California sends toxic soil to landfills in Utah and Arizona, including sites near Native American reservations. Will lawmakers step in...
By Ria Roebuck Joseph | Center Square Just six years ago California voters approved the Adult Use of Marijuana Act,...
By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Last century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies the bulk of the state’s drinking and irrigation water. Now state officials and supporters are ready to build the next...
A federal judge said the court’s solution is the only one available to protect threatened fish since no one can...
Study suggests changes in hatchery practices could help increase population stability for Sacramento River fall-run Chinook salmon, the backbone of...
Scientists Test the Waters Amid the World’s Largest Dam Removal by Malia Reiss, UC Davis The world’s largest dam removal in history is slated for 2023. Led by Indigenous tribes in partnership with organizations, lawyers, scientists and activists, the project...
Angering environmentalists, the water board decided that cities and farmers would get more Delta water while restricting flows for endangered...
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced a modest increase in forecasted State Water Project (SWP) deliveries this year...
By Lisa McEwen Growers in the San Joaquin Valley are hurriedly building temporary groundwater sinking basins to take advantage of inexpensive, uncontrolled seasonal water. And they are racing to replenish underground water supplies that could carry them through drier years...
From the Bureau of Reclamation: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced initial 2023 water supply allocations for Central Valley Project...
A new study maps risk of elevated arsenic levels in groundwater wells across Northern Nevada, Northeastern California, and Western Utah...
Judges cannot vacate agency rules without first finding them unlawful. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday revived a Trump-era Clean Water Act regulation, finding the lower court lacked authority to vacate the rule without...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 21, 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board issued an order...
At the January meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen’s article spotlight report focused on...
by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of climate change. Western state water officials will spend the next few months trying to agree on how to divvy up...