DAILY DIGEST, 1/28: Atmospheric rivers that hit CA getting a boost from melting Arctic ice; Study: Climate change threatens world’s wine supply; The neverending battle between San Diego v. MWD; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 28, 2020Note: Articles marked with the unlocked symbol are freely available. Absence of the unlocked symbol means you might encounter a...
DAILY DIGEST 1/27: Predator fish that anglers love faces uncertain future in CA water wars; Study: More rain and less snow means increased flood risk; Grant funds salinity research in the Valley; Reclamation invests in novel invasive mussel research; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 27, 2020Note: Articles marked with the unlocked symbol are freely available. Absence of the unlocked symbol means you might encounter a...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: How will WOTUS rollback affect CA?; Not much set aside by oil companies for plugging wells; Climate report prompts proposed policy changes to protect San Francisco Bay; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 26, 2020Note: Articles marked with the unlocked symbol are freely available. Absence of the unlocked symbol means you might encounter a...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/24: Newsom pledged to fix California water politics. Now he’s bogged down in the delta; New Delta tunnel project is déjà vu all over again; Researchers: Drought threat lingers over Northern California; Trump’s latest water policy exposes sharp divides; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 24, 2020The Central Valley Flood Protection Board meets at 9:00am. Agenda items include a presentation from Nancy Vogel on the draft...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/23: CA will be hit hard as Trump administration weakens clean water protections; Precip continues to lag below normal; King tides sound a pollution alarm in the bay; Climate change will stress water in the West. But we don’t know how; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 23, 2020The Delta Stewardship Council meets at 9am. The Council will review 2019 accomplishments and discuss proposed 2020-2021 priorities. Among other...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/22: Small farmers wait for California’s groundwater hammer to fall; Newsom wades into decades-long bid to wring more water for California; Governor’s budget seeks to build water resilience; California launches new weapon against wildfires; Trump admin fast-tracks Colorado River pipeline; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 22, 2020FREE WEBINAR: Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River from 10am to 11am. Webinar with John...
DAILY DIGEST, 1/21: Rain and snow return, but it won’t be enough to quench NorCal’s needs; CA water restrictions to become more severe; Weed and water woes in the Emerald Triangle; Could Sacramento flood like New Orleans?; and more … Maven Daily Digest January 21, 2020The State Water Board will meet beginning at 9:30am. Agenda is rather light, with only the consent calendar, Board Member Report,...
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...
