As California officials craft new regulations for urban water conservation, critics who belittle the importance of these efforts are often...
Household use is a tiny fraction of California’s overall water supply, but the state wants to spend billions of dollars...
By Jon Rosenfield, PhD, SF Baykeeper science director; and Eric Buescher, SF Baykeeper managing attorney California is at the forefront of a global crisis known as the Anthropocene extinction. This rapid eradication of living diversity is not caused by meteor...
DAN WALTERS: Rollercoaster weather shows why California needs better infrastructure for wetter years
By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
Written by Roger Dickinson, CivicWell Policy Director and co-author of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and Julie Rentner, River Partners...
By Mike Wade, Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition, posted at Ag Alert California’s San Joaquin Valley is one of the most productive farming regions on Earth. Blessed with deep, alluvial soils and one of the world’s five...
California’s reservoirs are more full than usual thanks to last winter’s heavy rain and snow storms. Scientists believe that the...
By Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau During atmospheric river storms that hit California in January...
By: Justin Fredrickson, a water and environmental policy analyst for the California Farm Bureau A Public Policy Institute of California report last month warned of historic challenges for the state’s leading agricultural region under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. The...
From the Save Napa Valley Foundation: We at the Save Napa Valley Foundation (SNVF) write to share our firm belief...
By Joe Mouawad, general manager of Eastern Municipal Water District, and Jim Peifer, executive director of the Regional Water Authority...
California has a new proposal for allocating water to enhance the environmentally fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, but the state’s fundamental water conflicts remain. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters California’s water warriors have a new arena for their perpetual conflict over...
Note: The Governor vetoed this bill on October 8, 2023. His veto message is here. Commentary by Sean Bothwell, Executive...
By Alexandra Biering, senior policy advocate for the California Farm Bureau In the past several years, the equity and effectiveness...
By Peter Nissen, president of Nissen Vineyard Services and president of the Napa County Farm Bureau, and Ryan Klobas, CEO of Napa County Farm Bureau Napa Valley is an agricultural destination known worldwide for its wineries, vineyards and picturesque landscape....