GRIST: Water thieves abound in dry California. Why are they so hard to catch? Grist News November 30, 2022 18By Jake Bittle, Grist “This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” This story...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: San Joaquin Valley residents, growers vying for water in fourth year of drought Courthouse News Service News November 19, 2022 11Residents and growers in the driest land in California’s Central Valley are struggling to decide who gets priority water first....
THE CENTER SQUARE: California commission approves contentious desal plant in Monterey The Center Square News November 18, 2022 13By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square After an all-day hearing Thursday, the California Coastal Commission approved a permit for...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Toss of Trump-era Clean Water Act rule roils Ninth Circuit panel Courthouse News Service News November 15, 2022 1Arguments over a Trump-era rule on how the Clean Water Act should be applied to projects come ahead of the...
THE CENTER SQUARE: California Coastal Commission to weigh Monterey desal project this week The Center Square News November 14, 2022 13By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square Members of the California Coastal Commission this week will weigh a proposed desalination...
EOS: Reaching New Levels in Groundwater Monitoring American Geophysical Union News November 3, 2022 1As regions around the world face record-breaking droughts, researchers are using seismology to track groundwater levels and show that sustainable...
CA WATER COMMISSION: Update on Water Storage Investment Program contracts for public benefits Maven News October 26, 2022 321At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, staff briefed commissioners on the Water Storage Investment Program and the...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Faculty, staff, and students support Salton Sea restoration planning UC Santa Cruz News October 19, 2022 2By Allison Arteaga Soergel, UC Santa Cruz An independent review panel supported by UC Santa Cruz recently completed its work...
AG ALERT: Farmers brace for water cuts to help river Ag Alert News October 19, 2022 6As the Colorado River water crisis deepens amid withering drought in the West, Imperial Valley growers with historic rights to...
THE CENTER SQUARE: Orange County desal plant approved months after Huntington Beach denial The Center Square News October 13, 2022 7By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square Less than six months after the denial of a massive desalination project in...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Amid Punishing Drought, California Is Set to Adopt Rules to Reduce Water Leaks. The Process has Lagged Inside Climate News News October 6, 2022 8The state expects to soon establish standards for urban water losses. Fixing them is cheaper than other solutions like recycling...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Ninth Circuit sides with environmentalists in fight over Central California dam Courthouse News Service News September 23, 2022In a split decision the appellate panel ruled that the government agencies aren’t precluded from using water from the dam...
THE CONVERSATION: Desalinating seawater sounds easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable ways to meet people’s water needs The Conversation News September 22, 2022 17By Gregory Pierce, University of California, Los Angeles Coastal urban centers around the world are urgently looking for new, sustainable...
AG ALERT: Irrigators with senior water rights prevail in court fight Ag Alert News September 20, 2022 63By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert A state appeals court has issued a ruling protecting longstanding water rights of many California...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Cadiz water pipeline permit vacated after feds ask to reconsider decision Courthouse News Service News September 14, 2022The judge also found a proper review hadn’t been done when the permit was issued. By Edvard Pettersson, Courthouse News...