Daily Digest

A daily compilation of California water news and commentary from around the state and the nation.

DAILY DIGEST: CA measure aims to protect environment from Trump rollbacks; Siskiyou County admits defeat in Scott Valley groundwater case; Turning up the heat on more dam storage; First-ever mandatory water cutbacks for Colorado River next year; and more …

August 16, 2019

In California water news today, California measure aims to protect state’s environment from Trump rollbacks; Siskiyou County admits defeat in...

DAILY DIGEST: Largest legal weed farms face conflict in wine country; New mapping reveals lost West Coast estuary habitat; CA burning 26 times less than in 2018; West trading water for cash but water is running out; Epic snow doesn’t erase the West’s long-term drought; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 15, 2019

In California water news today, California’s Largest Legal Weed Farms Face Conflict In Wine Country; New mapping reveals lost West...

DAILY DIGEST: The power of modeling: Preparing for the future with data from the past; Are we doomed by climate change?; Technology offers options to farmers; Removing Klamath dams estimated to cost more than $400 mil; Delta festival: Burning Man on boats?; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 14, 2019

In California water news today, The Power of Modeling: Preparing for the Future with Data from the Past; Are We...

DAILY DIGEST: More on the Trump Administration’s rollback of the ESA; Westlands strikes back at AG Becerra over studying Shasta Dam raise; Interconnected groundwater and the public trust; Salmon repatriation; Earthquakes shake up groundwater systems; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 13, 2019

In California water news today, More on the Trump Administration’s rollback of the ESA; Westlands strikes back at AG Becerra...

DAILY DIGEST: Trump overhauls enforcement of Endangered Species Act; CA to regulate PFAS; NorCal braces for more power shut-offs; Burn. Build. Repeat: Why our wildfire policy is so deadly; USFWS moves towards including qualitative criteria in all species recovery plans; Salmon cannons, Floating robots, and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 12, 2019

In California water news today, Trump Overhauls Enforcement of Endangered Species Act; California Will Check on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Environment report out on $1B dam proposed for Santa Clara County; How CA is leading the food security fight; CA Fish and Game Commission delays vote on revisions to Delta fisheries and striped bass policy; The Trump obsession comes for CA’s water; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

August 11, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Environment report out on new $1 billion dam proposed for Santa Clara County; How...

DAILY DIGEST: El Nino gone; winter outlook unclear; Climate change will mean more multiyear snow droughts in the West; Interview with Mark Gold, Director of Ocean Protection Council; What you need to know about the link between sea-level rise and coastal flooding; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 9, 2019

In California water news today, El Nino gone; winter outlook unclear; Climate change will mean more multiyear snow droughts in...

DAILY DIGEST: Microplastics found in Lake Tahoe; Harder declares war on nutria; State agency hopeful Chevron’s massive Kern County spill is finally over; Pink ‘watermelon snow’ in Yosemite; Jay Famiglietti on future of water security; U.N. report: Ag practices add to climate threat; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 8, 2019

In California water news today, Microplastics: Not Just an Ocean Problem; Swamp Rats Have Invaded Central Valley District, Prompting California...

DAILY DIGEST: Groundwater agencies react to rejection of alternative plans; Winnnemem Chief asks Delta tunnel amendment negotiators: When will tribal water rights be discussed?; Cox working on Friant-Kern Canal issue; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 7, 2019

In California water news today, Groundwater agencies react to rejection of alternative plans; Winnnemem Chief Asks Delta Tunnel Amendment Negotiators:...

DAILY DIGEST: CalEPA Secretary Blumenfeld on CA’s enviro priorities under the Trump Admin; Research cruise off CA finds life lacking in parts of the ocean; Weather pattern foreshadows ‘very active’ NorCal fire season; Several US states face significant stress on water availability; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 6, 2019

In California water news today, Radio show: CalEPA Secretary Jared Blumenfeld on California’s Environmental Priorities Under the Trump Administration; Research...