By Jamie Parsons, Center Square Two environmental groups are suing SeaWorld San Diego for allegedly failing to follow its Clean Water Act permits. They claim that has led to pollutant discharge violations during the theme park’s nightly fireworks. Nonprofits San...
Berkeley Lab-led Water Hub supports company in advancing desalination methods By Christina Procopiou, Berkeley Lab Key Takeaways Approximately 40 percent...
The bill will allow farmers to exchange land and water rights with urban developers to decrease water use and increase affordable housing. By Joe Dohownik, Courthouse News Service In a bipartisan compromise between state lawmakers and the executive branch, Arizona...
by Robin Meadows In 2019, the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) published a three-year study of microplastics in the San Francisco Bay that was―and still is―among the most thorough assessments of these tiny contaminants globally. The study was also groundbreaking....
By Milan Loiacono, NASA In autumn 2024, California’s Monterey Bay experienced an outsized phytoplankton bloom that attracted fish, dolphins, whales, seabirds,...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water The Kaweah subbasin is the second San Joaquin Valley region to successfully escape state intervention, managers learned today. In a phone call with state Water Resources Control Board staff, managers of Kaweah’s three groundwater sustainability...
From the Southern California Water Coalition: The Delta Stewardship Council’s new recently adopted Adaptation Plan, Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate...
By Christopher Outcalt, Colorado State University Water is at the heart of agriculture. Every stage of the food-growing process depends on having reliable access to water. However, water levels are declining in many rivers and aquifers that function as key...
