By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Even though hydrologic conditions point to a more positive water outlook for the Scott River and Shasta River in Siskiyou County, state water officials last week readopted drought emergency regulations that curtail water rights in...
From the Delta Counties Coalition: In response to the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s (SCVWD) vote to approve $9.69 million to continue planning the controversial and harmful Delta Conveyance Project (DCP), Patrick Hume, Chair of the Delta Counties Coalition (DCC),...
Virginia Iglesias, University of Colorado Boulder Investigators are trying to determine what caused several wind-driven wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes across the Los Angeles area in January 2025. Given the fires’ locations, and lack of lightning at the...
Press release from the Delta Tribal-Environmental Coalition: Administrative comments filed last Friday by the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) urge...
By Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been hampered by a limited supply of freshwater. So, when the winds are calm enough, skilled pilots flying planes...
From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a “validation action” with the Sacramento County Superior Court regarding DWR’s authority to, among other things, issue revenue bonds to finance the planning, design, construction and...