The 2025 Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP) Annual Report is now available, detailing program progress and regional activities. Prepared by...
More than 10 years after environmental groups petitioned for a new rule, the state plans to require the Central Valley Water Board to update its waste regulations for dairies contributing to groundwater pollution. By Blanca Begert, Inside Climate News This...
By Joel Lisonbee, CIRES/NOAA/NIDIS The Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) has traditionally been NOAA’s official measure, or index, to track the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The ONI is calculated as the rolling 3-month average sea surface temperature departure from average (anomaly)...
In December 2025, the Groundwater Resources Association of California hosted a two-day webinar to address the complex relationship between Interconnected...
From the California Policy Center: California’s water supply challenges increasingly pose risks not only to the state’s economy, but to national food production, interstate commerce, international trade, and national economic stability and security. While seawater desalination is a proven technology...
Commercial fisheries landings up, but remain below recent average. A massive marine heatwave warmed the eastern Pacific Ocean through much of 2025, but the wind-driven upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water that drives the rich marine productivity of the West Coast...
Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of hydration in the American west. By Matt Simon, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly...
