An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Farmers in the Eastern Tule Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) can see a light at the...
Regulatory morass has earned the ire of politicians, but legal experts warn that cutting red tape could leave a bastion...
Panel weighs in on California’s evolving water policies and the latest regulations impacting the Valley From the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley California’s water policies are evolving—fast. From sweeping statewide laws like SGMA to new federal orders prioritizing...
UCCE specialist studying projects that help secure safe, reliable drinking water “Nino, the water’s not coming out right; something’s going...
Climate change is rewriting the rules of our environment, and California is feeling the heat—literally. With temperatures climbing to record-breaking...
Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority As the Indian Wells Valley groundwater basin continues to face critical water reliability challenges, the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority (IWVGA) is supporting two key pieces of legislation currently moving through...
By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Water Policy Center When it comes to building...
People in the nation’s richest strawberry-growing region have lacked safe drinking water for decades. A Biden administration grant promised them...
The White House said changes issued under the National Environmental Policy Act would simplify an “overly burdensome process.” Critics accused agencies of gutting the law. By Kiley Bense and Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside...
By Dan Walters, Cal Matters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Jerry Brown once...
By Carolee Krieger, C-WIN Year in and year out, decade after decade, through gubernatorial administrations of both parties, Californians have...
From the Southern California Water Coalition: The Delta Stewardship Council’s new recently adopted Adaptation Plan, Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future, outlines a critical strategy for managing climate risks in the Delta. While it does not endorse specific infrastructure,...
Governor Newsom and state lawmakers have reached a budget agreement for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, though additional budget items are...
By Edward Ring, California Policy Center For the last few decades in California, the conventional wisdom has been that farmers...
From the Office of Governor Newsom: Today, Governor Newsom and the Department of Water Resources released a new report showing that the state is collecting more groundwater data than ever before, and strengthening partnerships with water agencies to ensure that more groundwater...