CAL MATTERS: ‘Simply catastrophic’: California salmon season to be restricted or shut down — again Cal Matters News March 11, 2024 566Chinook counts are less dire than last year, but fishery managers are still opting to heavily reduce or ban commercial...
NOAA FISHERIES: California Current Ecosystem shows resilience entering strong El Niño NOAA Fisheries News March 11, 2024 127The 2023–2024 California Current Ecosystem Status Report shows an abundance of forage fish and a productive system fueled by upwelling....
PRESS RELEASE: Deconstruction of Copco No. 1 underway Press Release/Notice News March 11, 2024 438Work progresses on the second of four dams slated for removal on the Klamath River From the Klamath River Renewal...
NOAA FISHERIES: Klamath River Reshapes Itself as Flushing Flows Move Reservoir Sediment Downriver NOAA Fisheries News March 8, 2024 282Biologists expect higher, turbid spring waters to jump-start recovery By NOAA Fisheries The Klamath River is making the most of...
CAL MATTERS: California agrees to long-term cuts of Colorado River water Cal Matters News March 7, 2024 194California, Arizona and Nevada would cut their allocations about 20% when reservoir levels drop. But other states have their own...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Lower basin calls for upper basin cuts; upper basin says ‘no way’ Aspen Journalism News March 7, 2024 164Colorado River basin states submit competing proposals for reservoir operations post-2026 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism This article was first...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Can the ocean save the Colorado River? San Diego thinks so. Voice of San Diego News March 7, 2024 68By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
GRIST: States and tribes scramble to reach Colorado River deals before election Grist News March 6, 2024 57By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. There are...
AG ALERT: Better data key to informed water policy decisions Ag Alert News March 6, 2024 129By Christine Souza, from Ag Alert To adapt to climate extremes and become more water resilient in California, modernizing the...
CAL MATTERS: The Klamath River salmon die-off was tragic. Was it predictable? Cal Matters News March 6, 2024 116Large numbers of young Chinook salmon were found dead two days after being released from a state hatchery. But biologists...
SJV WATER: Sinking canal has “everyone’s attention” and could put entire Tule subbasin under state control Maven News March 5, 2024 1076By Lois Henry and Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Fallout over the ever sinking Friant-Kern Canal could affect growers throughout the...
SJV WATER: As companies buy up more valley farmland, the wells get deeper, according to new study Maven News March 5, 2024 242By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Private companies have been snatching up more and more farmland and drilling deeper wells, according...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: The Good Flood, Restoring a Sonoma Creek Nate Seltenrich News March 5, 2024 122By Nate Seltenrich, Knee Deep Times Wooden fence posts poking just above the surface and tall oaks with their trunks...
EOS: Record-breaking temperatures likely as El Niño persists American Geophysical Union News March 1, 2024 46Global surface air temperatures will likely remain high through early summer because of a continuing El Niño event. By Grace...
CAL MATTERS: California’s urban runoff flows down the drain. Can the drought-plagued state capture more of it? Cal Matters News February 29, 2024 111Researchers say if California could collect and treat more stormwater in cities, it could provide enough water to supply a...