A decade after the introduction of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), significant strides have been made in managing California’s...
In three rulings the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a body blow to the federal bureaucracy. From healthcare to climate to...
A recent Endangered Species Act 5-year review shows water use, habitat loss, and climate change continue to compromise recovery. By NOAA Fisheries Northern California steelhead require continued protection as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, according to...
By Julie Cart, Cal Matters After two mild wildfire seasons, California is bracing for whatever 2024 brings. Favorable weather marked...
By Mathew Barlow, UMass Lowell and Jeffrey Basara, UMass Lowell Less than a month into summer 2024, the vast majority...
The court agreed with a group of water companies that the utilities commission took away a mechanism to protect themselves against sales shortfalls without proper notice. By Edvard Pettersson, Courthouse News Service The California Supreme Court on Monday reversed the...
For months, the planet has been warmer than ever before measured. EU climate agency Copernicus says if countries keep pumping...
Southern California has become the cradle of water recycling in the United States, with several flagship projects aiming to become...
The new rules will affect some 400 water agencies across the Golden State. By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service Water agencies across California must implement efficiency changes after the state water board on Wednesday approved the Making Conservation a California...
Coupled with ongoing actions, conservation regulation for urban retail water suppliers is expected to save 500,000 acre-feet per year by...
Press release from the Friant Water Authority and the Arvin Edison Water Storage District: The Tulare County Superior Court issued...
The measures are substantially weaker than a previous proposal after an onslaught of criticism. But they will still save enough water through 2050 to supply the state’s entire population for a year, at a cost of $4.7 billion. By Rachel...
Fireworks ignite tens of thousands of wildfires across the U.S. each year. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate News This article...
Press release from the East Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency: Today the Court met for the first time with lawyers for...
From NOAA Research: For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the United States, including dams and nuclear power plants, have been engineered to withstand floods resulting from the most unlikely but possible precipitation, termed Probable Maximum Precipitation or PMP....