By Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin have announced their intent...
From California Agriculture: In an increasingly unstable climate, it is critical to optimize water needed for crop irrigation to secure...
Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority: Through its adjudication efforts filed in 2021 against all water users in the Indian Wells Valley basin, the Inland Wells Valley Water District has opened the door for Meadowbrook Dairy and...
Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a...
By Jacob Margolis, LAist This article was originally published by LAist on April 18, 2025. For more than two months,...
By Chuck Bonham, director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This week, a public federal process determined there will be no commercial salmon fishing off California’s...
Targeted observations of Pacific conditions benefit weather forecasts nationally, save millions in reservoir costs By David Hosansky, UCAR As atmospheric...
A new study combines historical observations, climate modeling, and data from tree rings to create a fuller picture of historic...
Groundwater plays a vital role in California’s water supply, accounting for a significant portion of the Central Valley’s annual water budget and even more so in dry years. However, prolonged drought conditions and persistent aquifer overdraft have led to steady...
Researchers found that up to 13 million acres of California’s Central Valley may be suitable for recharging groundwater. The largest...
From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: In response to the recent detection of golden mussel (Limnoperna fortunei) in the...
If approved, the proposal by the Trump administration would rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act and clear the way for habitat destruction. By Kayla Goggin, Courthouse News Service The U.S. Department of the Interior on...
By Lisa McEwen & Monserrat Solis, SJV Water Wednesday marks one full year since the state brought the “hammer” down...
While it’s an unprecedented third year in a row for no commercially caught salmon, brief windows will be allowed for...
From the Department of Fish and Wildlife: Staff from CDFW’s Cutting the Green Tape program have been working hard to implement new permitting and CEQA tools for restoration projects across the state. The program’s latest legislative report for fiscal year...