An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
By Rachel Becker, CalMatters When ranchers violated an emergency order to stop pumping water from the drought-plagued Shasta River last...
By Natalie Hanson, Courthouse News Service A debate in California’s Assembly about whether to fast-track bills looking to trim down...
While a previous petition spurred the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt drought-related emergency regulations that set a minimum flow standard for the Scott River, advocates want the cuts permanent to save trout and salmon species. By Alanna Madden,...
The governor said the most aggressive reforms to the development process to take place in the last 50 years will...
Press release from the State Water Contractors: Yesterday, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) issued an order...
Stanford engineer discusses water equity in California and the U.S. By Rob Jordan, Associate Editor of Environment and Sustainability at Stanford’s Woods Institute If safe water is a human right, why does it remain out of reach for so many?...
The Delta and Suisun Marsh are among the most important ecosystems in the state, providing vital habitat for a variety...
Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision today that significantly reduces...
By Dan Walters, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. After its first committee hearing, Assembly Bill 1337 was amended last week, which...
By Dan Walters, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
In 2014, voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, which provided $2.6 billion to be...
California ended its voluntary statewide target, triggering concerns from experts that many water supplies remain depleted. Other drought measures remain in place. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. With...
From the Office of the Governor: Climate change has made California’s dry and wet spells more extreme and unpredictable –...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water In what could be a precursor to state intervention in the San Joaquin Valley’s –...
Water rights have garnered increasing attention as water managers and decision-makers grapple with how best to respond to changing conditions. At the 2022 Annual Environmental Assembly of the Planning and Conservation League, a group of water law and policy experts...
