Human-driven changes in gravel and salmon size impact spawning success by Tiffany Dobbyn, UC Davis Chinook salmon are facing unprecedented...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Two powerful California agencies have jumped into the legal fight over flows in the lower Kern River. California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a brief Monday “on behalf of the People of the State” as...
By Zhe Li, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the...
At Supreme Court next week, agency authority returns to center stage By Kelsey Reichmann The Supreme Court’s upcoming review of...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A last-resort attempt to shore up funding for ongoing Friant-Kern Canal repairs has run into a buzzsaw of opposition from several irrigation districts that were stuck with the bill – up to $295 million. A...
Tribe Receives $18 Million to Restore Newly Accessible Salmon Spawning Tributaries Press release from the Yurok Tribe Building on the...
From the Department of Water Resources: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released a Discussion Draft Implementation Plan and...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water The powerful, and politically right-leaning Westlands Water District recently teamed up with left-leaning democratic assemblymember Esmeralda Soria on renewable energy. Her bill, AB 2661, was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last month and will allow...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Regulatory challenges and increasing water demands are shifting pressures and creating fierce resource competition in...
For nearly 50 years, the agrochemical conglomerate was the sole producer of polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs in the United States....
By Gabriel Lade, Macalester College About 23 million U.S. households depend on private wells as their primary drinking water source. These homeowners are entirely responsible for ensuring that the water from their wells is safe for human consumption. Multiple studies...
Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), represented by the Environmental Justice Law and Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School,...
From the Department of Water Resources: Water rights in California can be complicated. As a part of the Delta Conveyance...
THE CONVERSATION: San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be
By Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas The U.S. Supreme Court will test how flexible the EPA and states can be in regulating water pollution under the Clean Water Act when it hears oral argument in City and County of...