From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: Within hours of taking up the gavel, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Johnson,...
Press release from Water Audit California Today, the Kern County Superior Court granted Water Audit California’s and other joint plaintiffs’...
They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the Board is refusing to take steps to protect the Central Coast’s polluted rivers and streams Rural Latino community and farmworker...
They say the proposed Bay Delta Plan amendments call for substantial increases in outflows to protect the Delta which would...
California’s reservoirs are more full than usual thanks to last winter’s heavy rain and snow storms. Scientists believe that the...
by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A robust water year for the Colorado River has given states that rely on the mighty waterway a few more years of stability as climate change takes its toll, federal officials said Wednesday. Last year,...
Eleven Basins are Approved, and Six Basins are Deemed Incomplete and have 180 Days to Correct Plans From the Department...
From the U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles: The U.S. Green Building Council – Los Angeles (USGBC-LA) today is releasing a...
From the Delta Conservancy: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Board on Wednesday approved awarding up to $13.3 million for three climate-benefit projects that will provide fish and wildlife habitat, halt or reverse subsidence, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support the Delta...
CAL MATTERS: Western States’ planned water cuts are enough to avert a Colorado River crisis, for now
Wet weather and planned cuts by California, Arizona and Nevada averted declines that could have threatened water deliveries and power...
Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and voluntary water conservation commitments will save 3-million-acre feet of water through...
Mountain snowpack melts quicker when coated in dust. This cyclical problem is forcing water forecasts to evolve. By Kara West, EOS/AGU In the drought-plagued western United States, mountain snowpack is a vital source of water. Spring melting replenishes downslope rivers...
In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the...
Today, Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation organizations submitted a letter to the Governor’s...
By Peter Hecht, Ag Alert As California agriculture braves a roller coaster of climate extremes, one sector—rice— faced a dramatic fall and rise in production in back-to-back years. A year ago, statewide rice acreage plummeted by 50% amid withering drought...