By Alastair Bland In spite of a relatively wet winter, late rains, and high reservoir levels—conditions that generally benefit aquatic ecosystems—California’s ailing chinook salmon are facing unexpected peril in the main river system where they spawn. State officials and environmental...
By Zach Hoylman, Montana Climate Office When drought intensifies, decisions cannot wait. Ranchers decide when to move livestock, water managers balance reservoir operations, and emergency managers coordinate drought response. Yet the information guiding those decisions is often scattered across multiple...
From the US Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, finalized its Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed Delta Conveyance Project, completing the agency’s programmatic environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act. The...
State agencies highlight nature-based solutions for the Delta Nature-based solutions use natural systems and working landscapes to reduce greenhouse gas...
From India to Peru to California, the powerful weather phenomenon is creating winners and losers across the fishing industry. By Joseph Winters, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. We’re not even...
In the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, new wetlands await the threatened fish. by Mark Schapiro, High Country News This story was produced in collaboration with Bay Nature, a nonprofit news organization that connects the people of the San Francisco Bay Area more deeply...
