Scientists examined multiple fire danger indices for the contiguous U.S. to assess the impact of climate change on future wildfire...
Water Commission discusses voluntary agreements, Metropolitan looks at impacts on SoCal supplies On Monday, the State Water Resources Control Board...
Learn how El Niño and La Niña climate patterns take shape and what the current El Niño could mean for winter weather in parts of the U.S. By Clark Merrefield, Journalist’s Resource Trade winds usually push warm water across the...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Southern California has agreed to conserve enough water in Lake Mead to support upwards of...
One of the many permitting hoops that the Delta Conveyance Project must jump through on the road to construction should...
Press release from the Orange County Water District, Army Corps of Engineers, and Scripps Institute of Oceanography A new report illustrates the benefits of the Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) at Prado Dam. This innovative strategy, developed collaboratively by the U.S....
Multiyear project rejuvenates key stretch of salmon and steelhead habitat A degraded stretch of the Yuba River in Northern California...
The initial forecast could change if the state receives more rain and snow. By Alex Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service The...
From the Department of the Interior: The Biden-Harris administration today announced an agreement with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) that will conserve approximately 100,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead in 2023. The agreement includes approximately $77.6 million in new...
From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: With four words, the California Supreme Court thwarted agribusiness giant Westlands Water District’s years-long scheme...
California’s water year, which began October 1, is off to a dry start with below average precipitation in October and...
North America’s largest and oldest fish are declining fast, as more threats loom. Press release from the SF Baykeeper: Today, San Francisco Baykeeper, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, the Bay Institute, and Restore the Delta petitioned the California Fish and Game...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A unique land trust in southwestern Tulare County that aims to preserve farming by strategically...
by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s Resource There is a band of water across the equatorial Pacific Ocean, stretching from the...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: In California, farmers test a method to sink more water into underground stores
A novel program reimburses landowners for replenishing groundwater, in a bid to add regularity to the state’s boom and bust water system. By Emma Foehringer Merchant, Inside Climate News In recent decades, as water has grown increasingly precious, Californians have...