Governor Newsom takes executive action to streamline permitting for necessary water infrastructure projects Press release from the State Water Contractors: Today, Governor Newsom announced a suite of actions aimed at securing California’s water future. The announcement comes as recent and...
A new study shows the weather cycle packs a heavy financial punch. By Zoya Teirstein, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Forecasters are predicting the formation of an El Niño later...
By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service California’s Yuba River, a vital breeding ground for salmon and other fish, could enjoy a new chapter as an expanded habitat under a new $60 million federal and state replenishment project. Governor Gavin Newsom...
by Robin Meadows Two decades ago, scientists were alarmed by sudden declines in at-risk fish and their tiny prey, called zooplankton, in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. “No one knew why,” says Dylan Stern, a Program Manager at the Delta...
Communities are focused on recharging underground aquifers and improving conservation. By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Mountains are capped with record snowpack,...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water For the first time in 17 years, the Kern River “intertie” will be opened on Monday to release Kern River flood waters into the California Aqueduct, according to the Kern River Watermaster. The move is...
