An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
From the Central Valley Salinity Coalition: Thanks to the continued work of CV-SALTS stakeholders, 2023 has been another year of...
By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert After decades of discussions and delays, a major new reservoir in Northern California is close...
On Friday, the State Water Resources Control Board will hold the first day of a three day public hearing on the draft staff report for the Sacramento Delta update to the Bay Delta Water Quality Control Plan. The Board is...
Arizona and other states have agreed to use considerably less water from the river through 2026, thanks in part to...
The Sites Reservoir Project is slated to hold up to 1.5 million acre-feet of water, enough for 3 million households...
Press release from the Office of the Governor: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom took action to accelerate the Sites Reservoir project, utilizing new tools from the infrastructure streamlining package to build more faster. This project, if ultimately approved, would capture water during...
From Earthjustice: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today granted a petition submitted by the Yurok, Port Gamble S’Klallam, and Puyallup...
From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: Within hours of taking up the gavel, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Johnson,...
They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the Board is refusing to take steps to protect the Central Coast’s polluted rivers and streams Rural Latino community and farmworker...
California’s reservoirs are more full than usual thanks to last winter’s heavy rain and snow storms. Scientists believe that the...
From the Delta Conservancy: The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Board on Wednesday approved awarding up to $13.3 million for three...
In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which allocated $2.6 billion for the public benefits of water storage projects. The California Water Commission is overseeing the distribution of this funding through the Water...
Today, Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation organizations submitted a letter to the Governor’s...
New Mandate Would Crack Down on Cities, Let Corporate Growers Off the Hook – All for Minimal Water Savings A...
California cities can ban synthetic turf under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed. He rejected a bill to ban PFAS in fake lawns. By Shreya Agrawal, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians....
