An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
By Alan Roberson, Executive Director of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators The 50th anniversary of the federal Safe...
Groundbreaking proposal combines science, habitat restoration, innovation and enforceable protections to safeguard the Sacramento River and Delta From the State...
Press release from Restore the Delta [Yesterday], the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) released the updated San Francisco Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (“Bay-Delta Plan”), a critical policy guiding water quality, river flows, and ecosystem protections...
A nonprofit coalition is suing the California Department of Fish & Wildlife for stalling the state Endangered Species Act process...
By Ag Alert Regulatory compliance costs add nearly $24 to every case of wine produced and sold by a small...
By David Guy and Jim Peifer Groundwater recharge is one of the most important and affordable tools available to help California prepare for dry years, improve water supply reliability and support healthy rivers, landscapes and communities. During winter storms, millions...
The San Francisco Bay estuary’s White Sturgeon meet all the criteria for threatened status, but feds say that officially listing...
Another scheme to protect profits for the few at the expense of ratepayers By Max Gomberg, C-WIN Senior Policy Advisor...
The administration announced last week it would be rolling back its definition of “harm” as applied to regulatory protections for threatened species and habitats. By Kayvon Bumpus, Courthouse News Service No harm, no foul? Environmentalists say that adage doesn’t apply...
Dairy organization participated in the July 8 State Water Board workshop to provide practical feedback on the draft order From...
By Max Gomberg, C-WIN Senior Policy Advisor If there is a single overriding principle that defines the consumption of water...
By Mariah Meek, Michigan State University and Karrigan Börk, University of California, Davis It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon...
From the State Water Resources Control Board: On July 1, 2026, the State Water Resources Control Board received an objection...
Decision adopted after significant policy changes were released just 48 hours before vote, raising serious concerns about transparency From the...
From the Delta Counties Coalition: The Delta Counties Coalition (DCC) issued the following statement in response to AB 2215 (Calderon) failing passage in the Senate Natural Resources Committee. The bill aimed to extend the Department of Water Resources’ water rights...
