RESTORE THE DELTA: Temporary victory: California senate rejects delta tunnel budget power grab Restore the Delta Delta Conveyance ProjectNews articlesPolicy and regulation June 11, 2025Press release from Restore the Delta: Restore the Delta is celebrating a significant win for communities, the environment, and the...
MONGABAY: Yurok Tribe restores sacred lands and salmon in historic conservation deal Mongabay EcosystemsNews articles June 10, 2025By Justin Catanosa, Mongabay The Pacific Ocean fog hung densely over the narrow mouth of the Klamath River in this...
SJV WATER: State Water Board disputes Lemoore’s claims in groundwater lawsuit SJV Water News articles June 7, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The state Attorney General’s office responded to the city of Lemoore’s attempt to side with...
SJV WATER: California Supreme Court gets an earful on Kern River appellate court opinion SJV Water News articles June 7, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water One new legal filing and a raft of letters have been sent to the California...
SJV WATER: Small Kings County city jumps in the ring in legal fight against state Water Board SJV Water News articles June 6, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water The small city of Lemoore recently joined the legal fight against the powerful state Water...
SJV WATER: Powerful Kern water agency wants to boot judge off of Kern River case SJV Water News articles June 6, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern County Water Agency filed a motion May 30 seeking to remove Kern County...
SJV WATER: Chowchilla groundwater subbasin earns “get out of jail card” from state Water Board SJV Water Groundwater NewsNews articles June 4, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board Tuesday passed a resolution to send the Chowchilla subbasin...
THE CONVERSATION: Supreme Court changes the game on federal environmental reviews The Conversation News articlesPolicy and regulation June 4, 2025By J.B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt University Getting federal approval for permits to build bridges, wind farms, highways and other major infrastructure...
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: Spring runoff is older than you think University of Utah News articlesScience June 4, 2025New research finds water flowing out of Western ranges is, on average, more than 5 years old, demonstrating that runoff...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Big Los Angeles-San Diego water settlement reached Voice of San Diego News articles June 2, 2025By Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego The San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District are set to...
SJV WATER: Friant Water Authority agrees to replacement pump stations for district that’s suing it. But adds strings SJV Water Groundwater NewsNews articles May 30, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fallout from the ongoing who-owes-what dispute over the still sinking Friant-Kern Canal led to some...
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE: May revision trailer bill proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans Legislative Analyst's Office Delta Conveyance ProjectNews articlesPolicy and regulation May 28, 2025From the Legislative Analyst’s Office: LAO Bottom Line: We recommend deferring action on both proposals, without prejudice. These policy issues...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water agency demands retraction from former board member Voice of San Diego News articles May 28, 2025By Jim Hinch, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
MONGABAY: The blobby little sea squirt that stowed away across the Pacific to California Mongabay News articles May 27, 2025Scientists discover the invasive sea squirt Corella japonica in California, raising concerns over its impact on marine ecosystems and the challenges of managing invasive species.
THE CONVERSATION: Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios The Conversation News articlesPlanning and management May 27, 2025By Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder; Brian W. Miller, U.S. Geological Survey, and Imtiaz Rangwala, University of Colorado Boulder...
