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July 19, 2025

The California Department of Conservation’s Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program is an initiative aimed at addressing groundwater sustainability and supporting communities...

UCANR: The impact of climate change on stormwater management

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Planning and management

July 18, 2025

By Daniel Gonzalez, Esther N Lofton, UCANR Climate change is affecting all parameters of the environmental spectrum and thus, all...

UC DAVIS: Tahoe State of the Lake Report released for 2024

UC Davis

Ecosystems

July 18, 2025

Lake Tahoe’s annual health check-up presents long-term trends By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center today released its “Tahoe: State of the Lake Report,” which presents data from 2024 in the context of the long-term...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge scratches federal approval of Northern California mixed-use project

Courthouse News Service

Planning and management Water rights and water law

July 18, 2025

Environmentalists argued that the project would destroy the habitat of the exceedingly rare Butte County meadowfoam, an endangered flower. By...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Southwestern drought likely to continue through 2100, research finds

Inside Climate News

Colorado River Hydrology

July 18, 2025

Climate change is warming the North Pacific Ocean, leading weather patterns that drive drought in the U.S. Southwest to persist...

DWR: Securing Statewide Water Supplies Part 1: California’s Water Future is in Jeopardy

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

July 17, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: California is expected to lose 10% of its water supply by 2040 due to climate change, and the State Water Project could lose up to 23% of its delivery capability. Our precipitation patterns and hydrology are becoming increasingly...

RESTORE THE DELTA: Tribal leaders and environmental advocates demand lawmakers reject Delta tunnel fast-tracking legislation in day of action for water justice

Restore the Delta

Delta Conveyance Project

July 17, 2025

From Restore the Delta: Tribal leaders and environmental justice advocates met with legislators today for the 2025 Day of Action...

VIDEO: Water Blueprint leaders headline AgCenter Water Roundtable Discussion

Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley

Policy and regulation

July 17, 2025

Panel weighs in on California’s evolving water policies and the latest regulations impacting the Valley From the Water Blueprint for...

DWR advances groundbreaking climate-resilient flood mapping through FEMA partnership

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

July 17, 2025

Pioneering effort modernizes flood risk analysis in California’s Central Valley by integrating future climate scenarios, revealing a growing risk of flooding in the years ahead. From the Department of Water Resources: A groundbreaking flood mapping study completed by the California...

SJV WATER: California’s highest court to hear Kern River case

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

July 17, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water For the first time in more than 100 years, the Kern River is headed back...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: A closer look at how predation and flow impact salmon survival

Alastair Bland

Fish and wildlife Notebook News and Features

July 16, 2025

Scarce flows, hungry predators, warm water, and politics conspire against salmon in the Delta, but which is the dominant stressor?...

THE CONVERSATION: California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power

The Conversation

Agriculture

July 16, 2025

By Jacob Stid, Michigan State University; Annick Anctil, Michigan State University, and Anthony Kendall, Michigan State University Imagine that you own a small, 20-acre farm in California’s Central Valley. You and your family have cultivated this land for decades, but...

AG ALERT: Abandoned crops bring pest plague to adjacent farms

Ag Alert

Agriculture

July 16, 2025

By Caleb Hampton California farmers, agricultural commissioners and lawmakers have in recent months sounded an alarm about a troubling symptom...

SJV WATER: Fresno County irrigation district proposes large fee hike to help it capture more Kings River flood water

SJV Water

Groundwater News

July 16, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Growers in southern Fresno County are facing a possible 137% increase in land assessment fees...

CAL MATTERS: A new invader threatens California water supplies. Can the state stop its spread?

Cal Matters

Ecosystems

July 15, 2025

Officials are shoring up water systems infiltrated by the golden mussel. Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats at some lakes, but a patchwork of oversight leaves many lakes unprotected. “There’s just too many boats and too many people out...

NEWS

NOW AVAILABLE: New educational resources for the Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program

UCANR: The impact of climate change on stormwater management

UC DAVIS: Tahoe State of the Lake Report released for 2024

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Judge scratches federal approval of Northern California mixed-use project

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Southwestern drought likely to continue through 2100, research finds

DWR: Securing Statewide Water Supplies Part 1: California’s Water Future is in Jeopardy

RESTORE THE DELTA: Tribal leaders and environmental advocates demand lawmakers reject Delta tunnel fast-tracking legislation in day of action for water justice

VIDEO: Water Blueprint leaders headline AgCenter Water Roundtable Discussion

DWR advances groundbreaking climate-resilient flood mapping through FEMA partnership

SJV WATER: California’s highest court to hear Kern River case

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: A closer look at how predation and flow impact salmon survival

THE CONVERSATION: California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power

AG ALERT: Abandoned crops bring pest plague to adjacent farms

SJV WATER: Fresno County irrigation district proposes large fee hike to help it capture more Kings River flood water

CAL MATTERS: A new invader threatens California water supplies. Can the state stop its spread?

DAILY DIGEST, 9/30: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled; From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading; Environmental restoration gets a boost in California; What to expect this water year in CA, Colorado River; and more …