CAL MATTERS: Unsafe to drink: Wildfires threaten rural towns with tainted water Cal Matters Water qualityWildfires and watersheds October 7, 2020The damage to water systems can linger for years. The cost in just one small town: as much as $150...
COMMENTARY: Mega fires and mega floods: California’s new extremes require a response of similar scale Cal Matters Climate changeCommentaryWildfires and watersheds October 5, 2020By Joshua Viers, director of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Science (CITRIS) at UC Merced,...
CAL MATTERS: California’s ancient ‘asbestos’ forests no longer seem immune Cal Matters Wildfires and watersheds September 28, 2020The North Coast’s rainforests are hotter, drier and less foggy. That means more dangerous fires that can scar iconic redwoods....
CAL MATTERS: ‘Debate is over,’ California’s governor says. ‘This is a climate damn emergency.’ Cal Matters Climate changePolicy and regulation September 11, 2020As more than two dozen fires still rage, Newsom stands amid charred parkland, vowing to ratchet up the state’s ‘inadequate’...
COMMENTARY/REBUTTAL AT CAL MATTERS: Gov. Newsom must clarify his Delta tunnel plan Cal Matters CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project August 25, 2020What is needed is a “Grand Bargain” between all parties on the Delta tunnel, confirmed in legislation, to apportion water...
COMMENTARY/REBUTTAL AT CAL MATTERS: A social justice perspective of the Delta tunnel project Cal Matters CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project June 24, 2020Opponents of the Delta tunnel project never say their position will lead to higher food prices and can even lead...
CAL MATTERS: Filling Trump void, California steps in to protect birds, wetlands Cal Matters Policy and regulation June 19, 2020California has pushed back against the Trump Administration’s environmental rollbacks by writing its own rules. By Julie Cart, Cal Matters...
CAL MATTERS: Did sea farm debacle sink California aquaculture? Cal Matters Agriculture May 13, 2020Farming shellfish in deep ocean waters is an industry poised to take off in California, but might be stymied by...
CAL MATTERS: Back off the beach and the rising sea? No way, California cities say Cal Matters Climate changePolicy and regulation April 28, 2020Pushing homeowners away from the water is proving difficult. They want to protect property values; the state wants to save...
CAL MATTERS: For California well owners, clean water is hard to get as state, local hurdles remain Cal Matters Groundwater News February 27, 2020By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Cal Matters Water is scarce and dirty for many in Fresno County’s small West Park community. They’re...
CAL MATTERS: Drought or dangerous flooding? Research to save California’s rain Cal Matters Hydrology February 25, 2020Store water for a drought, or prepare for floods? How atmospheric river research helps California decide. By Rachel Becker, Cal...
CAL MATTERS: When it comes to wildfires, should California be more like Australia? Cal Matters Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds November 26, 2019The system Down Under fosters self-reliance, giving homeowners tools to protect themselves when expecting firefighters’ help is not realistic. By...
WADE CROWFOOT, JARED BLUMENFELD: Rejecting federal proposal, California lays out its vision for protecting endangered species and meeting state water needs Cal Matters CommentaryWater project operations November 21, 2019Wade Crowfoot and Jared Blumenfeld, secretaries of Natural Resources and CalEPA: After careful review of the federal biological opinions released...
CAL MATTERS: For California well owners, clean water is hard to get as state, local hurdles remain Cal Matters Policy and regulation October 31, 2019By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Cal Matters Water is scarce and dirty for many in Fresno County’s small West Park community. They’re...
CAL MATTERS: Trump plan could bring growers more water. But will it harm California’s rare salmon? Cal Matters Water project operations October 25, 2019By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters The Trump administration this week declared that pumping more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
