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April 17, 2025

By Lisa Potter – research communications specialist, University of Utah Communications The Colorado River system is the lifeblood of the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Interior Department proposal could end habitat protections for endangered species

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April 16, 2025 1440

If approved, the proposal by the Trump administration would rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act...

SJV WATER: One year later, state groundwater sanctions paused but Kings County farmers, water managers moving forward

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April 16, 2025 159

By Lisa McEwen & Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Wednesday marks one full year since the state brought the “hammer” down...

CAL MATTERS: Commercial salmon season is shut down — again. Will California’s iconic fish ever recover?

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April 15, 2025 351

While it’s an unprecedented third year in a row for no commercially caught salmon, brief windows will be allowed for...

LAist: Elevated levels of lead found downwind from Eaton Fire burn area

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April 12, 2025 96

By Jacob Margolis, LAist This article was originally published by LAist on April 11, 2025. Soil samples taken in and...

CAL AG: Urban wildfire impacts water, soil and wildlife

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April 12, 2025 145

From California Agriculture: As residents clean up after the Los Angeles County wildfires, the aftermath will continue to impact water...

THE CONVERSATION: Drug pollution in water is making salmon take more risks – new research

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April 12, 2025 105

By Jack Brand, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Michael Bertram, Stockholm University “Out of sight, out of mind” is...

SJV WATER: Irrigation district kills groundwater partnership in the crib amid accusations of power mongering, lack of transparency

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April 11, 2025 120

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Less than two months after agreeing to join forces with the City of Porterville to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Pharmaceutical contamination alters wild salmon behavior

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April 11, 2025 107

By Lily Roby, Courthouse News Service As Atlantic salmon face growing migration challenges due to climate change, a new obstacle...

CAL MATTERS: Trump targets California climate laws in new executive order

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April 9, 2025 11

Trump ordered his attorney general to move against state climate programs that clash with his energy agenda. Legal experts say...

CAL MATTERS: Miles of Delta levees are at risk of floods. Repairs could cost $3 billion

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April 9, 2025 242

The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain an aging network of 1,100 miles of levees. These earthen...

SJV WATER: Another water district annexes so-called “white lands,” the scourge of complying with California’s groundwater law

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April 9, 2025 341

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A tiny water district in western Tulare County is poised to nearly triple in size...

DWR: Lower Elkhorn Basin Levee Setback Project shows early signs of success for juvenile salmon

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April 9, 2025 201

From the Department of Water Resources: Since the 1950s, California’s salmon populations have dwindled due to lost habitat from a...

AG ALERT: Q&A: Wade Crowfoot talks California’s natural resources

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April 9, 2025 167

From Ag Alert: California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot leads efforts to conserve the state’s environment and natural resources—water, air...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: OpenET’s new CEO, Sara Larsen, discusses the future of the revolutionary water-monitoring initiative

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April 9, 2025 43

By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute OpenET, a nonprofit initiative focused on improving water management with accessible, satellite-based evapotranspiration (ET)...