By Robin Meadows A decade ago, California fish advocates and water suppliers seldom crossed paths except as entrenched opponents in...
As part of the settlement, Butte County agreed to implement new stormwater source-control measures and best management practices following a major storm in 2019 that reportedly contaminated wetlands. By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service A federal judge approved a consent...
by Theo Whitcomb, High Country News When the largest dam removal in U.S. history began on the Klamath River this...
Newsom Administration’s Latest Water Gambit: “Nothing to see here, folks.” From the Department of Water Resources: A recently released draft...
By Alastair Bland Another fish native to the San Francisco Bay estuary may be joining the queue filing toward extinction. That’s the fear of a coalition of environmental groups that have petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission to list...
At the June meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Deputy Executive Officer for Science Henry DeBey filled in for Delta...
By Edward Ring, Ag Alert Practical solutions to California’s energy and water shortages will always have a better chance of...
By: Emily DeMarco, NASA Earth Science Division A new study using NASA satellite data reveals how drought affects the recovery of western ecosystems from fire, a result that could provide meaningful information for conservation efforts. The West has been witnessing...
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...