Because of the confluence of relatively recent water rights settlements and a looming shortage of Colorado River water, tribes like the Tohono O’odham Nation and Gila River Indian Community — which hold the two largest tribal allocations of river water...
In March of this year, the Secretaries of the Natural Resources Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Food and Ag tasked the Commission to initiate a thorough and inclusive public dialogue to frame state considerations around shaping well-managed groundwater...
The San Francisco Estuary is a dynamic and highly altered system that has experienced many changes since its widespread colonization by European-Americans in the 1800s. As a result of land use changes, overfishing, pollution, and other factors, many native and...
By Nate Seltenrich White sturgeon may not typically be considered “charismatic megafauna,” but Veronica Larwood thinks they deserve the recognition. A biological science technician with the U.S. Geological Survey in Sacramento, she served as lead author of a study in...
A rural Central Valley community is without running water during a heat wave, prompting authorities to haul in bottles and jugs of water to more than 700 people in Teviston. By Melissa Montalvo, Cal Matters This is how California’s water...
