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June 27, 2025

From the Delta Stewardship Council: At its June 26, 2025, meeting, the Delta Stewardship Council adopted the first-ever comprehensive regional...

PRESS RELEASE: Kern County Water Agency extends deadline for Western Hills Water District to September 30

Kern County Water Agency

Planning and management

June 27, 2025

From the Kern County Water Agency: At its meeting on June 26, 2025, the Kern County Water Agency’s Board of...

SJV WATER: Deal that relied on Kern County water for housing 200 miles away sours, potentially leaving residents high and dry

SJV Water

Planning and management

June 25, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Kern County Water Agency is poised to cut off the only water source for a 600-home development in Stanislaus County as of June 30 unless residents there agree to a 200% increase in water...

USGS: Causes and consequences of flooding in California’s Central Valley

USGS

Planning and management

June 24, 2025

From USGS Ecosystems Land Change Science Program: USGS researchers are leveraging advances in satellite-based monitoring to better characterize and predict...

GRIST: What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?

Grist

Planning and management

June 24, 2025

By Matt Simon, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The newest,...

YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Why imperfect climate models are more helpful than you think

Yale Climate Connections

Planning and management

June 20, 2025

Even flawed models are helping scientists unlock new truths about our changing planet. By Ryan O’Loughlin, Yale Climate Connections Our knowledge of future climate change is largely dependent on complex computer simulation models. These models are huge – they are...

NEW REPORT: ASM and AGU offer critical strategies to protect public health and safe drinking water amid climate change

American Geophysical Union

Planning and management Reports

June 12, 2025

Joint press release from the American Geophysical Union and the American Academy of Microbiology The American Geophysical Union and the...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: COEQWAL and Just Transitions: Innovative projects tackle California’s water future

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

June 3, 2025

Second series of workshops for the Just Transitions project to take place on June 7 and June 9 California is...

NOAA’s atmospheric river research: Serving up data rain or shine

NOAA Research

Planning and management

May 27, 2025

A network of year-round observing stations help meteorologists forecast extreme rainfall events From NOAA Research As the western United States heads into its traditional dry season, water managers are assessing how winter rains have helped replenish the region’s reservoirs. The...

UC RIVERSIDE: Home water-use app improves water conservation

UC Riverside

Planning and management

May 27, 2025

UC Riverside study finds that access to real-time household water data reduces consumption By David Danelski, UC Riverside A UC...

THE CONVERSATION: Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios

The Conversation

Ecosystems Planning and management

May 27, 2025

By Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder; Brian W. Miller, U.S. Geological Survey, and Imtiaz Rangwala, University of Colorado Boulder...

USGS: Nature-based “Horizontal Levees” reduce flood risk in San Francisco Bay

USGS

Planning and management

May 21, 2025

By the USGS As sea levels rise and storms intensify, the threat of coastal flooding in low-lying areas like San Francisco Bay is becoming increasingly urgent. Traditionally engineered levees that hold back water are a first line of defense, but...

UCSC: Facing the storm: UC Santa Cruz researchers model a new line of coastal defense

UC Santa Cruz

Planning and management

May 21, 2025

Buffering aging levees with sloping wetlands reduces flood risk while establishing beneficial ecosystems. Key takeaways Horizontal levees offer dual benefits:...

USGS: Landsat at work: Satellites help with complex crop and water issues

USGS

Agriculture Planning and management

May 7, 2025

California faces challenges in trying to produce so much of our food By the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science...

EOS: Delegations drive One Water dialogues

American Geophysical Union

Planning and management Policy and regulation

April 29, 2025

By Grace Van Deelen, EOS On a summer morning, a storm dropped buckets of rain on the desert outside Tucson, Ariz. Water ran over the dry soil. Most of the water subsequently evaporated, but some parched plants drank their fill....

Planning and management

DELTA COUNCIL: Regional climate plan sets course for a resilient Delta

PRESS RELEASE: Kern County Water Agency extends deadline for Western Hills Water District to September 30

SJV WATER: Deal that relied on Kern County water for housing 200 miles away sours, potentially leaving residents high and dry

USGS: Causes and consequences of flooding in California’s Central Valley

GRIST: What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?

YALE CLIMATE CONNECTIONS: Why imperfect climate models are more helpful than you think

NEW REPORT: ASM and AGU offer critical strategies to protect public health and safe drinking water amid climate change

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: COEQWAL and Just Transitions: Innovative projects tackle California’s water future

NOAA’s atmospheric river research: Serving up data rain or shine

UC RIVERSIDE: Home water-use app improves water conservation

THE CONVERSATION: Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios

USGS: Nature-based “Horizontal Levees” reduce flood risk in San Francisco Bay

UCSC: Facing the storm: UC Santa Cruz researchers model a new line of coastal defense

USGS: Landsat at work: Satellites help with complex crop and water issues

EOS: Delegations drive One Water dialogues

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Rain, snow on repeat; Appellate court upholds bar on revenue bonds for Delta Program; Using science to protect fish and water supply; Satellites show dozens of U.S. dams are sinking; and more …