AG ALERT: Farmers, tribes weigh in on river flows for salmon Ag Alert News October 18, 2023 128By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau Federation Farmers, ranchers, tribal members and others who rely on water from the Scott...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biologist asks judge to limit California dam’s impact on endangered salmon Courthouse News Service News October 18, 2023 167U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said she could not issue an order recommending operational changes to the Coyote Valley...
THE CONVERSATION: What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – tell us about the future of wildfires in the West The Conversation News October 17, 2023 104Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder and Philip Higuera, University of Montana Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after a...
PRO PUBLICA: Western States Opposed Tribes’ Access to the Colorado River 70 Years Ago. History Is Repeating Itself. Pro Publica News October 17, 2023 70by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Anna V. Smith, High Country News ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up...
HOOPA TRIBE PRESS RELEASE: Westlands asks California Supreme Court to overturn environmental restoration obligations, further decimating Trinity River fishery Press Release/Notice News October 16, 2023 154Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: In its latest effort to evade payment of at least $100 million in...
SJV WATER: Kern River legal wrangling raises questions about how – or whether – the river can serve the needs of people, fish and ag SJV Water News October 14, 2023 246By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp came back several times during an Oct. 13...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmental groups seek change to water flows for California’s Kern River Courthouse News Service News October 13, 2023 118By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A Kern County judge heard arguments Friday in a case targeting water flows in...
CAL MATTERS: San Joaquin Valley growers may face probation for failing to protect groundwater Cal Matters News October 12, 2023 279Hundreds of wells in Tulare Lake aquifer are at risk of going dry. Today’s recommendation is the first time that...
SGMA INTERVENTION: Water Board to hold first probationary hearing under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Press Release/Notice News October 12, 2023 739Tulare Lake prioritized due to impacts to dry wells and subsidence affecting infrastructure and communities From the State Water Resources...
THE CONVERSATION: What is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don’t all agree The Conversation News October 12, 2023 231By Aaron Levine, University of Washington Winter is still weeks away, but meteorologists are already talking about a snowy winter...
PRESS RELEASE: Baykeeper Puts Federal Agency on Notice: Will Sue to Uphold Endangered Species Act Maven News October 12, 2023 112Fish and Wildlife Missed Congressional Deadline to Protect Longfin Smelt Press release from the San Francisco Baykeeper: San Francisco Baykeeper...
PRESS RELEASE: State and federal fish agencies take urgent actions to save spring-run chinook salmon Department of Fish and Wildlife News October 12, 2023 305UC Davis to safeguard broodstock to conserve threatened species From the Department of Fish and Wildlife and NOAA Fisheries: The...
PRESS RELEASE: Weather Tools, Inc. Partners with Baron Weather, Inc. to revolutionize water year precipitation forecasting for California Press Release/Notice News October 11, 2023 65Press release from Weather Tools, Inc. Weather Tools, Inc. (Weather Tools) an innovative weather forecasting company based in Chico, CA,...
AG ALERT: El Niño lifts hopes for more water, stirs fears of flooding Ag Alert News October 11, 2023 104By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert California reservoirs are brimming at historic levels after a water year described as akin to...
THE CONVERSATION: What is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast The Conversation News October 11, 2023 62By Holly Michael, University of Delaware, for The Conversation Seawater intrusion is the movement of saline water from the ocean...