By Lester Snow, Director of the California Department of Water Resources and Secretary for Natural Resources under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Since the 1960s, governors of both parties, quite different in their priorities, have struggled to protect water deliveries from the...
By Deja McCauley, Land Use and Health Program Manager, Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles California legislators voted on June 30 to adopt two budget trailer bills, AB 130 and SB 131, that rolled back key protections in the California...
By Scott Hayman, chair of the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority. This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California is at a groundwater management crossroads as legal loopholes threaten to undo the state’s progress toward responsible...
By Edward Ring, California Policy Center For the last few decades in California, the conventional wisdom has been that farmers and urban water consumers have to improve efficiency and reduce consumption. To the fullest extent possible, rain and snow falling...
Commentary by Charley Wilson, Executive Director of the Southern California Water Coalition, and Richard Lambros, the Executive Director of the Secure Water Alliance California has often positioned itself as a leader in responding to the dangers of climate change. From...
