An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
The governor vowed to clear the way for more groundwater recharge. Has it worked? “We’re still tinkering around with small...
The Center for Biological Diversity intends to sue Trump and the Army Corps of Engineers for illegally expediting approval of...
Press release from Restore the Delta: Restore the Delta joined over 100 organizations in sending an urgent letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, Speaker of the Assembly Robert Rivas and Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire to ensure protecting California’s environment remains...
By the State Water Resources Control Board Water Code section 1242.1 allows parties to divert for groundwater recharge without a water...
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A proposal to change the guidelines for California’s $90-million farmland retirement program has literally stopped...
Communities of color are more likely to have higher levels of these contaminants in their drinking water. by Adityarup Chakravorty The U.S. EPA regulates levels of more than 90 contaminants in public drinking water, but thousands more potentially harmful chemicals...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Actions are being taken on several proposed species listings and habitat designations under the U.S....
A small endangered fish is at the heart of a controversy over California water management. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Local water managers in Tulare County may have prevented a disaster last week. On the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 30, an announcement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it was set to immediately...
By Lisa McEwen SJV Water Editor/CEO Lois Henry contributed to this report Outflow from Success and Kaweah lakes is back...
From the Office of the Governor: In anticipation of a multi-day, significant atmospheric river in Northern California, Governor Gavin Newsom...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive amounts of water from Kaweah and Success lakes....
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow...
By Ag Alert During the past seven years, the cost to California lettuce growers of complying with the state’s environmental,...
The president’s executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires. By Jake Bittle, Grist “This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” While President...