAILY DIGEST, 3/6: DWR’s Nemeth signals détente with feds on water; Supreme Court water ruling might have unexpectedly clean result in SoCal; With rain on the way, water managers are ‘waiting with bated breath’; Planting decisions suggest significant fallowing; and more …

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March 6, 2025

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