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DAILY DIGEST: Researchers probe the toxic soup from wildfire; Public-funded Oroville Dam advertising called ‘propaganda’; Addressing inequality in flood risk; Wild swings in extreme weather are on the rise; New analysis spells out serious legal risk to Colorado River water users; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 14, 2019

In California water news today, Researchers probe the toxic soup from wildfire; Public-funded Oroville Dam advertising called ‘propaganda.’ Here’s how...

DAILY DIGEST: Groundwater: Deadline nears for completion of local plans; State Board to introduce streamlined permitting process for groundwater recharge; EPA targets water quality reviews that stifle energy infrastructure; Toxic algal blooms are worsening with climate change; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 13, 2019

In California water news today, Groundwater: Deadline nears for completion of local plans; SGMA: State Board to introduce streamlined permitting...

DAILY DIGEST: Illegal pot operations in public forests are poisoning wildlife and water; New law requires California dams to have emergency plans — but do they?; The dam nobody wants just won’t go away; West’s water shortage is fueled by human error; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 12, 2019

In California water news today, Illegal pot operations in public forests are poisoning wildlife and water; California has six of...

DAILY DIGEST: Veteran’s Day edition: Feds set to lock in huge water contract for well-connected Westlands Water District; 2 years after spillway crumbled, lessons learned at Oroville Dam; SCOTUS Argument analysis: Context trumps text as justices debate reach of Clean Water Act; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 11, 2019

Happy Veterans Day! In California water news today, Feds set to lock in huge water contract for well-connected Westlands Water...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Bernhardt suggests Westlands for major contract; Westlands steps back from Shasta expansion. Environmentalists still worry; How to start adapting to CA’s “precipitation whiplash”; Dust kicked up from the West’s drying lakes a looming health hazard; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 10, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Bernhardt suggests Westlands for major contract; Westlands steps back from Shasta expansion. Environmentalists still...

DAILY DIGEST: As wildfires grow more intense, CA water managers rewrite their emergency playbook; WY 2020 begins with robust reservoir storage; Interior proposes coveted water deal to Westlands; Kern farmland values begin to stabilize as investors absorb groundwater restrictions; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 8, 2019

In California water news today, As wildfires grow more intense, California water managers are learning to rewrite their emergency playbook;...

DAILY DIGEST: Researchers look to wetlands to increase Delta water quality; Reducing flood risk while replenishing aquifers; What do firefighting chemicals do to a forest?; Offshore drilling: Leaking ‘legacy’ oil wells pollute Calif. beaches, stir fears; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 7, 2019

In California water news today, Researchers look to wetlands to increase Delta water quality; Putting the ‘flood’ in Flood-MAR: reducing flood...

DAILY DIGEST: CA urged to update water plans as climate change spurs wilder weather; Water officials work to assist recharge projects; List of San Joaquin Valley GSAs and GSPs; As cities’ interest in green infrastructure grows, so does the need for strategies and resources to maintain it; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 6, 2019

In California water news today, California urged to update water plans as climate change spurs wilder weather; Water officials work...

DAILY DIGEST: California fire season could last into December; expect more large blazes; Does a rain-free October signal a return to drought in CA?; Feds defeat lawsuit over SF Bay dredging dispute; Marijuana and environment: green rush not so green after all; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 5, 2019

In California water news today, Forecasters: California fire season could last into December; expect more large blazes; 5 lessons we...

DAILY DIGEST: California’s on fire, unplugged and out of easy answers. So why don’t we…?; Controversial pesticides are suspected of starving fish; EPA announces new water workforce initiative; Land-based salmon farm operation coming to Humboldt County; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 4, 2019

In California water news today, California’s on fire, unplugged and out of easy answers. So why don’t we…?; Hundreds of...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Flood risk heightened for Mojave River dam; Shutting off power is not minimizing wildfires. What will?; Clean Water Act: Economic analysis could undermine Trump rule repeal; Mono – The Little Lake that Could … Save the Planet!; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 3, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Flood risk heightened for Mojave River dam; PG&E and Southern California Edison have turned...

DAILY DIGEST: No heat, no light? Not so bad. No water? Much worse; Hurdles remain for clean drinking water; Prop 65 was meant to protect residents from toxic water. How did warning stickers end up on everything?; Jerry Brown implores Washington to act on climate: ‘California’s burning’; and more …

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Daily Digest

November 1, 2019

In California water news today, No heat, no light? Not so bad. No water? Much worse; For California well owners,...

DAILY DIGEST: Water yield from forest thinning depends on how, where and how much; A new way for investors to turn a profit while helping CA prevent fires; Sea level rise: The dead can’t escape climate change; Clean Water Act: 2015 jurisdiction rule repeal set to take effect Dec. 23; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 31, 2019

In California water news today, Water yield from forest thinning depends on how, where and how much; There’s a new...

DAILY DIGEST: Disadvantaged communities claim a stake in state groundwater overhaul; Q&A with Sean Maguire: Taking on tough challenges at the State Water Board; What western states can learn from Native American wildfire management strategies; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 30, 2019

In California water news today, Disadvantaged communities claim a stake in state groundwater overhaul; Scripps Institution of Oceanography gets $4.9M...

DAILY DIGEST: Agencies dismiss concerns about Trump’s Calif. water plan; The fight to stop Nestlé from taking America’s water to sell in plastic bottles; How California’s fires compare to previous years; Map shows where your food comes from; and more …

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Daily Digest

October 29, 2019

In California water news today, Agencies dismiss concerns about Trump’s Calif. water plan; The fight to stop Nestlé from taking...