DAILY DIGEST, 7/20: Could water rights scuttle Sites?; Why doesn’t the West Coast see major hurricanes?; As water restrictions hit farmers, solar is making sense; The West’s moment of reckoning is here on the Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 20, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Super El Niño charging ‘full steam ahead,’ potentially drenching CA like never before; Can cities make deals to lessen data center downsides? A Caltech professor says yes; From cave swimming to Tahoe cruises: Incredible CA water escapes; Basin states set to sign new 2-year Colorado River agreement, SNWA says; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 19, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/17: Dr. Daniel Swain: CA could collide with a “very significant El Niño event”; How a potential hurricane 1,200 miles away could affect the California coast; State poised to nix pumping along Friant-Kern Canal in Tulare County by early 2027; A major Colorado River reservoir is getting ‘perilously’ low; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 17, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/16: Tulare water managers brace for state action on excessive groundwater pumping; Dairies say state’s draft plan to protect valley groundwater from nitrates is too costly; ‘Fiscal cliff’ for drinking water fixes: Californians with bad tap water could have a longer wait; Lake Mead expected to drop nearly 33 feet by June 2028, and that’s not even the worst-case scenario; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 16, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/15: Golden mussels are spreading fast. Water managers may have a new way to fight back; California agencies advance strategy for emerging contaminants and tire-derived 6PPD-quinone; California lists microplastics under Safer Consumer Products Program; Pact tackles record-low water levels at Lake Mead; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 15, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/14: High-severity fires burn 30 times more acreage than 40 years ago, researchers find; The role of water conservation in CA’s residential growth; Can Lake Powell and Lake Mead be saved? The ideas reshaping the debate; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 14, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/13: A ‘super’ El Niño is brewing, Pacific poised for tropical surge’; Arvin-Edison WSD finds successful treatment for golden mussels; Salmon fishing resumes off the coast; Water extinguishes fire, but how does fire affect water?; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 13, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Pacific Ocean sets a 177-year record for June warmth; Environmental DNA monitoring protects fish hatchery from invasive species; Podcast: Mark Arax on California’s extraction ethos; Dry winter leaves farmers along Colorado River facing greater water shortages; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 12, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/10: Judge denies environmentalists pause on fed’s Shasta plan; What a strong El Niño means for CA; How climate change could raise your water bill; Trump admin OKs Cadiz plan to pipe water out of the Mojave Desert; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 10, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/9: Reclamation’s Shasta plan poses salmon peril; Kern water districts slash support for Delta tunnel to a third of 2025 levels; NOAA releases new sky-high odds of historic El Niño in California; Slowing Atlantic current fueling stronger California storms; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 9, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/8: Heat dome to broil western US ahead of monsoon; Hotter, drier weather could double water bills in some cities; Army Corps completes Record of Decision for Delta Conveyance Project; Golden mussels plague farms and water districts; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 8, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/7: Could dredging invasive clams boost fish food in Suisun Marsh?; Can restoration save the Delta smelt?; Why are berries everywhere, in every season? Driscoll’s.; Scientists propose draining Lake Powell to preserve water in Lake Mead; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 7, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/6: Scientists are now eyeing a possible ‘Mega El Niño’; State Water Project shifts into summer operations; Water: The overlooked issue in California’s 2026 governor race; Colorado River governors say they’re not at a ‘stalemate’ as clock ticks down; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 6, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Friant Water pushes for no-pump zone in southern Tulare County; State readies for next phase in Tulare County pumping crackdown; Public opposition defeats AB 2215; Rewriting the narrative on California’s water reality; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 2, 2026The Daily Digest will return on Monday, July 6. Happy 4th of July! [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the...
DAILY DIGEST, 6/30-7/1: EPA shelves microplastics testing in U.S. drinking water; Klamath Dams removal notches another big win for salmon; Will runoff water from Boyle Heights warehouse contaminate LA River?; Colorado’s top negotiator says lower basin states are draining Colorado River reservoirs as deadline looms; and more … Maven Daily Digest June 30, 2026The Daily Digest will return on Thursday July 2. [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit...