An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Water suppliers say the costs will be massive, with rates increasing for many consumers. Known as the “Erin Brockovich” chemical,...
By Emily Benton Hite, Saint Louis University and Denielle Perry, Northern Arizona University The U.S. has a long record of...
Press release from the California Coastkeeper Alliance and the Natural Resources Defense Council: Recently, California Coastkeeper Alliance, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a coalition of environmental organizations called on Governor Newsom, the State Legislature and state agencies to take...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Proposed state legislation to modify California’s longstanding farmland conservation law could pave the way for...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Residents in the small town of East Orosi woke up Sunday to backed-up toilets and...
Press release from the Center for Biological Diversity and the Planning and Conservation League: Writing to three water boards April 11, 2024, conservation groups called for an investigation into control of dangerous selenium being released from federal irrigators into the...
The nationwide cost to treat or replace contaminated drinking water is estimated at $1.5 billion a year. The ubiquitous chemicals,...
Assemblymember Isaac Bryan says possible changes in federal administrations could lead to rollbacks in state protections if environmental rights aren’t...
Public health goals reflect the best current science and will help guide drinking water standards Press release from Cal EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) Today, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)...
California’s water supply is the healthiest it’s been this century thanks to two consecutive wet winters, but the state’s water...
The Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), set to expire next year, has facilitated 48 restoration projects totaling over 20,000...
From the Californians for Water Security: In a press release yesterday, Governor Newsom released the state’s updated Water Plan detailing the state’s plans to protect California’s water supplies from the climate crisis while boosting our state’s ability to capture and...
From the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance In an April 1, 2024 letter to three water boards, fishing and conservation groups...
By Ching Lee As California farmers struggle through impacts of rapid swings between intense drought and severe deluge, the state’s...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California’s landmark 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which requires local agencies in affected basins to develop and implement plans that identify a roadmap to protect groundwater for generations to come, turns 10 this year. “If...
