Though vast stores of groundwater persist below Earth’s surface, the climbing cost of accessing it is on track to significantly reshape the geography of trade and drive users toward alternative water sources From Pacific Northwest National Labs: A new study...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Proposed state legislation to modify California’s longstanding farmland conservation law could pave the way for large swaths of farm acreage to be repurposed as sites for renewable energy projects. The California Land Conservation Act of...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert A state plan that requires affected water users to leave unimpaired flows of 30% to 50% in each of three San Joaquin River tributaries—the Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers—can move forward, according to a Sacramento...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses from the Colorado River, according to a proposed plan for managing the river released earlier this month by California, Nevada...
In the past decade, the average annual climate-driven increase in crop evapotranspiration is enough to drain a major reservoir. By Ryan Geller, Courthouse News Service California’s notorious droughts are a major concern for farming communities and water policymakers, but a...
