NEWS Archives

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Shift to La Niña for the coming winter could affect the next water year in the West

July 23, 2024

West broiling, burning despite drought relief By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service While California and Nevada remain virtually drought-free, climate...

NOAA FISHERIES: World’s biggest dam removal project to open 420 miles of salmon habitat this fall

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

July 23, 2024

With the dams on the lower Klamath scheduled for complete removal by September, salmon will reenter 420 miles of habitat...

NOAA tests next-generation wildfire detection and warning tools

NOAA Research

Wildfires and watersheds

July 23, 2024

From NOAA: Two experimental tools that will speed fire detection and warning got a week-long test run in NOAA’s new Fire Weather Testbed in June during a series of hands-on simulations with National Weather Service fire weather forecasters, state wildfire...

USBR: Reclamation, partner agencies revive fishery at East Park Reservoir

Bureau of Reclamation News

Ecosystems

July 23, 2024

By the US Bureau of Reclamation: As the sun began to set at East Park Reservoir, an angler stood on...

USGS: Study finds seasonal differences in marshland erosion in South San Francisco Bay

USGS

Delta science Ecosystems

July 23, 2024

By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Erosion of marsh boundaries by waves is a major cause of...

STATE WATER BOARD: Since launch of landmark state program, 900,000 more Californians have access to safe, affordable drinking water

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

July 23, 2024

Since 2019, State Water Board has distributed over $1 billion in grants for drinking water projects in disadvantaged communities Five years after its launch, the state of California’s landmark Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) drinking water...

CAL MATTERS: Hot, inland California cities face the steepest water cuts with new conservation mandate

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

July 19, 2024

Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Lithium Critical to the Energy Transition is Coming at the Expense of Water

Inside Climate News

Ecosystems

July 19, 2024

By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that...

USGS: The science that transformed a dry streambed into an oasis

USGS

Ecosystems

July 19, 2024

Nature-based solutions may seem too-good-to-be-true, but USGS is studying how these simple solutions provide benefits for people and the environment. Laura Norman stood by the trickling stream and let the enchantment of her surroundings wash over her. The landscape was...

DWR: Upper Sacramento River restoration project provides habitat for juvenile salmon

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Ecosystems

July 19, 2024

By the Department of Water Resources: About 60 miles north of Chico, CA is Anderson River Park which sits along...

C-WIN: On the Brink: Repeat of Massive Sturgeon Die-Offs Likely

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Water quality

July 18, 2024

Warm Water in Delta Setting Stage for Another Catastrophe, Organization Warns Press release from the California Water Impact Network Huge...

PRESS RELEASE: The missing piece: Protecting California’s struggling native fish

SJV water agencies

Fish and wildlife

July 18, 2024

New study reveals significant impact of predation on native fish populations Press release from the Banta-Carbona Irrigation District A groundbreaking five-year study conducted by FISHBIO and a coalition of Central Valley water agencies has uncovered a potential missing link in...

KNEE DEEP TIMES: Marshes could save Bay Area half a billion dollars in floods

Jacoba Charles

Delta science

July 18, 2024

By Jacoba Charles, Knee Deep Times What, precisely, is the value of habitat restoration? While answers tend to aim for...

UC RIVERSIDE: Microbes found to destroy certain ‘forever chemicals’

UC Riverside

Water quality

July 18, 2024

Bacteria can cleave stubborn fluorine-to-carbon bonds in insidious water pollutants By David Danelski, UC Riverside A UC Riverside environmental engineering...

CAL MATTERS: Judge temporarily blocks state order to growers who depleted groundwater

Cal Matters

Groundwater News

July 17, 2024

A Kings County judge granted a temporary restraining order against the state’s unprecedented mandate. Growers there will not have to meter their groundwater use for now. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter...