Is a state plan to update Delta water rules double counting restoration of water and habitat? By Alastair Bland A...
Carbon is the foundation of the Delta’s peat soils and a key component of two major greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide,...
California’s climate is changing in ways that challenge our understanding of water management, ecosystems, and infrastructure. From rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns to the intensifying extremes of droughts and floods, the state faces a future of increasing variability and...
At the November meeting of the California Water Quality Monitoring Council, a comprehensive presentation shed light on the growing challenges...
6PPD, a chemical widely used in tires to prevent rubber degradation and extend tire lifespan, has raised environmental concerns due...
Excess sediment in the South Delta puts the water supply and the ecosystem at risk by Robin Meadows In 1962, when Mary Hildebrand was 10 years old, her family moved to their farm between the communities of Vernalis and Mossdale...
Using science to protect people, economy, and nature in this vital region California is on the front lines of climate...
by Robin Meadows It seems like just about everyone has a plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Governor Newsom wants...
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has submitted a Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan to the Delta Stewardship Council for the Delta Conveyance Project, as required by the Delta Reform Act. This process ensures that any state or...
by Robin Meadows California’s freshwater species are threatened by habitat loss and degradation, and are pushed to the brink of...
Subsidence from groundwater pumping has severely impacted land surfaces and infrastructure in parts of California. Rates of subsidence and its...
The Bureau of Reclamation is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to establish new operational guidelines for Lake Powell and Lake Mead beyond 2026. As part of this effort, they have developed updated hydrology datasets to evaluate how different...
by Robin Meadows The Karuk people have lived in the thickly forested mountains along the Klamath River in Northern California...
Historically, millions of salmon returned to California’s rivers each year. Today, those numbers have plummeted to a fraction of their...
Scarce flows, hungry predators, warm water, and politics conspire against salmon in the Delta, but which is the dominant stressor? Reporter Alastair Bland interrogates the science. By Alastair Bland As California’s Chinook salmon fishing season sits on pause for the...