DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

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DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Why melting Sierra snow won’t save CA from extreme drought; The sun may offer key to predicting El Niño, groundbreaking study finds; Klamath, Modoc, Siskiyou County leaders throw support behind Basin ag; EPA administrator won’t return to Obama-era WOTUS rule; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … ‘We got unlucky.’ Why melting Sierra snow won’t save California from extreme drought “California’s drought conditions have gone from bad to worse in scarcely a month.  In the weeks following April 1,...

DAILY DIGEST, 5/5: Newsom drought declaration would trigger new war; Biologists say predators eat half of salmon; A case is made for colocating data centers … with water infrastructure; How Reclamation plans to operate during the Klamath Basin’s driest summer ever; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … IRWM SUMMIT: Watershed Health and People Experiencing Homelessness: Spotlight on the Central Coast and Ventura Counties, Statewide Impact from 8:30am – 12:00pm.  This event brings together key elected leaders, agency leaders, professionals and...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Valley lawmakers ramp up drought pressure on Newsom; Pandemic lockdown exposes vulnerability of some to pay water bills; Report provides new tools for abandoned mines; Podcast: The Human Right to Drinking Water & SGMA; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Will Gavin Newsom make emergency drought declaration statewide? Valley lawmakers say it’s a must “More than a dozen Central Valley lawmakers and elected officials met on Friday to declare a regional drought...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/28: Marin explores revival of Richmond Bridge water pipeline; Tribes, fishermen call on Newsom to provide water for salmon; Studies find Sierra fuel treatments benefit trees and streamflow, though not together; Irrigators take aim at Klamath River flushing flows; and more …

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— [cmtoc_table_of_contents] On the calendar today … MEETING: Fisheries Restoration Grant Program Peer Review Committee Meeting at 10am. Agenda items include a discussion of HI (large wood) projects, wood loading targets and related issues, and a discussion of FRGP projects under...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Newsom takes action to ban fracking; Regulators wrestle with terms for Huntington Beach desal plant; The role for institutions and policies in MAR; Nestle told to cease unauthorized diversions in San Bernardino National Forest; and more …

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[cmtoc_table_of_contents] In California water news this weekend … Newsom takes action to ban fracking by Jan. 2024, phase out oil extraction by 2045 Dan Bacher writes, “In a move forecasted in a Politico report yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom today took...