Daily Digest Archives

DAILY DIGEST: SF Bay’s problems fester as regulator neglects responsibility, investigation finds; Rethinking disaster recovery after a CA town is leveled by wildfire; This water fight should end fast; Warmth to ramp up in California; and more …

May 28, 2019

In California water news today, SF Bay’s problems fester as regulator neglects responsibility, investigation finds; Rethinking Disaster Recovery After A...

DAILY DIGEST, Memorial Day weekend edition: Should big dams count as renewable energy? California Democrats divided; Experts Warn 5G Could Disrupt Weather Forecasting; Help wanted on California’s working lands; and more …

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May 26, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Should big dams count as renewable energy? California Democrats divided; Experts Warn 5G Could...

DAILY DIGEST: CA Senate announces safe drinking water plan; Hurtado and Feinstein collaborate to restore clean water supply; Protecting endangered fish in the Delta; Interior reorganization: From grand vision to modest tinkering?; and more …

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May 24, 2019

In California water news today, CA Senate announces safe drinking water plan; Senator Hurtado and U.S. Senator Feinstein Collaborate to...

DAILY DIGEST: End in sight to the parade of storms in the West as May comes to a close; Reclamation bumps westside water allocation to 70 percent; AquAlliance, allies prepare for next wave of water fights; Domino droughts; Butte County concerned over Lake Oroville levels; and more …

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May 23, 2019

In California water news today, End in sight to the parade of storms in the West as May comes to...

DAILY DIGEST: NorCal reservoirs approaching capacity with more snow in Sierra; An abandoned mine near Joshua Tree could host a massive hydropower project; Water rights dispute over Santa Margarita River ends after 70 years; EPA: Former chiefs say agency ‘ripe for oversight’; and more …

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May 22, 2019

In California water news today, NorCal reservoirs approaching capacity with more snow in Sierra; An abandoned mine near Joshua Tree...

DAILY DIGEST: San Jose sounding alarm about a drinking water crisis that no one knows how to fix; Interior Department Pulls Support From Klamath Dam Removal Project; California Farmworkers Confront a Tainted Water Crisis; Hoover Dam ceremony marks Colorado River drought plan; and more …

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May 21, 2019

In California water news today, Silicon Valley’s largest city is sounding the alarm about a drinking water crisis that no...

DAILY DIGEST: What’s Up With All the Late-May Rain?; After 25 years winter-run salmon return to Battle Creek; As states gather to sign Colorado River drought plan, focus turns to what’s next; Trump’s EPA shifts more environmental enforcement to states; and more …

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May 20, 2019

In California water news today, What’s Up With All the Late-May Rain? Atmospheric Science Suggests Answers; More storms eye California,...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: The battle over CEQA, the state’s iconic environmental law; Mark Arax on chasing stories for his book: The Dreamt Land; Legislators want safe drinking water but can’t agree on how to fund it; Is it too late for the Salton Sea?; and more …

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May 19, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Weakling Or Bully? The Battle Over CEQA, The State’s Iconic Environmental Law; Radio show:...

DAILY DIGEST: Disneyland, dozens of cities could be flooded by dam failure from huge storm, engineers warn; More storms eye CA into Memorial Day weekend; Oroville Main Spillway not being used amid increased rainfall; Improving fire risk management w/drought early warning info; and more ..

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May 17, 2019

In California water news today, Disneyland, dozens of cities could be flooded by dam failure from huge storm, engineers warn;...

DAILY DIGEST: California lawmakers move to reject Gavin Newsom’s water fee, Senate proposes new funding alternative; Judge rules FEMA must reconsider floodplains plan; Bernhardt: Interior reorganization plans to heat up this summer; and more …

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May 16, 2019

In California water news today, California lawmakers move to reject Gavin Newsom’s water fee, Senate proposes new funding alternative; San...

DAILY DIGEST: CA AG, enviro groups sue to stop Shasta Dam raise; Residents concerned about Oroville Dam with spring storms looming; As PG&E dumps Potter Valley project, new suitors line up; Audit blasts SF Bay watchdog on inaction; and more …

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May 15, 2019

In California water news today, California AG Xavier Becerra, environmental groups sue to stop Shasta Dam raise; Residents concerned about...

DAILY DIGEST: Forecasts call for up to 10 inches of Sierra snow in May; Satellite photo shows state drying out fast; Experts warn of cold snowmelt and swift waters; Aging water workforce spurs industry recruiting efforts; Walmart slashing CO2 of thousands of suppliers; and more …

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May 14, 2019

In California water news today, ‘More like winter’: Updated forecasts call for up to 10 inches of Sierra snow in...

DAILY DIGEST: New dam proposal in Sierra stirs debate over CA energy policy; What’s all this about a water tax?; Gray whales washing up dead along SF coast; Winterlike weather storm to bring rain, snow; and more …

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May 13, 2019

In California water news today, New dam proposal in Sierra Nevada stirs debate over California energy policy; What’s all this...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Toward safe and reliable drinking water for all Californians; Coalition in Mendocino County forming to acquire Potter Valley Project; Endangered frog species blocking Camp Fire cleanup; Are Santa Clara Valley farmers paying too little for precious water?; and more …

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May 12, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Toward safe and reliable drinking water for all Californians; Coalition in Mendocino County forming...

DAILY DIGEST: Garamendi applauds cancellation of twin tunnels, suggests alternative plan; San Joaquin Tributaries Authority files lawsuit challenging new wetlands regs; Millions for climate, enviro priorities in Newsom’s May budget, but not much for Paradise; and more …

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May 10, 2019

In California water news today, Garamendi applauds cancellation of Twin Tunnels, suggests alternative plan to Newsom; San Joaquin Tributaries Authority...