An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
Acute water shortages prompt urgent action From the State Water Board: With climate change-induced drought reducing water levels in the...
A rural Central Valley community is without running water during a heat wave, prompting authorities to haul in bottles and...
Rising Voices is a new monthly-ish column from the Water Hub at Climate Nexus. Each month, we’re listening to what California’s leading advocates and organizers have to say about water issues impacting communities around the state. As extreme heat radiates...
Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in...
Curtailments likely for Lower Russian River within a week From the State Water Board: With California experiencing a historic drought...
It’s California’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous in California and around the globe. The proposed goals — which aim to make the cancer risk negligible — are many times lower than federal guidelines for drinking...
Suffering severe drought, the State Water Board is poised to prevent thousands of growers and others from pumping water from...
From the State Water Board: With water levels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at historic lows due to the extreme effects...
By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters As extreme drought claims most of the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom today asked Californians to voluntarily cut their water use by 15%. The request, Newsom said, applies to businesses and agriculture as well as...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The latest change in presidential administrations has brought another change in direction in overseeing waters...
Officials say reinstatement of water-efficiency standards for showerheads will help the environment and lower utility bills. By Brandi Buchman, Courthouse...
By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters As extreme drought claims most of the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom today asked Californians to voluntarily cut their water use by 15%. The request, Newsom said, applies to businesses and agriculture as well as...
Pressured by growers and legislators, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency in 39 counties as most of California experiences...
Written by John Brennan Late in 2015 two sisters contacted me to help sell their family farm property in Solano...
Voluntary 15 percent reduction in water use urged to preserve available supplies, protect water reserves Press release from the Office of Governor Newsom: Amid intensifying drought and record-breaking temperatures across the Western United States, Governor Gavin Newsom today added nine...
