DAILY DIGEST, 1/20: Time’s up on groundwater plans: SGMA explained; Journal highlights ecology of offshore oil platforms; It’s fish vs. dams, and the dams are winning; Trump teases plan to roll back key Obama-era water rule, limiting protections for waterways; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 20, 2020Time’s up on groundwater plans: one of the most important new California water laws in 50 years explained: “Much of...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Why California’s water crisis is everyone’s problem; Why did this CA farmer end up in court for growing wheat?; Disappointing numbers for salmon returns in some NorCal rivers; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 19, 2020Why California’s water crisis is everyone’s problem: “The state of California is no stranger to calamity, as evidenced by the...
DAILY DIGEST, San Joaquin supervisors blast plans to move Delta tunnel project forward; Deadly bacteria persists in a CA’s prison water, state makes a plan to live with it; Field crop acreage declined during 2019; U.S. water data, refreshed daily; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 17, 2020In California water news today, San Joaquin supervisors blast plans to move Delta tunnel project forward; Newsom’s administration seeks input...
DAILY DIGEST, Thursday: Newsom restarts giant water tunnel project; State-federal water deal takes bite from L.A.’s supply; A busy year for California rice in 2019; Water governance: Could less sometimes be more?; 2019 was 2nd hottest year on record; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 16, 2020In California water news today, California governor restarts giant water tunnel project; State-federal water deal takes bite from L.A.’s supply;...
DAILY DIGEST, Wednesday: Biggest winter storm in weeks expected to hit Northern California; Reclamation releases final CVP cost allocation study; Offshore oil rigs could turn into windmills and dive hotels; Trump set to gut water protections; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 15, 2020In California water news today, Biggest winter storm in weeks expected to hit Northern California; Reclamation releases final CVP cost...
DAILY DIGEST, Tuesday: Winter storms bound for Sierra, Lake Tahoe this week; Nuts getting a bad rap for sinking the California Aqueduct; The past and the future of the earth’s oldest trees; Is California’s Salad Bowl the next Silicon Valley?; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 14, 2020In California water news today, Winter storms bound for Sierra, Lake Tahoe this week; Nuts getting a bad rap for...
DAILY DIGEST, Monday: The Delta’s sinking islands; Sea lions a tourist attraction in Bay Area, a nuisance farther south; The PFAS and the furious: deserved scrutiny on ‘forever chemicals’; Widespread droughts affect SoCal water sources six times a century; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 13, 2020In California water news today, The Delta’s sinking islands; Sea lions are cash cows in the Bay Area. Farther south,...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Snow returns to NorCal this week; US almond growers struggle to overcome ‘vampire’ image problem; House passes PFAS chemicals bill to push water standards; NEPA overhaul won’t be ‘overnight game changer’; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 12, 2020In California water news this weekend, Snow returns to NorCal this week; US almond growers struggle to overcome ‘vampire’ image...
DAILY DIGEST 1/10/2019: California has protections against Trump rollback of enviro rules; Gov. Newsom to propose more spending on wildfire efforts in new budget; Study confirms climate models are getting future warming projections right; Toward a smarter way of recharging the aquifer; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 10, 2020In California water news today, California has protections against Trump rollback of environmental rules; Gov. Newsom to propose more spending...
DAILY DIGEST 1/9/2019: Ag pumping threatens CA’s main water artery; Wildfires a growing threat for military bases in California and beyond; 1.4 million CA kids have not received mandatory lead poisoning tests; Trump is set to alter NEPA; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 9, 2020In California water news today, Ag pumping threatens California’s main water artery; A growing threat for military bases in California...
DAILY DIGEST 1/8/2019: Water portfolio lays out state’s long-term plans; Myth about huge CA fines for shower and laundry usage won’t die; UCR investigates some of the nation’s worst nitrogen pollution; ‘Multiheaded Hydra’ of PFAS products under CA scrutiny; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 8, 2020In California water news today, Water portfolio lays out state’s long-term plans; California’s salmon barely survived the 20th century, (but...
DAILY DIGEST 1/7/2019: Governor releases water portfolio; Two bills could decide fate of critical Friant-Kern Canal in 2020. Will reps outside Valley care?; Two big storms to hit NorCal this week; CA’s Wild and Scenic Rivers Act hampers Shasta Reservoir Project; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 7, 2020In California water news today, Governor releases water portfolio including voluntary agreements, Delta Tunnel and Sites Reservoir; Two bills could...
DAILY DIGEST 1/6/20: Fecal bacteria in California’s waterways increases with homeless crisis; Widespread power shutdowns in CA helped reduce chances of human-related fire ignitions; California eyes climate bond to prepare for disasters; These legislative issues need attention; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 6, 2020In California water news today, Fecal bacteria in California’s waterways increases with homeless crisis; DWR and State Water Resources Control...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Midwinter dry spells like this are not unusual in California, even in wet years; New California environmental laws; What drifting car tires can tell us about dead sea otters; Trump rule would exclude climate change in infrastructure planning; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 5, 2020In California water news this weekend, Midwinter dry spells like this are not unusual in California, even in wet years;...
DAILY DIGEST: December storms gave California a promising snowpack; How will CA prevent more mega-wildfire disasters?; Broad-ranging PFAS chemicals bill on House floor next week; Weed water war gets a win; Paso Robles approves groundwater sustainability plan; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 3, 2020In California water news today, December storms gave California a promising snowpack; Enough rain? Sufficient snow? Here’s how wet California,...
