PRESS RELEASE: Pilot project returns spring-run chinook salmon to North Yuba River

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

February 21, 2025

From the Department of Fish & Wildlife: Salmon are swimming again in the North Yuba River for the first time...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump’s ‘fabricated’ energy emergency threatens wetlands across the US, conservationists claim

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

February 21, 2025

The Center for Biological Diversity intends to sue Trump and the Army Corps of Engineers for illegally expediting approval of...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/20: State considers how to spend nearly half a billion dollars available after collapse of Los Vaqueros project; Newsom sends letter to State Board in support of the Delta tunnel; The challenges of fighting wildfires with urban water systems; Charred EV batteries from SoCal wildfires spark concern about toxic waste contaminating drinking water; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 20, 2025

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Governor Newsom sends letter to State Water Board in support of the Delta Conveyance Project; Conservation groups respond

Maven

Delta Conveyance Project

February 19, 2025

Decades ago, a separate, north-to-south conveyance system was envisioned as part of the original State Water Project. The idea persists...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/19: Big snow gains in the Sierra after February storms; Expedited permitting for fish channel around dam on Yuba; Rep. Josh Harder reintroduces bill to stop the Delta tunnel; Trump EPA to overhaul WaterSense program; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 19, 2025

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DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Weather whiplash is amplifying wildfire risk

Desert Research Institute

HydrologyWildfires and watersheds

February 19, 2025

A new report examines how atmospheric changes contributed to January’s devastating Southern California wildfires By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute...

SJV WATER: A new groundwater agency is formed in the Tule subbasin, its 12th so far

SJV Water

Groundwater News

February 19, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A 12th groundwater agency sprang into being Tuesday after a marathon meeting of the Porterville...

RESTORE THE DELTA: Over 100 organizations join together to urge California state leaders to maintain and defend environmental protections

Restore the Delta

Policy and regulation

February 19, 2025

Press release from Restore the Delta: Restore the Delta joined over 100 organizations in sending an urgent letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob...

PRESS RELEASE: C-WIN Slams Delta Tunnel in SWRCB Hearing

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

CommentaryDelta Conveyance Project

February 19, 2025

Board member Max Gomberg explains why the DCP is antithetical to the public interest Press release from C-WIN In the...

DAILY DIGEST, 2/18: How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestorm; ‘An unprecedented situation’: EPA plan for LA wildfire cleanup stirs protests over toxic dangers; El Niño, La Niña not reliable for California rainfall predictions, study finds; Trinity River summer flow cuts ill-advised; and more …

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Daily Digest

February 18, 2025

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WATER SHELF PODCAST: “Water: A Biography” by Giulio Boccaletti

Justin Scott-Coe

Author PodcastsWATER SHELF

February 17, 2025

Visit the Water Shelf main page Giulio Boccaletti provides a master class on water, politics, and social organization in this...

DAILY DIGEST, holiday weekend edition: Delta Conveyance Project receives key permit; Lake Shasta waters still high after heavy dam releases; Kern Subbasin probationary hearing scheduled for February 20; Inside the battle to restore drinking water in Altadena and Pacific Palisades; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

February 16, 2025

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STATE WATER CONTRACTORS responds to state issuance of Incidental Take Permit for the Delta Conveyance Project

State Water Contractors

Water project operations

February 14, 2025

Important recent milestones build momentum Today, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issued an Incidental Take Permit (ITP)...

DWR: Delta Conveyance Project receives Incidental Take Permit: Updated with statements from the Governor, Restore the Delta, and State Water Contractors

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

February 14, 2025

From Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has issued an Incidental Take Permit (ITP)...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Feb. 9-14: Dam removal deal could create longest free-flowing CA river; State proposes retroactive changes to farmland retirement program; Atmospheric Rivers explain atypical El Niño and La Niña years; and more …

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Weekly Digest

February 14, 2025

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...