DAILY DIGEST, 4/17: Rain and snow return as ‘abnormally dry’ conditions continue to spread; Warmer winters and snow drought may threaten western U.S. water by speeding flows, study finds; Nonfunctional turf will require irrigation with reclaimed water; What’s in the water? EPA signals direction of future drinking water regulations; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/16: CA Water Commission approves updates to state dam safety regulations; Early California snow melt may lead to droughts, heightened wildfire risks; Zone 7 eyes a new pipeline to secure area’s water future; Building flexibility beyond 2026: Interstate water transfers in the Lower Basin of the Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/15: ‘The river is deciding for us’: Shrinking flexibility and rising stakes on the Colorado River; Kings County farmers caught between millions in back fees and being ghosted, again, by regulators; Salmon season plan draws mixed reactions from North Coast fishermen; The American West’s water crisis has a governance problem; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/14: Bridging the gap between new climate science and water planning in California; How the strongest storm on Earth became a warning sign for a potentially historic El Niño; California reopens salmon fishing, but Crescent City fishermen still shut out; Colorado River Basin states could learn from Australia; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/13: Commercial salmon fishing set to resume along coast after 3-year shutdown; Rumors swirl of Louisiana’s role in California’s nutria invasion; LA County cities weigh the data center question in the face of AI surge; New federal plan for sharing the Colorado River could come in April; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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: Multiple storms to usher in rain and snow, will it curb fire risk?; El Niño set to form by August; California salmon fishing poised to finally reopen. Can the industry recover?; ‘It’s incredibly bad’: No end in sight to Colorado River water crisis; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/10: Storms to bring rain, thunder and Sierra snow; Coalition urges lawmakers to reject bill threatening water oversight; Someone may have maliciously caused nutria invasion; Lake Mead drops more than 6 feet since March, nearing record low; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/9: DWR prepares for tough water year as storm set to dump feet of snow in the Sierra; Turning flood risk into water supply: Inside DWR’s San Joaquin Basin Studies; Small pumpers excluded from state sanctions prompting backlash and allegations that some may try to game the system; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/8: Reclamation to release extra water into Sacramento River for salmon migration; Delta-Mendota subbasin avoids state intervention; The new battleground—water rights and data center development in the AI era; AI models map the Colorado River’s hard choices; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/7: Strongest El Niño in a century forming; A biblical megaflood could hit California at any moment; Surprising effects of fire on fish and freshwater ecosystems; AZ’s governor bets on Trump, Iran in Colorado River war; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/6: Endangered salmon returned to NorCal — then the money dried up; DWR conserving water at Lake Oroville; Three CA forest research stations to be shut down; How a new dredging approach could benefit a Marin County creek, protect Bay marshes; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 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, 4/3: As snowpack dwindles, concern mounts over fire risk and water management; Rare triplet cyclones forming in the Pacific; EPA targets microplastics and drugs in drinking water; A drying Colorado River threatens Imperial Valley’s future; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 3, 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, 4/2: Sparse snowpack fuels concern over fast-approaching fire season; Support for Delta tunnel dropping in Kern County; When the salmon are running: a season of life, death, and renewal on the American River; A Marina desalination project is underway to add drinking water supply; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 2, 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, 4/1: April 1 is supposed to be peak snow. Forget that this year; Decadelong fight over Yuba River dams ends in favor of feds; A clearer view: The first seamless elevation map of the Bay-Delta; Unusually warm and dry March sees Folsom Lake rise, not fall. Here’s why; and more … Maven Daily Digest April 1, 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, 3/31: Heated rivalry: Snowpack vs. climate change. Guess who wins.; Seismic activity in California varies with the seasons – and groundwater levels; A Tribal group in CA vies for a piece of the AI boom; Rethinking how the United States and Mexico share the Colorado River; and more … Maven Daily Digest March 31, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
