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DAILY DIGEST, 2/25: How February’s atmospheric rivers affected water supply; Why replenishing California’s groundwater is painfully slow; Diversity in coho salmon could be key to species survival; Lake County may try to derail Eel River Dam deal with direct appeal to President Trump; and more …

February 25, 2025

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NPS: Saving the salmon: Restoring native fish populations on Lower Clear Creek

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Ecosystems

February 25, 2025

By the National Park Service The Legacy of Salmon and the Impact of Human Activity on Clear Creek For millennia,...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/24: Functional flows are good for native fishes; Dam removal and its discontents: Stakeholders weigh in on PG&E decomission plan; Scenic small town along Sacramento River could get new riverfront hotel; Fire debris is washing up on L.A.’s beaches; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 24, 2025

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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 …

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Daily Digest

February 23, 2025

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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 …

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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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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 …

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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

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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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DAILY DIGEST, 2/18: How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestorm; ‘An unprecedented situation’: EPA plan for LA wildfire cleanup stirs protests over toxic dangers; El Niño, La Niña not reliable for California rainfall predictions, study finds; Trinity River summer flow cuts ill-advised; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 18, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Delta Conveyance Project receives key permit; Lake Shasta waters still high after heavy dam releases; Kern Subbasin probationary hearing scheduled for February 20; Inside the battle to restore drinking water in Altadena and Pacific Palisades; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 16, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 9-14: Dam removal deal could create longest free-flowing CA river; State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program; Atmospheric Rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years; and more …

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Weekly Digest

February 14, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/14: Dam removal deal could create longest free-flowing CA river; Atmospheric Rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years; Drought status update for California-Nevada; Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 14, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/13: Torrential rain to trigger flooding and mudslides; LAO report: The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan; Air, soil, water and dust: New study focuses on long-term health impacts of LA wildfire pollution; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 13, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/12: California braces for flooding and mudslides as atmospheric river looms; State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program that some fear could pull rug out from ongoing projects; Update on State Water Board’s SGMA intervention efforts; Toxic runoff, debris flows threaten wildfire-ravaged areas of SoCal; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 12, 2025

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