An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to scratch a Trump-era rule – reinstated by the Supreme Court this spring...
Each month, the Water Hub checks in with advocates and organizers in California to talk about the water issues impacting...
Sacramento Valley growers protected for decades by their water rights are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought. Wildlife refuges are struggling, too. By Rachel Becker, CalMatters Network Standing on the grassy plateau where water is piped onto...
By Kevin Hecteman, Ag Alert Farmers with water rights along the Russian River in Mendocino and Sonoma counties may be...
By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The California Coastal Commission last week unanimously rejected a private company’s proposal to build a desalination...
Regulation would boost water savings starting in June From the State Water Resources Control Board: With intensifying drought causing the driest first quarter of the year in a century, the State Water Resources Control Board released an updated proposed emergency water...
The commission, in a marathon session today, killed a proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach that’s been debated for more...
Despite a historical drought in California, Coastal Commissioners prevented a desalination plant from moving forward, defying the governor and regional...
Exploratory modeling in California’s Central Valley indicates that evaluating the costs, benefits, and risks to individual providers is necessary to ensure the viability of future water projects. By Terri Cook, EOS With water scarcity increasing around the globe, arid regions...
“You can’t just dare the board to come after you. You have to pay your fees, and you have to...
At the April meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council during a public hearing, the Council voted to deny the appeal...
Staff presents results from the ongoing statewide PFAS investigations Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (or PFAS) are a group of manufactured compounds widely used in industrial and consumer products because they are resistant to heat, water, and oil. PFAS are commonly...
By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Unprecedented water restrictions are...
Attorneys Richard Roos-Collins, Doug Obegi, Jennifer Buckman, and Peter Prows discuss the pros and cons of the voluntary agreements Voluntary...
Guest commentary by Ruth Martinez (Ducor Water Board Member) and Roger Dickinson (Co-author of SGMA) The California town of Ducor, with a population of just over 600 residents, is located 35 miles north of Bakersfield. For many years, Ducor’s residents,...
