In the spring of 2022, the Delta Science Program hosted a series of lunchtime webinars focused on governance in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The second webinar, held in April, focused on collaborative governance. The panelists: Dr. Andrea Gerlak is a...
Felicia Marcus discusses how investments in nature could simultaneously help states bolster water supplies and achieve their climate goals. By Tom Johnson, Stanford Water in the West Program This has been a summer of extremes. As America wilts under unprecedented...
Two other states – but not California – face cuts to Colorado River water in 2023 as the federal government escalates its drought response. But a deal remains out of reach. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters This story was originally...
From the Department of the Interior: As the worsening drought crisis continues to impact communities across the West, the Department of the Interior today announced urgent action to improve and protect the long–term sustainability of the Colorado River System, including...
Already crippled by years of megadrought, California may have another climate change-induced worry on the horizon: economy-busting megafloods. By Madalyn Wright, Courthouse News Service In drought-ridden California’s history, megafloods have occurred about every century. Not often, but from a geological...
