By Ching Lee, Ag Alert In its latest attempt to define which bodies of water fall under federal protection, the...
By Robert Glennon, University of Arizona and Brent Haddad, University of California, Santa Cruz The Salton Sea spreads across a remote valley in California’s lower Colorado Desert, 40 miles (65 kilometers) from the Mexican border. For birds migrating along the...
Central Arizona Project leaders say policymakers should prepare for the worst-case scenario. By Joe Dohownik, Courthouse News Service Water from...
By Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine Rivers of muddy water from heavy rainfall raced through city streets as thousands...
Governor Gavin Newsom today introduced his 2023-24 state budget proposal. Funding for water resilience and drought is included under the climate change section. The budget for 2021 and 2022 allocated approximately $54 billion over five years to address climate change;...
By Andrew Fisher, University of California, Santa Cruz California has seen so much rain over the past few weeks that...
A new study highlights how persistent high pressure in April 2021 drove widespread rapid snow loss From the Desert Research...
Central Valley Project Improvement Act Constructs Key Habitat Features on the Sacramento River By Gary Pitzer, US Bureau of Reclamation Along the banks of the Sacramento River near Redding, the ancestral home of Chinook salmon, a major project is making...
Despite Heavy Rain and Snow, Relief from Drought Conditions Still Depends on Coming Months From the Department of Water Resources:...
Winter storms boosting reservoir levels. Lake Mendocino approaching average level for this time of year. More storms in the forecast....
From Courthouse News Service: The Monterey Bay city of Marina claims the California Coastal Commission’s approval of a desalination plant will actually harm the environment and take water from an already critically overdrafted watershed. Tags Ecosystems Ocean and coastal issues...
Slams Department of Justice for “Hiding the Ball” on Interior Department’s Attempt to Terminate Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Sovereignty and Property...
In a potential beacon for other parched regions, a new program allowed users to share water. By Emma Foehringer Merchant,...
At the December meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Lead Scientist Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed Council-funded research that will lead to improved management of invasive aquatic weeds. She also gave an update on the activities of the Delta Science...