By Milan Loiacono, NASA In autumn 2024, California’s Monterey Bay experienced an outsized phytoplankton bloom that attracted fish, dolphins, whales, seabirds,...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kaweah subbasin is the second San Joaquin Valley region to successfully escape state intervention,...
From the Southern California Water Coalition: The Delta Stewardship Council’s new recently adopted Adaptation Plan, Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future, outlines a critical strategy for managing climate risks in the Delta. While it does not endorse specific infrastructure,...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Residents of Allensworth are on the cusp of finally solving water issues that have plagued...
By Christopher Outcalt, Colorado State University Water is at the heart of agriculture. Every stage of the food-growing process depends...
By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how water could be shared in the future, marking forward progress after a long standoff between the Upper Basin and Lower...
New Data Collected by Waterkeeper Alliance Found 98% of Surface Waters Tested Across the Country Were Contaminated by Dangerous PFAS...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: At its June 26, 2025, meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council adopted the first-ever comprehensive regional...
From the Kern County Water Agency: At its meeting on June 26, 2025, the Kern County Water Agency’s Board of Directors took action to unconditionally extend the deadline relating to water supplied by the Agency to Western Hills Water District...
An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after...
From Stanford News: A new Stanford-led study finds that controlled, low-intensity fires known as prescribed burns can slash wildfire intensity...
Governor Newsom and state lawmakers have reached a budget agreement for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, though additional budget items are expected over the summer. Newsom’s approval of the spending plan hinges on lawmakers passing a bill to streamline new housing...
Lack of key vitamin turns fatal for as many as half of salmon offspring. By NOAA Fisheries A vitamin deficiency...
USGS: A review of sediment transport across a natural tidal salt marsh in Northern San Francisco Bay
By the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Tidal salt marshes—vital ecosystems that protect coastlines, remove excess nutrients and...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water In a comment letter to the state Water Resources Control Board, one of the plaintiffs in the ongoing lawsuit over Kern River flows alleges information has been withheld from the region’s groundwater plan to the...