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DAILY DIGEST, 8/31: Rebalancing ag and natural land; CA lawmakers vote to phase out toxic firefighting foam, wildfire funding bill poised to die; Western wildfires a boon for native species; Toxic dust from Salton Sea could complicate coronavirus recovery; and more …

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August 31, 2020

— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Rebalancing agricultural and natural land “Over the next 20 years, San Joaquin...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Water district fires nearly all of its employees after they refuse to follow board’s illegal votes; Consultants list 10 lessons learned over 5 years of SGMA implementation; AGs challenge trump weakening of ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental law; ESA to potentially reflect a new ‘habitat’ definition under proposal; and more …

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August 30, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar this evening … Source to Sea: Klamath science episode at 5pm After years of advocacy and...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/28: California and the Forest Service have a plan to prevent future catastrophic fires; CPUC approves structural change to water bills; Paso Robles to lose $458M due to SGMA implementation; and more …

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August 28, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9am. Agenda...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/27: CA dams need repairs to survive future major flood, says author; CalEPA’s Jared Blumenfeld on grounding COVID recovery in climate action; Feinstein secures GAO review of EPA’s SF enforcement actions; Environmental justice becomes part of California city planning; and more …

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August 27, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: The Delta Stewardship Council meets at 9am. Agenda items include...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/26: Sacramento River Science Partnership shares science to find fish and water solutions; The biblical flood that will drown CA; Virus contributes to possible big salmon season; AB 3030 raises several questions for ag groups; and more …

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August 26, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: Wildlife Conservation Board meets at 10am. Click here for agenda and remote...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/25: PPIC Report: Making the most of water for the environment; Q&A: A faster track for ecosystem restoration; 4 reasons meadow restoration is good for all of us; New water affiliates group forms at Scripps’ Center For Western Weather And Water Extremes; and more …

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August 25, 2020

Good morning! On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: Fish predation on a landscape scale from 9am to 1oam California’s...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/24: Hurricane Genevieve may be gone, but ‘ghost’ may bring more thunderstorms to CA; Assembly kills Friant-Kern Canal funding bill; Are abandoned mines affecting our drinking water or could they soon?; Addressing water equity in a time of rising costs; and more …

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August 24, 2020

Good morning! On the calendar today … FREE WEBINAR: COVID Relief & Water Infrastructure Legislation with U.S. Rep Jared Huffman...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Delta tunnel’s cost estimated at $15.9B; Wildfires, record heat ravage Golden State; IWVGA passes basin replenishment fee; and more …

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August 23, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … California’s Delta tunnel project inches forward – and just got a $15.9...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/21: Proposed single delta tunnel could cost $15.9 billion; No California money for Friant-Kern Canal fix; CA’s war against nutria is getting bloodier; IWVGA wrestles 7,000-percent cost increase or state takeover; and more …

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August 21, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Proposed single delta tunnel could cost $15.9 billion “A single tunnel...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/20: State Water Board and conservationists sue FERC over Clean Water Act waivers; The winners and losers with Klamath Dams removal; CA still hasn’t found analyst to study Salton Sea water import proposals; Water contaminant could have neurotoxic effects on children; and more …

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August 20, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … ONLINE MEETING: Residential Landscape Area Measurement Study 3rd Quarter Technical Work Group...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/19: North Coast reps grill PacifiCorp on Klamath dams removal; Odds improve for La Nina by fall; CA’s cap-and-trade program pays for clean water fund; and more …

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August 19, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … STATE WATER BOARD WORKSHOP: Phase 1 of the Salton Sea Management Program...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/18: Meet the water baron you (likely) haven’t heard of; This Madera County community is running out of water — and the only well might fail; New research on Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations; Wild weather fans forest fires across California; and more …

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August 18, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … The State Water Resources Control Board meets beginning at 9:30am. Agenda items...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/17: Some CA cities think they’re safe from sea level rise. They’re not, new data show; Fish surveys in the estuary: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts; California wildfire spawns a rare firenado; and more …

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August 17, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news today … Some California cities think they’re safe from sea level rise. They’re...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: DFW drone program provides a bird’s eye view for scientists; Harder, Feinstein collaborate to keep snowpack readings accurate; Supreme Court lets stand decision upholding Delta Council’s authority; American River forest project before and after thinning; and more …

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August 16, 2020

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Department of Fish and Wildlife drone program provides a bird’s eye view...

DAILY DIGEST, 8/14: West faces reckoning over water but avoids cuts for now; Friant Canal funding flows through House bill; Comments sought on Sisk Dam raise; Final judgement in San Diego-Met rate case; and more …

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August 14, 2020

Good morning! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Delta Independent Science Board meets from 9am to 2pm. Agenda items...

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