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    CAL MATTERS: The rotten egg smell at the Salton Sea isn’t just a nuisance. It can make people sick.

    Cal Matters
    Ecosystems
    September 10, 2025
    UCLA researchers have found that hydrogen sulfide emissions at the Salton Sea are at elevated levels and can cause serious...

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/9: Eel River dam removal plan blasted by Trump admin; Federal satellites gather critical data for managing CA’s water; The hunt for water: a 45-mile tunnel, retired farmland and desalination all loom; Shaping the Delta’s Future: Bay Delta Plan Update; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 9, 2025
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    MET IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: Shaping the future of the Bay-Delta: The update to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan

    Maven
    Policy and regulation
    September 9, 2025
    The goal of the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan is to balance the needs of the environment, agriculture, and urban...

    SCRIPPS: Decades-old barrels of industrial waste still impacting ocean floor off LA

    Scripps Institution of Oceanography
    Ecosystems
    September 9, 2025
    Initially thought to contain the pesticide DDT, study reveals some barrels contained caustic alkaline waste By Alex Fox, Scripps Institution...

    MONGABAY: Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away

    Mongabay
    Ecosystems
    September 9, 2025
    By David Helvarg, Mongabay KEY IDEAS: Kelp forests function as major habitat for marine biodiversity, but are in rapid decline...

    COMMENTARY: “Father Knows Best” isn‘t a water policy for California‘s future

    Guest Contributor
    CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project
    September 9, 2025
    Commentary by Tom Zuckerman, a Delta farmer located in Stockton, and Gary Bobker, Program Director at Friends of the River...

    DAILY DIGEST, 9/8: California’s land subsidence challenge: A look at DWR’s draft BMP; El Niño and drought outlook in the US; CA’s data centers face a climate cooling dilemma; CA prepares for a climate-safe future with new Climate Adaptation Strategy; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 8, 2025
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    CA WATER COMMISSION: California’s land subsidence challenge: A look at DWR’s draft BMP

    Maven
    Groundwater NewsNotebook News and Features
    September 8, 2025
    Subsidence from groundwater pumping has severely impacted land surfaces and infrastructure in parts of California. Rates of subsidence and its...

    CNRA: California prepares for a climate-safe future with new Climate Adaptation Strategy

    CA Natural Resources Agency
    Climate changePlanning and management
    September 8, 2025
    From the California Natural Resources Agency: [Last week], Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled California’s updated Climate Adaptation Strategy — the state’s...

    NIDIS: The El Niño-Southern Oscillation and drought outlook in the United States

    NIDIS
    Hydrology
    September 8, 2025
    By Andrew Hoell, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a recurring phenomenon defined by shifts in tropical...

    USGS: Seasonal erosion and accretion in a San Francisco Bay marsh

    USGS
    Ecosystems
    September 8, 2025
    Salt marshes, critical buffers against coastal erosion, rely on a net gain of sediment to maintain their elevation and resilience...

    THE CONVERSATION: How environmental RNA can give us a real-time picture of freshwater biodiversity

    The Conversation
    Planning and managementScience
    September 8, 2025
    By Wendy Morgado Gamero, McGill University and Orianne Tournayre, Université de Montpellier As climate change and human activity threaten freshwater...

    DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State recommends Kern subbasin be moved off enforcement track; Tribes, enviros, and Delta communities rally for the Delta; Public takeover attempt: Cal Am asks court to toss out water district lawsuit; Human impact on the ocean will double by 2050; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    September 7, 2025
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    SJV WATER: State recommends Kern subbasin be moved off enforcement track, with some caveats

    SJV Water
    Groundwater News
    September 6, 2025
    By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern farmers will likely avoid state sanctions thanks to the latest revision of the region’s...

    NOTICE: Release of Staff Review of Draft 2025 Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plans ahead of September 17 Public Hearing Continuance for the Consideration of a Probationary Designation

    State Water Board
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    September 6, 2025
    Notice from the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 20, 2025, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, 10/20: A raging jet stream is reshaping the Pacific. Here’s what it means for CA weather; Plan submitted to increase Bay Area city from 30,000 to 400,000 residents; Will future of sea levels rising bring more costs to CA taxpayers?; After fire in forests, what happens to the birds?; and more …

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    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/20: A raging jet stream is reshaping the Pacific. Here’s what it means for CA weather; Plan submitted to increase Bay Area city from 30,000 to 400,000 residents; Will future of sea levels rising bring more costs to CA taxpayers?; After fire in forests, what happens to the birds?; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/20: A raging jet stream is reshaping the Pacific. Here’s what it means for CA weather; Plan submitted to increase Bay Area city from 30,000 to 400,000 residents; Will future of sea levels rising bring more costs to CA taxpayers?; After fire in forests, what happens to the birds?; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: DWR Submits Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan; CA’s wet season starts strong. Here’s what that means for the winter ahead; Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions; White House halts $11B for water projects in blue states; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: DWR Submits Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan; CA’s wet season starts strong. Here’s what that means for the winter ahead; Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions; White House halts $11B for water projects in blue states; and more ...
    • EXPLAINER: What you need to know about the Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency and the appeals process
      EXPLAINER: What you need to know about the Delta Conveyance Project Certification of Consistency and the appeals process
    • SJV WATER: Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions
      SJV WATER: Hanford-area farmers again facing fees and “very difficult” pumping restrictions
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/17: State Water Contractors send letter to Governor on the path forward for the State Water Project; LAO Report: The 2025-26 CA Spending Plan: Natural resources and enviro protection; LA: Building resilience: wildfire, water, and extreme heat; US water utilities a Chinese hacker target; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/17: State Water Contractors send letter to Governor on the path forward for the State Water Project; LAO Report: The 2025-26 CA Spending Plan: Natural resources and enviro protection; LA: Building resilience: wildfire, water, and extreme heat; US water utilities a Chinese hacker target; and more ...

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