CAL MATTERS: Four in a row: California drought likely to continue Cal Matters Current Conditions September 28, 2022After its driest three-year stretch on record, California braces for another year with below-average snow and rain. Conditions are shaping...
GUEST COMMENTARY AT CAL MATTERS: Broad-based buy-in is key to Bay-Delta water plan Cal Matters Commentary September 12, 2022A broad coalition of interests support the Newsom administration’s call for bold actions to manage the water flowing through the...
CAL MATTERS: California approves microplastics testing of drinking water sources Cal Matters Policy and regulation September 7, 2022The state is the first in the world to require monitoring for tiny pieces of plastic, which contaminate people and...
CAL MATTERS: State lawmakers reject bill to curb farms’ water pumping Cal Matters Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation September 2, 2022During one of the driest years on record, California legislators didn’t approve laws to protect depleted groundwater or boost water...
CAL MATTERS: Help paying water bills may be on way for low-income Californians Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 31, 2022As tens of thousands of low-income Californians struggle to pay their water bills, the Legislature approved a bill offering assistance....
CAL MATTERS: Ranchers, tribes, state officials clash over Shasta River water Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 30, 2022A standoff over shutting down ranchers’ pumps signals a flareup of water wars as California is gripped by seemingly endless...
CAL MATTERS: Colorado River water cut back — except for California Cal Matters Colorado River August 16, 2022Two other states – but not California – face cuts to Colorado River water in 2023 as the federal government...
CAL MATTERS: Newsom unveils long-term strategy to bolster California water supply Cal Matters Climate changePolicy and regulation August 11, 2022Warning that the supply will shrink by 10% due to climate change, Newsom sets targets for recycled water and increased...
DAN WALTERS: Old issue plagues Newsom’s Delta tunnel project Cal Matters CommentaryDelta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation August 7, 2022An old conflict plagues Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to bore a tunnel to carry water under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
DAN WALTERS: Can Newsom finally win long Delta water conflict? Cal Matters CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project August 1, 2022California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to succeed where his predecessors have failed, building a project to replumb the Sacramento-San...
CAL MATTERS: Delta tunnel: Salmon at risk from massive water project, state report says Cal Matters Delta Conveyance Project July 22, 2022By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters California’s water agency today released a long-awaited environmental report outlining the details and impacts of...
CAL MATTERS: Tunnel vision: What’s next for the governor’s plan to replumb the Delta? Cal Matters Delta Conveyance Project June 22, 2022It’s no quick fix. The scaled-down tunnel — which would bypass the Delta and funnel more water south — still...
CAL MATTERS: State imposes sweeping ban on pumping river water in San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area Cal Matters Water rights and water law June 8, 2022As drought intensifies, the order affects many cities and growers from Fresno to the Oregon border, including 212 public water...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Everyone loses’: Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts Cal Matters Policy and regulation May 23, 2022Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought....
CAL MATTERS: How bad is water use in California? March is the worst so far, up 19% Cal Matters Current Conditions May 20, 2022By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Californians emerged from the...
