An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
As California officials craft new regulations for urban water conservation, critics who belittle the importance of these efforts are often...
Household use is a tiny fraction of California’s overall water supply, but the state wants to spend billions of dollars...
From UC Berkeley’s Rausser College of Natural Resources The 1972 Clean Water Act protects the “waters of the United States” but does not precisely define which streams and wetlands this phrase covers, leaving it to presidential administrations, regulators, and courts...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water The main topic at the January 2024 meeting of the North Kern Water District was...
By Jon Rosenfield, PhD, SF Baykeeper science director; and Eric Buescher, SF Baykeeper managing attorney California is at the forefront...
By Jesse Vad, SJV Water After three years, more of the Central Valley is being folded into the state’s nitrate control program. But program managers and environmental justice advocates say there are still serious problems with outreach. The state’s nitrate...
Next phase of CV-SALTS will help thousands more households with nitrate-impacted wells receive safe drinking water From the Central Valley...
Press release from Friends of the River After providing the previously undisclosed story of the Merced River secretly running dry...
Agency’s CEQA Analysis Provides No Clear Plan for Restoring and Protecting California’s Greatest Aquatic Resource Press release from the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) The State Water Control Board’s long-awaited environmental assessment of the San Francisco Bay/ Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
Press release from Save Our Salmon As the largest dam removal project in history unfolds on the Klamath River, conservation...
The California Water Commission today approved a white paper that contains potential strategies to protect communities and fish and wildlife...
January budget proposal closes a $37.86 billion shortfall while protecting key investments in education, public safety, addressing homelessness, mental health care reform, and climate action [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Press release from the Office of the Governor: Governor Gavin Newsom today introduced his...
California’s legislative watchdog says new water conservation rules are complicated, costly and barely amount to a drop in the water-saving...
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By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert With the New Year comes a slew of new state and federal policies designed to change the way farms and ranches in California operate. As of Jan. 1, several new laws and regulations will affect...
