CAL MATTERS: Data centers are guzzling California’s water. We have no idea how much Cal Matters Planning and management May 17, 2026Data centers are expanding into water-stressed California communities. Lax disclosure rules keep the public in the dark about actual water usage....
CAL MATTERS: Money for clean drinking water threatened by Newsom administration’s climate overhaul Cal Matters Policy and regulation May 14, 2026Roughly 600,000 Californians still lack access to safe and reliable drinking water supplies. The problem will cost billions to fix. So...
CAL MATTERS: Will California ever build the Delta tunnel? Major battles ahead as Newsom era nears end Cal Matters Delta Conveyance Project May 1, 2026California’s Delta tunnel largely cleared a key hurdle last week — but far bigger obstacles still stand in the way. Among...
CAL MATTERS: California salmon fishing poised to finally reopen. Can the industry recover? Cal Matters Fish and wildlife April 11, 2026Three years of cancelled salmon seasons have devastated the industry. Now, salmon fishing is expected to finally reopen. Will it be...
CAL MATTERS: California’s largest and most polluted lake gets a new conservancy Cal Matters Planning and management April 11, 2026California’s first new conservancy in more than 15 years will oversee restoration, manage habitat and improve air quality at the...
CAL MATTERS: Endangered salmon returned to California’s far north — then the money dried up Cal Matters Fish and wildlife April 4, 2026The fish made it back to their ancestral waters for the first time in 80 years — so why is...
CAL MATTERS: Sparse snowpack in California fuels concern over fast-approaching fire season Cal Matters Hydrology April 2, 2026With reservoirs brimming — but snowpack abysmal — experts warn of a potentially early fire season. By Rachel Becker, Cal...
CAL MATTERS: Record heat, melting snow: What does it mean for California’s reservoirs? Cal Matters Current Conditions March 21, 2026By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A record-baking heat wave...
CAL MATTERS: A contentious project to raise California’s Shasta Dam just got a funding boost from Trump Cal Matters Policy and regulation March 18, 2026By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Following pressure from powerful...
CAL MATTERS: How to fix the contamination in the Tijuana River? A new report lays out the multi-step solution Cal Matters Water quality March 12, 2026By Deborah Brennan, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Authorities charged with cleaning...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Little death bombs’: Illegal cannabis farms poison California’s forests. Who’s cleaning them up? Cal Matters Ecosystems February 9, 2026Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers. By...
CAL MATTERS: EPA touts bipartisan efforts to clean up Tijuana River Cal Matters Water quality February 9, 2026EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin met with local and congressional leaders in San Diego on Thursday to tout the U.S. and...
CAL MATTERS: Trump’s office called 7 governors to D.C. for Colorado River talks. Here’s what California said Cal Matters Colorado River January 31, 2026By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Top California officials traveled...
CAL MATTERS: Residents of a polluted California town pinned hopes on new state rules. They’re still waiting Cal Matters Water quality January 27, 2026A 2015 law required the state Department of Toxic Substances Control to overhaul its permitting process to consider how multiple...
CAL MATTERS: Trump move to break up atmospheric research center threatens wildfire, storm predictions Cal Matters Policy and regulation December 20, 2025‘This is only going to hurt Americans.’ Scientists, California state officials say the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle a key...
