An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Press release from the Sites JPA The Sites Project Authority, as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act,...
Press release from Friends of the River, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and the Sierra Club On November 17, members of...
From the Central Valley Salinity Coalition: Thanks to the continued work of CV-SALTS stakeholders, 2023 has been another year of tremendous progress, with free well testing and safe drinking water being delivered to thousands of households across the Central Valley....
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...
Arizona and other states have agreed to use considerably less water from the river through 2026, thanks in part to a wet winter. By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News Arizona’s future was at a critical juncture at the beginning of...
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...
From Earthjustice: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today granted a petition submitted by the Yurok, Port Gamble S’Klallam, and Puyallup Tribes, which asked EPA to develop regulations that prohibit the use of the chemical 6PPD in tires due to the...
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...
California’s reservoirs are more full than usual thanks to last winter’s heavy rain and snow storms. Scientists believe that the state could see a repeat. By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Oct. 1 is the beginning of what hydrologists call 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...
Today, Friends of the River, Defenders of Wildlife, and a coalition of conservation organizations submitted a letter to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) opposing the application for Sites Reservoir to be certified under the new Senate Bill...
