An archive of articles addressing water management, ecosystem planning, climate resilience, and other solutions for managing natural resources.
It’s California’s first big step toward regulating “forever chemicals,” which are ubiquitous in California and around the globe. The proposed...
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 of climate change, the State Water Resources Control Board today released a draft curtailment and reporting regulation and scheduled a public...
By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters As extreme drought claims most of the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom today asked Californians...
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 News Service Former President Donald Trump’s doughty effort to increase water flow from showerheads is all washed up after the...
By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters As extreme drought claims most of the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom today asked Californians...
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 County next to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. They had decided it was time. The property is marginal pastureland that was...
Voluntary 15 percent reduction in water use urged to preserve available supplies, protect water reserves Press release from the Office...
A rural Central Valley community is without running water during a heat wave, prompting authorities to haul in bottles and...
By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The California priority water rights system is being put to the test, as state regulators impose emergency regulations and send notices of water unavailability to farmers who are trying to negotiate their crops through another...
By the California Farm Bureau Federation: Transferred water could begin moving as early as July 1 to water-short irrigation districts...
Elevated salinity and nitrates in surface water and groundwater are increasing problems affecting much of California, other western states, and...
With a key water source for farmers and cities threatened, state officials are banking on a $30 million pile of rocks to keep saltwater from encroaching further into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service Normally...