By Robin Meadows On a mild November day in California’s Sacramento Valley, Diana Almendariz ignites a clump of dry grass...
[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Researchers are uncovering the hidden dangers lurking in car and truck tires, a complex source of pollution that affects...
California state agencies are working on projects to improve air quality and create safe habitats for birds at the Salton Sea, a key stop along the Pacific Flyway. Over the years, less water has been flowing into the sea, causing...
By Robin Meadows The San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which hugs the northern arc of the San Francisco Bay,...
By John Hart, Estuary News In the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, an invisible fire is burning. Peat soils, laid down...
By Alastair Bland Federal wildlife officials formally listed the San Francisco Estuary longfin smelt as an endangered species in July. Whether the action is a first step toward recovery or just an administrative milestone on the path to extinction is...
“What data we have suggests that the predation is a huge factor that will probably preclude any recovery of salmonids...
The November meeting of Metropolitan’s One Water and Stewardship Committee, a joint meeting with the entire Board of Directors, was...
Wastewater agencies are playing a crucial role in shaping a sustainable water future by increasingly reusing highly treated water. Since the 1980s, the use of recycled water in California has nearly tripled, highlighting its growing importance in addressing the water...
Flood risk is one of the most pressing threats to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Delta’s 1,100 miles of levees...
Water is vital to California. Access to water and ecosystem information helps communities plan for the increasing demands caused by...
Floating wetlands sound like something straight out of a fairy tale, fanciful landscapes where the laws of nature are suspended. But these buoyant mats of peat and tall, spiky marsh plants called tules are very real. That said, floating wetlands...
The appeals allege numerous inconsistencies with Delta Plan policies and say piecemealing the project is inconsistent with CEQA Last Friday,...
The October meeting of the California Water Commission included an update on the seven projects progressing through the Water Storage...
The aqueduct capacity in certain areas of the Southern San Joaquin Valley is nearly reduced by half due to subsidence. In California, 80% of the usable fresh water is located far from where it’s actually used, so water conveyance infrastructure...