By Lois Henry, SJV Water The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially lowered the risk level of Isabella Dam from “highest urgency and risk” to “low urgency” on Thursday. Though an Army Corps spokesman said this means Isabella has returned...
From DWR News: 2023 has demonstrated how quickly California can move from one extreme to another — as severe drought conditions gave way to flooding and one of the largest snowpacks in 70 years. Because of this extreme variability, and in...
Switching from hydropower to fossil fuels during droughts has led to higher carbon emissions and cost 11 Western states tens of billions of dollars over the past two decades, Stanford research finds. By Emily Hanlon, Stanford News When drought-stricken rivers...
From the Western Environmental Law Center, Friends of the Shasta River, and the Environmental Protection Information Center: Late yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled against a federal “Safe Harbor” program on California’s Shasta River...
The environmental costs of ending water diversions from Mono Lake to Los Angeles would be mixed: It might help a shore bird habitat but would require changes that increase carbon emissions. Commentary by Jim Newton, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with...
