An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
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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...
by Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the West are grappling with drought that’s worsening because of...
Southern Californians asked to continue using water efficiently to prepare for uncertainty of Colorado River water supplies, by increasing storage...
By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters State officials say the urgency to store more water has vanished as storms swell reservoirs. The reversal is a victory for environmentalists, but they say the damage to salmon and native fish is already done....
From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board named Jay Ziegler, former external affairs and...
California sends toxic soil to landfills in Utah and Arizona, including sites near Native American reservations. Will lawmakers step in...
Angering environmentalists, the water board decided that cities and farmers would get more Delta water while restricting flows for endangered salmon and other fish. The move came after Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended key environmental laws. By Alastair Bland, Cal Matters...
Judges cannot vacate agency rules without first finding them unlawful. By Alanna Mayham, Courthouse News Service A Ninth Circuit panel...
Press release from the State Water Contractors: Yesterday, Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order (EO) N-3-23 to build water resilience...
By Alistair Bland, Cal Matters Facing an onslaught of criticism that water was “wasted” during January storms, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday suspended environmental laws to give the go-ahead to state officials to hold more water in reservoirs. The governor’s...
