An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
By Edward Ring Despite seasonal rainfall at normal levels so far this year, the California Department of Water Resources on...
By Ryan Walker, Siskiyou County Farm Bureau The year 2022 has been one that few growers in Siskiyou County want...
By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square After an all-day hearing Thursday, the California Coastal Commission approved a permit for a desalination plant in Monterey County despite acknowledging the project poses significant environmental justice concerns and could result in increased...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Already grappling with drought, lower commodity prices and higher production costs, more farmers are feeling...
A new version of California’s climate plan sets a more stringent — some say unrealistic — target for cutting greenhouse...
Arguments over a Trump-era rule on how the Clean Water Act should be applied to projects come ahead of the Biden administration’s planned rollout of a new rule. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday...
By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square Members of the California Coastal Commission this week will weigh a proposed desalination...
New Signatories Add Momentum to Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability Press release from the Natural...
October Council meeting features Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Metropolitan Water District General Manager Adel Hagekhalil Reduced reliance on the Delta; it’s the state’s policy and one of the regulations embodied in the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan. But...
At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, staff briefed commissioners on the Water Storage Investment Program and the...
Guest commentary by Michael DeLapa, executive director of LandWatch Monterey County, and Chelsea Tu, executive director of Monterey Waterkeeper In...
By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square Less than six months after the denial of a massive desalination project in Huntington Beach, the California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a $140 million desalination project in Orange County on Thursday. The desalination...
At the September meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Delta Watermaster Michael George’s update included the completion of an investigation...
The state expects to soon establish standards for urban water losses. Fixing them is cheaper than other solutions like recycling...
At the September 20 meeting of the State Water Board, Central Valley Regional Board staff provided the State Water Board members with the annual update on the implementation of the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. Specifically, the update was on implementing...
