Excess sediment in the South Delta puts the water supply and the ecosystem at risk by Robin Meadows In 1962,...
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 a tunnel under the Delta to pipe water south. Environmental advocates want more tidal marsh for fish nurseries and protection...
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has submitted a Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan to the Delta Stewardship...
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 associated impacts have increased in some areas of California due to unsustainable groundwater pumping and practices and increasing climate aridification....
The Bureau of Reclamation is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to establish new operational guidelines for Lake Powell...
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 former levels, with hatcheries now playing a vital role in sustaining the remaining populations. A decade of severe drought, punctuated...
Scarce flows, hungry predators, warm water, and politics conspire against salmon in the Delta, but which is the dominant stressor?...
By John Hart Every few years, it seems, we remember Suisun Marsh. Not that this unique middle chamber of the...
Two years ago, the Colorado River Lower Basin states united to conserve an extra 3 million acre-feet of water by 2026, aiming to stabilize Lake Powell and Lake Mead while crafting the post-2026 guidelines for managing the river. With last...
By Robin Meadows Five years ago, Plains Miwok cultural practitioner Don Hankins got a surprising invitation from Russ Ryan, a...
At the May meeting of the California Water Commission, representatives from the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, the project proponent for...
Proposition 1 of 2014 dedicated $2.7 billion for investments in water storage projects, which the California Water Commission administers through the Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP). Projects approved under the Water Storage Investment Program are funded based on the public...