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LAist: How much toxic heavy metal is in that bright red fire retardant? We had it tested to find out

April 3, 2025

An LAist investigation found arsenic, cadmium, chromium and lead in samples of fire retardant collected from the Palisades, Eaton and...

DELTA COUNCIL: Anticipating the next drought: DWR’s plans for rapid barrier construction

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

April 3, 2025

California frequently experiences multi-year droughts, a natural aspect of our highly variable climate. However, climate change intensifies both the frequency...

UC BERKELEY: A single dry winter decimated California’s salmon and trout populations

UC Berkeley

Fish and wildlife

April 3, 2025

Severely dry conditions during the winter of 2013-2014 blocked some species of salmon and steelhead trout from accessing their breeding grounds, wiping out the populations of individual tributaries and even entire watersheds. By Kara Manke, UC Berkeley A single severely...

PRESS RELEASE: Tribes celebrate historic Trinity River water agreement

Hoopa Valley Tribe

Policy and regulation

April 3, 2025

The ceremony at the confluence of Trinity River marks a critical step toward honoring water rights and delivering 50,000 Acre-Feet...

SJV WATER: Order that had kept water in the Kern River reversed by 5th District Court of Appeal

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

April 3, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water In a wide-ranging ruling that could have larger implications for public interest lawsuits throughout California,...

UCLA: As Colorado River shrinks, states fail to tap an accessible water source

UCLA

Colorado River Water supply augmentation

April 2, 2025

By Claire Griffiths, UCLA States across the Colorado River Basin are squandering a critical opportunity to ease the region’s historic water crisis, according to a new report by UCLA and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The sweeping analysis reveals that...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: New study finds Rocky Mountain snow contamination

Desert Research Institute

Colorado River

April 2, 2025

An examination of Rocky Mountain snow finds higher contamination levels of mercury and others metals in the northern part of...

C-WIN PRESS RELEASE: The mask comes off: DWR reveals true purpose of the Delta tunnel

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

April 2, 2025

Press release from the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) The Newsom administration has long insisted the primary purpose of the...

USGS: Scientists continue their study of the Santa Ana sucker

USGS

Fish and wildlife Science

April 2, 2025

In the ongoing research of the Santa Ana Sucker (Pantosteus santaanae) USGS scientists try out different sampling methods. By the California Water Science Center The Santa Ana Sucker (SAS) is listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Blurring the line between rain and snow: the limits of meteorological classification

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology

April 1, 2025

A new study demonstrates how community scientists with the Mountain Rain or Snow initiative are helping to improve winter weather...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Historic California drought harmed salmon, research shows

Courthouse News Service

Ecosystems

April 1, 2025

The 2013-14 winter season, which came during historic drought conditions in California, inhibited salmonids from reaching their breeding grounds and...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: Dwindling water supply, legal questions push Colorado River into ‘wildly uncharted territory’

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

April 1, 2025

Threat of compact call hangs over seven-state talks By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Aspen Journalism is an independent nonprofit news organization. See www.aspenjournalism.org for more. Time is ticking for states that share the shrinking Colorado River to negotiate a new...

SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: The State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, part 1

Guest Contributor

Delta science

April 1, 2025

From the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: The State of Bay–Delta Science: An Introduction to...

SALTON SEA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: 2024 Annual report submitted to State Water Board

CA Natural Resources Agency

Ecosystems

March 31, 2025

The California Natural Resources Agency has submitted its 2025 Annual Report on the Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP) to the...

CAL MATTERS: California snowpack below average — what does this mean for water supplies?

Cal Matters

Current Conditions

March 29, 2025

At 90% of the state historical average, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is far better than last year. But it’s nothing like the record-smashing 2023. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their...