NEWS Archives

PRESS RELEASE: US EPA Recognizes Yurok Tribe’s sovereignty over water quality and other environmental standards on tribal lands

July 31, 2025

Press release from the Yurok Tribe: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved the Yurok Tribe Environmental Department’s application for Treatment...

PRESS RELEASE: Preliminary court ruling limits U.S. Navy water rights

Indian Wells Valley

Groundwater News

July 31, 2025

Ruling doesn’t change estimates of China Lake water use, but will likely mean less, more expensive water for Indian Wells...

EDWARD RING: Logging saves species and increases our water supply

Edward Ring

Planning and management

July 31, 2025

Commentary by Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center There are obvious benefits to logging, grazing, prescribed burns, and mechanical thinning of California’s forests. When you suppress wildfires for what is now over a...

AG ALERT: Federal forestry cuts fuel wildfire, resource concerns

Ag Alert

Wildfires and watersheds

July 30, 2025

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As wildfire conditions across California are expected to increase steadily through the summer, state officials...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As climate-related wastewater threats grow, U.S. and Mexico sign a deal to end the Tijuana sewage crisis

Inside Climate News

Water quality

July 30, 2025

Under the agreement, the countries are committed to updating outdated wastewater infrastructure to handle higher flows. By Kiley Price, Inside...

STATELINE: Trump’s EPA proposes rollback of basis for climate change rules

Stateline

Policy and regulation

July 30, 2025

by Jacob Fischler, Stateline The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency submitted a proposal Tuesday to rescind a 2009 finding that has provided the foundation for the agency’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, drawing strong opposition from Democrats...

ASU: New global study shows freshwater is disappearing at alarming rates

Arizona State University

Groundwater News

July 29, 2025

ASU-led research uses 20 years of satellite data to reveal unprecedented continental drying New findings from studying over two decades...

SJV WATER: State zeroes in on the sinking San Joaquin Valley

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 26, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Newly released state guidelines on how to get a handle on subsidence, or land sinking,...

RESTORE THE DELTA: State Water Board releases controversial Bay-Delta Water Plan Update amid civil rights investigation

Restore the Delta

Planning and management

July 26, 2025

Press release from Restore the Delta The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released its long-awaited proposed updates to the San Francisco Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (“Bay-Delta Plan”), a critical policy governing water quality and ecosystem health for...

PRESS RELEASE: The Winnemem Wintu Tribe welcomes 80,000 salmon eggs to McCloud river this summer

Press Release/Notice

Fish and wildlife

July 26, 2025

This is the fourth year the Winnemem Wintu has co-led the reintroduction of endangered salmon into the river, and they...

SJV WATER: Lemoore farmers unhappy with lack of representation on groundwater agency

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 26, 2025

By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water Growers in northwestern Kings County are fed up with a lack of representation on their...

CAL MATTERS: Key player in California’s water wars embraces controversial pact

Cal Matters

Planning and management Policy and regulation

July 25, 2025

The State Water Resources Control Board advance a controversial, Newsom-backed agreement in a new proposal, which qualifies as a major development in the long-running debate about Delta water use. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters This story was originally published by...

REACTIONS: Governor Newsom, State agencies, Voluntary agreement participants, Salmon groups, and other stakeholders react to Bay Delta Plan update

Maven

Planning and management

July 25, 2025

The State Water Board has proposed updates to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento-Delta region of the Bay...

COMMENTARY: Legislators must protect communities and groundwater from pollution from advanced manufacturing facilities

Guest Contributor

Commentary Policy and regulation

July 25, 2025

By Deja McCauley, Land Use and Health Program Manager, Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles California legislators voted on June...

THE CONVERSATION: Water wars: a historic agreement between Mexico and US is ramping up border tension

The Conversation

Colorado River

July 25, 2025

By Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US are in the middle of a conflict over water, putting an additional strain on their relationship. Partly due to constant...