AG ALERT: Water and high prices aid California potato farmers Ag Alert News and Features September 27, 2023 16By Vicky Boyd, California Farm Bureau Federation After a four-year decline in potato production nationwide, this season’s crop appears poised...
AG ALERT: Grasshoppers wreak havoc, destroy crops in North State Ag Alert News and Features September 27, 2023 27By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Farmers in counties along the California-Oregon border have reported millions of dollars of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: More than 90% of California out of historic drought as water year ends Courthouse News Service News and Features September 25, 2023 127While California experienced multiple destructive floods in 2023, experts say the water year also ended on a high note with...
GRIST: EVs are a climate solution with a pollution problem: Tire particles Grist News and Features September 25, 2023 71The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use. By Paul Krantz,...
NASA Tech Lets Scientists See Snow-Water Through the Trees Press Release/Notice News and Features September 21, 2023 58From NASA: NASA scientists are testing a technology that could more accurately measure water stored in snow as seen from a...
STATELINE: Feds’ cash stream supports Colorado River conservation — but the money will dry up Stateline News and Features September 20, 2023 59Experts worry the pay-to-save approach isn’t a sustainable solution. By: Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the...
AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Anti-farming agenda blocks vineyard in Napa Valley Ag Alert Commentary September 20, 2023 200By Peter Nissen, president of Nissen Vineyard Services and president of the Napa County Farm Bureau, and Ryan Klobas, CEO...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California halts some Arrowhead water bottling activities Courthouse News Service News and Features September 19, 2023 238The Tuesday decision by the State Water Resources Control Board affects 10 of 13 water diversion sites in the Strawberry...
GRIST: Deprived of Colorado River water, an oil company’s plans to mine in Utah may have dried up Grist News and Features September 19, 2023 21An Estonian oil company planned to produce enough oil in 30 years to spew the equivalent of carbon emissions from...
DAN WALTERS: Water rights reformers scored only a minor victory in the Legislature Cal Matters News and Features September 17, 2023 252Three measures to overhaul state oversight of water use, giving the state water board more authority over holders of senior...
CAL MATTERS: California lawmakers move to ban irrigation of some decorative lawns Cal Matters News and Features September 13, 2023 169The irrigation bill, which aims to force businesses and institutions to remove their lawns, now goes to the governor. by...
AG ALERT: State flows plan advances in, out of court Ag Alert News and Features September 12, 2023 227By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Central Valley water districts subject to a state plan that diverts flows from...
AG ALERT: New ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule still problematic for farmers Ag Alert News and Features September 12, 2023 57By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation After the U.S. Supreme Court set boundaries for what bodies of water the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: California ponies up $300 million to prepare groundwater infrastructure for climate change Courthouse News Service News and Features September 12, 2023 205The Golden State says the large investment in improving infrastructure for water and carbon capture are key to addressing climate...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge finds feds violated law by favoring irrigators in the Klamath Basin Courthouse News Service News and Features September 12, 2023 135Monday’s order upholds the notion that irrigators’ rights come after the Bureau of Reclamation’s obligations to protected fish species and...
