An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
From the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Today, the State Water Resources Control Board will be hearing feedback from stakeholders...
By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center A recent article in Grist characterized recent efforts...
California is releasing final recommendations from a multi-year study focused on making agriculture food safety and water quality regulations clearer, more coordinated, and easier to navigate — while streamlining administrative processes and improving how the state collects regulatory information. Press...
From the California Natural Resources Agency: The Healthy Rivers and Landscapes (HRL) Program continues to advance and plan for engagements...
Visit the Water Shelf main page With the big-ticket dramas of the Colorado River and who can and can’t turn...
Roughly 600,000 Californians still lack access to safe and reliable drinking water supplies. The problem will cost billions to fix. So why is the Newsom administration considering a climate overhaul that could gut a key source of funding? By Rachel Becker,...
Governor Newsom today delivered closing remarks at the Association of California Water Agencies, highlighting the state’s accomplishments since 2019 to...
By Jane Sooby The Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel, convened by the State Water Board to advise the board on...
By Ag Alert: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife swore in its new director, Meghan Hertel, in February. Before that, she worked as the deputy secretary of biodiversity and habitat at the state Natural Resources Agency. Hertel spoke with...
By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Abundance, and its political twin, affordability,...
From the US Army Corps of Engineers: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has finalized its Record of...
By Ag Alert A new study has put a price tag on the cost to Napa County winegrape growers of complying with government regulations. The study, titled “Regulatory Cost of Production in Napa County Vineyards,” was commissioned by the Napa...
From the Association of California Water Agencies: The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) today announced the launch of Vision...
Commentary by the California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Two terms are often used by legal and policy experts when discussing...
Inclusion on the agency’s draft Contaminant Candidate List doesn’t require the EPA to monitor or set limits on microplastics in drinking water. By Anika Jane Beamer, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan...