Stone Center researchers uncover new link between species diversity and resilience From UC Berkeley’s Stone Center for Environmental Stewardship New...
By Yvaine Ye, Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder For young salmon, the journey along the San Joaquin River in Central...
By NASA’s Earth Observatory As part of a broader effort to improve understanding of sea level rise, researchers have published new estimates of California’s vertical land motion—also known as uplift and subsidence—between 2015 and 2023. They detailed where land beneath...
The U.S. Geological Survey is researching the effect of wildfires on the release of stored mercury from forest watersheds and...
Highlights A trifecta of fire-friendly climate conditions set the stage for the January 2025 fires: back-to-back wet winters that boosted...
By Alex Fox, Scripps Institution of Oceanography El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the Southwestern United States, respectively. In 2023, however, a La Niña year proved extremely...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 20, 2025, the State Water Resources Control Board (Board) held a...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The state Water Resources Control Board voted Thursday to give Kern County water managers more...
Local agencies have until June to address final deficiencies in plans Citing significant progress in the plans of groundwater sustainability agencies to address the long-term viability of groundwater supplies and critical water infrastructure in the Kern County Subbasin, the State...
From the Department of Fish & Wildlife: Salmon are swimming again in the North Yuba River for the first time...
The Center for Biological Diversity intends to sue Trump and the Army Corps of Engineers for illegally expediting approval of...
Decades ago, a separate, north-to-south conveyance system was envisioned as part of the original State Water Project. The idea persists because the need persists, he says. Today, Governor Newsom sent a letter to the State Water Board explaining why granting...
A new report examines how atmospheric changes contributed to January’s devastating Southern California wildfires By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A 12th groundwater agency sprang into being Tuesday after a marathon meeting of the Porterville...
Press release from Restore the Delta: Restore the Delta joined over 100 organizations in sending an urgent letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas and Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire to ensure protecting California’s environment remains...