Feds release draft report on how to share shrinking river By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Federal officials have released detailed options for how the Colorado River could be managed in the future, pushing forward the planning process in the absence...
Commentary by Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center The premise of this newsletter is that abundant and affordable energy and water are prerequisites to solving every other challenge standing in the way of...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: On October 24, 2025, Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (District) submitted an application to modify the cease and desist order on California American Water Company (Cal-Am) (Order WR 2009-0060, as amended by Order...
Extreme heat in 2023, 2024, and 2025 indicates a warming spike, a new analysis finds. by Grace van Deelen, AGU Global average temperatures in 2025 were the third hottest on record, surpassed only by 2024 and 2023, according to an...
Despite increases in human population and agricultural production, new national data show meaningful progress in reducing nutrient pollution sources across...
By Mark DeGraff, Knee Deep Times If you visit any Bay Area farmers’ market during the dog days of summer, odds are you’ll find bins labeled “dry-farmed tomatoes.” The red, golf-ball sized tomatoes grow and ripen during the summer drought...