By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Kings County growers are organizing to stop a set of groundwater and land fees they say will wipe out small farmers, even as the drumbeat of a looming state takeover grows louder. Managers of the...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A state plan that requires affected water users to leave unimpaired flows of 30% to 50% in each of three San Joaquin River tributaries—the Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers—can move forward, according to a Sacramento...
A new report highlights the risk 120,000 abandoned oil and gas wells pose to carbon dioxide storage in Louisiana, home to more proposals to pump the greenhouse gas underground than any other state. By Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News After...
California farms could use 93% less water but less-thirsty crops, such as grains and hay, are much less lucrative than nuts and fruits. Fallowing a small fraction of the thirstiest crops would save 9%. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced a second increase in the State Water Project (SWP) allocation forecast for 2024. The forecasted allocation is now 30 percent of requested supplies, up from the...
