An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
By Rebecca Sohn, Cal Matters In the spring of 2013, Jocelyn Walters and her partners moved Nativearth, their small shoe...
At the September meeting of the California Water Commission, Daniel Whisman, principal engineer and program manager for DWR’s California Aqueduct...
Additional barriers in the Northern Delta being contemplated if conditions remain dry Despite the wet weather, California is still experiencing dire drought conditions and concerningly low storage levels in the state’s largest reservoirs. DWR is responding to the continuing drought...
In this issue: Implications of the Drought for California Agriculture Climatological Context for California’s Ongoing Drought, by John Abatzoglou California...
By Christina Souza The Newsom administration has informed regional water districts that it will move forward with a plan to...
Environmentalists and their allies have scored two wins over agricultural interests in the decades-long conflict over how much water can be diverted from Northern California rivers and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. by Dan Walters, CalMatters Network The most important battleground...
The Biden administration moved Tuesday to dissolve two rule changes from the Trump era that lightened protections for endangered species....
Written by Elyse De Franco Writing in the June 2021 issue of San Francisco Estuary & Watershed Science, a group...
A federal judge concluded the Trump administration rule that rolls back regulation of water-polluting projects contradicts Supreme Court precedent and decades of EPA interpretation of the Clean Water Act. By Nicholas Iovino, Courthouse News Service A federal judge on Thursday...
From the Office of the Governor: Following the second driest year on record and with near record low storage in...
Gov. Newsom expands the California drought emergency from 50 counties to statewide, but does not order mandatory water conservation. He...
By Christine Souza The struggle over management of water supplied through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta continues as the Biden administration seeks a reversal of rules put in place by agencies under the Trump administration. Last week, the U.S. Bureau of...
Opponents say leaving the Trump-era rule in place will prevent state and tribal governments from imposing conditions on thousands of...
Opponents say leaving the Trump-era rule in place will prevent state and tribal governments from imposing conditions on thousands of...
The largest climate package in state history, Governor Newsom highlights over $15 billion in funding to tackle wildfire and drought challenges, build climate resilience in communities, promote sustainable agriculture and advance nation-leading climate agenda From the Office of the Governor:...
