An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Press release from Restore the Delta: Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC), consisting of the Shingle Springs Band of...
‘This is only going to hurt Americans.’ Scientists, California state officials say the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle a key...
Report underscores the District’s critical role in the nation’s food supply, local economies, and workforce and highlights lost economic potential caused by unreliable water supplies Press release from Westlands Water District Today, Westlands Water District released its 2025 Economic Impact Report, which...
Echoing state and local officials, a new analysis agrees: hydrant failures in the Palisades fire were ‘the rule rather than...
Last Friday, the State Water Board released an update to the proposed update to the Sacramento/Delta portion of the Bay...
Proposal retains dual compliance pathways, tribal beneficial uses From the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today released updated San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan (Bay-Delta Plan) amendment language, along with a new...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. From the onset of...
Second in a series on the fiscal and social inequities of California’s major water projects By Carolee Krieger, California Water...
By Ching Lee A new federal rule by the Trump administration is expected to reduce regulatory burdens on farmers by narrowing the scope of federal oversight on the nation’s wetlands and other waterways. Released last month by the U.S. Environmental...
In 2006, the Central Valley Regional Water Board launched the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS) program to...
Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of “waters of the United States” would eliminate crucial safeguards for...
By Jane Sooby California’s Secretary of Food and Agriculture Karen Ross addressed the Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel at the panel’s Second Plenary Meeting held Friday, October 31, 2025. Ross gave a high-level overview of the California Dept. of Food...
By Edith Friedman, UC Berkeley A comprehensive new report from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Northeastern University...
Commentary by Brad Koehn, General Manager, Turlock Irrigation District; Jimi Netniss, General Manager, Modesto Irrigation District; and Dennis Herrera, General...
New levels require specific actions by public water systems if PFAS are detected in drinking water Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: Based on new data for the human health risks posed by specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals...
