An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
During one of the driest years on record, California legislators didn’t approve laws to protect depleted groundwater or boost water...
As tens of thousands of low-income Californians struggle to pay their water bills, the Legislature approved a bill offering assistance....
A standoff over shutting down ranchers’ pumps signals a flareup of water wars as California is gripped by seemingly endless drought. “To hell with it. We’re starting the pumps,” one Siskiyou County rancher said. By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters This...
Felicia Marcus discusses how investments in nature could simultaneously help states bolster water supplies and achieve their climate goals. By...
At the August 2 meeting of the State Water Board, Rebecca Greenwood, Engineering Geologist with the Recycled and Desalination unit...
The first thing California needs to do, Newsom said, is to reform permit processes that take “years and years and years.” By Madalyn Wright, Courthouse News Service “I don’t know how we’re sleeping at night,” California Governor Gavin Newsom said...
Warning that the supply will shrink by 10% due to climate change, Newsom sets targets for recycled water and increased...
Five Local Water Agencies Join Years-Long Effort to Help Recover Salmon While Protecting Water Reliability From the Natural Resources Agency:...
With California expected to lose 10% of its water within 20 years, Newsom calls for urgent action “With California enduring a historic drought amplified by global warming, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday released a new plan to adapt to the...
Commentary by Ileana Miranda, resident of San Jerardo in Monterey County and general manager of the San Jerardo Cooperative From...
An old conflict plagues Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to bore a tunnel to carry water under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water Southern California Edison has stopped taking water out of the North Fork of the Kern River for a state fish hatchery that has been closed for nearly two years but added a new diversion that...
The first of seven projects could see final funding awarded by the end of the year; other projects not until...
Panel discusses recommendations to update California water laws to address drought and climate change California’s prolonged drought and the increasing...
By Madison Hirneisen and Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square After a high profile, decades-long battle to build a desalination plant in Huntington Beach ended in denial, all eyes will be on the California Coastal Commission as it considers whether...
