From the Sites Project Authority Today, the Sites Project Authority (Authority) announced two major advancements that move the Sites Reservoir...
By Daniel Gonzalez, Esther N Lofton, UCANR Climate change is affecting all parameters of the environmental spectrum and thus, all aspects of life. Regarding water resilience, the lingering effects of climate change play a significant role in limiting access to water...
Environmentalists argued that the project would destroy the habitat of the exceedingly rare Butte County meadowfoam, an endangered flower. By...
Pioneering effort modernizes flood risk analysis in California’s Central Valley by integrating future climate scenarios, revealing a growing risk of...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A state water quality agency hopes to tackle a problem as old as civilization itself – salt build up from irrigation. The Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS) is working with local water...
NOTICE: State Water Board conditionally approves USBR’s Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan
The State Water Resources Control Board has conditionally approved the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Final Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Residents of a development hundreds of miles north of Kern County on Saturday approved a...
From the Delta Stewardship Council: At its June 26, 2025, meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council adopted the first-ever comprehensive regional climate adaptation plan for California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Part of the Council’s Delta Adapts climate initiative, the Adaptation Plan details...
From the Kern County Water Agency: At its meeting on June 26, 2025, the Kern County Water Agency’s Board of...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern County Water Agency is poised to cut off the only water source for...
From USGS Ecosystems Land Change Science Program: USGS researchers are leveraging advances in satellite-based monitoring to better characterize and predict flood inundation, which is essential for effective emergency response and water management planning. Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are long corridors of...
By Matt Simon, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The newest,...
Even flawed models are helping scientists unlock new truths about our changing planet. By Ryan O’Loughlin, Yale Climate Connections Our...
Joint press release from the American Geophysical Union and the American Academy of Microbiology The American Geophysical Union and the American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group and think tank within the American Society for Microbiology, have released a...