This edition of SFEWS (Volume 23, Issue 2) includes research on integrating traditional knowledge with science in the Delta, a...
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, managers learned today. In a phone call with state Water Resources Control Board staff, managers of Kaweah’s three groundwater sustainability...
From the Southern California Water Coalition: The Delta Stewardship Council’s new recently adopted Adaptation Plan, Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate...
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 on having reliable access to water. However, water levels are declining in many rivers and aquifers that function as key...
By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism The seven states that share the Colorado River are floating a new concept for how...
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 climate adaptation plan for California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Part of the Council’s Delta Adapts climate initiative, the Adaptation Plan details...
From the Kern County Water Agency: At its meeting on June 26, 2025, the Kern County Water Agency’s Board of...
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 and dangerous smoke pollution across the western United States. As wildfires increasingly threaten lives, landscapes, and air quality across the...
Governor Newsom and state lawmakers have reached a budget agreement for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, though additional budget items are...
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 pollutants from coastal waters, and provide habitat for fish and wildlife—depend on a steady supply of inorganic sediment to keep...