AG ALERT COMMENTARY: Why alfalfa is ideal for California and the Southwest Ag Alert Commentary August 2, 2023 148Commentary by Ayman Mostafa, Ph.D., a field crops and entomology specialist and director of the Urban Agriculture Production, Small-Scale and...
CAL MATTERS: Don’t call it ‘toilet to tap’ — California plans to turn sewage into drinking water Cal Matters News and Features August 1, 2023 192Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Authority Defectors Survive Second Round of Legal Threats Voice of San Diego News and Features July 28, 2023 5By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego Tensions seem to be cooling slightly between the San Diego County Water Authority...
THE CONVERSATION: How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world The Conversation News and Features July 25, 2023 221By Riley Post, University of Iowa, The Conversation The arduous task of cleaning up from catastrophic flooding is underway across...
STATELINE: These cities coordinate to save water, a model for parched Western areas Stateline News and Features July 25, 2023 68by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California ignoring carbon sink benefits of local habitats Courthouse News Service News and Features July 24, 2023 158By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service California’s native habitats can be used as valuable carbon sinks to help combat the...
AGU: Colorado River Basin has lost water equal to Lake Mead due to climate change American Geophysical Union News and Features July 24, 2023 56A rapid rate of reductions in runoff associated with the Colorado Basin’s snowpack region, quantified here for the first time,...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: What is produced water? Inside Climate News News and Features July 24, 2023 60Here’s what you need to know about wastewater from oil and gas drilling operations. By Liz Gross, Inside Climate News...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Politics Report: The Real Reason the Water Agencies Are Fighting so Hard Voice of San Diego News and Features July 22, 2023 1By Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego Eleven years ago, when the San Diego County Water Authority was going through...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists push feds to add solar panels over US canals Courthouse News Service News and Features July 20, 2023 172Placing solar panels over existing federal canals would create renewable power and prevent valuable water from evaporating at the same...
DWR NEWS: DWR Captures and Stores Water from Record-Breaking Snowpack DWR News News and Features July 19, 2023 421From DWR News: 2023 has demonstrated how quickly California can move from one extreme to another — as severe drought...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Planning underway for Colorado River basin operations Courthouse News Service News and Features July 18, 2023 36Some documents and agreements that govern operation of the river basin expire in 2026. By Bob Leal, Courthouse News Service...
STANFORD NEWS: Droughts in Western states drive up emissions and threaten human health Stanford University News and Features July 18, 2023 109Switching from hydropower to fossil fuels during droughts has led to higher carbon emissions and cost 11 Western states tens...
THE CONVERSATION: Climate change is increasing stress on thousands of aging dams across the US The Conversation News and Features July 14, 2023 2209By Hiba Baroud, Vanderbilt University Heavy rainfall in the Northeast on June 9-11, 2023, generated widespread flooding, particularly in New...
UC DAVIS: Discussing ‘Deadbeat Dams’ as Klamath Plan Moves Forward UC Davis News and Features July 14, 2023 175Center for Watershed Sciences Director Andrew Rypel talks the importance of — and paths ahead for — California’s dams By...
