DAILY/WEEKLY DIGEST Archives

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 2-7: Storms boost reservoir releases, Delta pumps operating at full capacity; Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes; Newsom issues Executive Order to boost groundwater recharge; Golden mussels join the ranks of Delta invasive species; and more …

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Weekly Digest

February 7, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/7: Storms boost reservoir releases, Delta pumps operating at full capacity; Chance of strong atmospheric river storm grows, as does risk of mudslides in L.A. burn scars; C&H ordered to stop dumping raw sugar into Carquinez Strait; Inside the LA fire cleanup’s rush to remove tons of toxic rubble; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 7, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/6: Risk for flooding continues this week; Why CA’s wettest storms can be its trickiest; Backup power and full water tanks should be required in face of wildfire, lawmaker says; Keswick Dam too full, will send 5 times more water down Sacramento River due to storms; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 6, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/5: Trump administration pulls funding for endangered Delta smelt; Newsom to meet with Trump over LA fire aid, water; State Water Project “flexes” operations to capture more storm water; New threat in the Delta: Golden mussels join the ranks of invasive species; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 5, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/4: Atmospheric rivers delivering rain, snow to Sierra; Researchers launch weather balloons in North Bay to monitor atmospheric river storm; Delta Stewardship Council creates ambiguity in the definition of a “covered action”; Wildfire resilience and the important role of public water agencies; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 4, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 2/3: Atmospheric river storm set to hit CA; LA wildfires magnify need to rethink infrastructure; Examining the environmental impacts of the LA fires; Expert describes Trump-ordered Northern California water release as “dumb”; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 3, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Pineapple Express unleashes a torrent of rain and snow; Newsom issues order to ‘maximize’ water capture during storms. Critics say it sounds just like Trump; Acting on Trump’s order, federal officials opened up two CA dams; Protesters voice concerns as EPA prepares Palisades fire clean-up site; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 2, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for 1/26-1/31: Pineapple Express to soak NorCal; SWP allocation increased to 20%; LA won’t be taking less water from Mono Lake; Farms fail as land values plunge amid groundwater crisis; and more …

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Weekly Digest

January 31, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 1/31: Pair of atmospheric river storms headed to CA; Districts lob more lawsuits at Friant Water Authority, now point finger at feds; How the Delta smelt swam into a political firestorm; ‘We don’t want it!’ San Gabriel Valley rages against shipment of Eaton fire hazardous waste; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 31, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 1/30: Two atmospheric river-charged storms to bring rain and snow to NorCal; Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: LA won’t take less water from Mono Lake; New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants; Second round of rain heading to L.A. What will it take to end fire season?; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 30, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 1/29: Strengthening atmospheric river poised to bring significant rainfall to NorCal; State Water Project allocation increased to 20%; Study finds skyrocketing cost of regulatory compliance for lettuce growers; PPIC unpacks Trump administration’s proposal to boost water for SoCal; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 29, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 1/28: Trump social media claim of using troops to force water flow refuted by CA; Trump reenters California’s water wars; CA farms fail as land values plunge amid groundwater crisis; Pattern change ahead? ; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 28, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 1/27: Trump issues broad Executive Order targeting CA water policy; Stakeholders, enviro groups respond; Heavy rain forces road closures amid mudslide risks in fire zones; Suisun City wants to expand. Critics worry it’s how California Forever will take root; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 27, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: SoCal’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims; Trump and Newsom promise to work together for California, putting sparring aside; House passes forest management bill supported by Valley representatives; EPA withdraws plan to regulate harmful ‘PFAS’ chemicals in drinking water; and more …

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Daily Digest

January 26, 2025

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SPECIAL WILDFIRE EDITION: Trump tours devastation; Approaching storm brings threat of debris flows

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Daily Digest

January 25, 2025

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] The weather … Extraordinarily sustained winter fire weather episode continues in SoCal through Saturday, but dramatic shift to come “Southern California is now well into its driest start to the ostensible “rainy season” on record, and this week we’ve...