COURTHOUSE NEWS: More than 90% of California out of historic drought as water year ends Courthouse News Service News September 25, 2023 155While California experienced multiple destructive floods in 2023, experts say the water year also ended on a high note with...
GRIST: EVs are a climate solution with a pollution problem: Tire particles Grist News September 25, 2023 85The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use. By Paul Krantz,...
NASA Tech Lets Scientists See Snow-Water Through the Trees Press Release/Notice News September 21, 2023 71From NASA: NASA scientists are testing a technology that could more accurately measure water stored in snow as seen from a...
STATELINE: Feds’ cash stream supports Colorado River conservation — but the money will dry up Stateline News September 20, 2023 62Experts worry the pay-to-save approach isn’t a sustainable solution. By: Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California halts some Arrowhead water bottling activities Courthouse News Service News September 19, 2023 255The Tuesday decision by the State Water Resources Control Board affects 10 of 13 water diversion sites in the Strawberry...
GRIST: Deprived of Colorado River water, an oil company’s plans to mine in Utah may have dried up Grist News September 19, 2023 23An Estonian oil company planned to produce enough oil in 30 years to spew the equivalent of carbon emissions from...
DAN WALTERS: Water rights reformers scored only a minor victory in the Legislature Cal Matters News September 17, 2023 261Three measures to overhaul state oversight of water use, giving the state water board more authority over holders of senior...
CAL MATTERS: California lawmakers move to ban irrigation of some decorative lawns Cal Matters News September 13, 2023 188The irrigation bill, which aims to force businesses and institutions to remove their lawns, now goes to the governor. by...
AG ALERT: State flows plan advances in, out of court Ag Alert News September 12, 2023 243By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Central Valley water districts subject to a state plan that diverts flows from...
AG ALERT: New ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule still problematic for farmers Ag Alert News September 12, 2023 63By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation After the U.S. Supreme Court set boundaries for what bodies of water the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: California ponies up $300 million to prepare groundwater infrastructure for climate change Courthouse News Service News September 12, 2023 215The Golden State says the large investment in improving infrastructure for water and carbon capture are key to addressing climate...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge finds feds violated law by favoring irrigators in the Klamath Basin Courthouse News Service News September 12, 2023 210Monday’s order upholds the notion that irrigators’ rights come after the Bureau of Reclamation’s obligations to protected fish species and...
THE CONVERSATION: What Arizona and other drought-ridden states can learn from Israel’s pioneering water strategy The Conversation News September 12, 2023 58By Gabriel Eckstein, Texas A&M University; Clive Lipchin, Tel Aviv University, and Sharon B. Megdal, University of Arizona Arizona is...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As the Colorado River Declines, Some Upstream Look to Use it Before They Lose it Inside Climate News News September 11, 2023 62As states negotiate future water cuts, some officials are looking to build new dams and reservoirs in the Upper Basin...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA agrees to protect waterways from harmful ship discharges Courthouse News Service News September 8, 2023 37The EPA must finalize its standards for vessel discharges by September 2024. By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service The Environmental...