By Christine Wiedinmyer, University of Colorado Boulder and Kari Bowen, University of Colorado Boulder When a hurricane or tornado starts...
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency rules....
By Sara Hughes, Adjunct Professor of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan; and Michael Wilson, Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School Water scarcity is often viewed as an issue for the arid American West, but the U.S. Northeast’s...
A state appeals court decided that the different water prices for residential and agricultural customers violated state and federal constitutions....
METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT: Southern Californians’ per person water use drops to lowest in 35 years
Decline by 45% supported by Metropolitan’s $1 billion investments in conservation alongside region’s commitment to sustainability. Press release from the...
Water systems aren’t designed for unlimited demands during wildland-urban interface fires. by Kylie Mohr, High Country News When wind-driven embers sent flames ripping through the Los Angeles area on Jan. 7, firefighters and residents began noticing less water pressure in...
From the Delta Protection Commission: The U.S. Department of Interior today approved the Management Plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National...
New National Water Availability Assessment offers critical insights into water supply, demand and quality across the Nation. From the USGS...
Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources distracted from the unprecedented conditions that left Los Angeles primed for the most destructive fire in its history. By Wyatt Myskow and Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared...
By Tyler Stalker, Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento’s flood history dates back as far as the city itself. The prospect...
As climate change brings sudden shifts between extreme drought and catastrophic floods, water policy experts urge state resource managers to...
From UC Merced: As wildfires grow in intensity and frequency, it’s vital that agencies and local stakeholders work together to rehabilitate and restore resilience to wildlands in California. This finding is underscored in a paper in the journal Restoration Ecology published...
Water is vital to California. Access to water and ecosystem information helps communities plan for the increasing demands caused by...
Written by Brian Zimmerman, a climate scientist at Salient Predictions. Salient is a startup that utilizes advances in machine learning...
The country’s largest area designated for solar energy, Desert Center shows how sprawls of PV panels impact communities. Even supporters of the energy transition can find dealing with the developments challenging. By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News This article originally...