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PRESS RELEASE: Tribal-Environmental Coalition calls for justice and equity in Bay-Delta Water Quality Plan

January 14, 2025

Press release from the Delta Tribal-Environmental Coalition: Administrative comments filed last Friday by the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC) urge...

DAILY DIGEST, 1/13: Rice fields offer threatened migratory waterbirds a lifeline; No rainfall in sight for CA; Municipal water systems aren’t designed to fight wildfires, but maybe they should be; Once the fires are out, CA must remove tons of dangerous debris; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 13, 2025

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INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California rice fields offer threatened migratory waterbirds a lifeline

Inside Climate News

Fish and wildlife

January 13, 2025

Conservation groups are working with Central Valley farmers to restore critical habitat for wetland birds struggling to subsist on a...

THE CONVERSATION: Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

The Conversation

Wildfires and watersheds

January 13, 2025

By Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025...

PODCAST: Longfin Smelt Don’t Smell Like Cucumbers

Estuary News Group

Science Podcasts

January 13, 2025

Biologists Michael Eakin (Cal Fish & Wildlife), and Brian Schreier (Department of Water Resources) offer a quick overview of what...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Efforts to preserve groundwater enter new phase: A season of judgement; Kern groundwater agency bans pumping along sinking CA Aqueduct; DWR: Validation action filed regarding financing of approved Delta Conveyance Project; Continuing SoCal fire coverage; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 12, 2025

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ASPEN JOURNALISM: Congressional delays cause uncertainty for water conservation program

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

January 11, 2025

UCRC not yet accepting applications for System Conservation in 2025 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism A federally funded water conservation...

SJV WATER: Kern groundwater agency bans pumping along sinking California Aqueduct

SJV Water

Groundwater News

January 11, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A groundwater agency on the western fringes of Kern County has taken the unprecedented step...

DWR: Validation action filed regarding financing of approved Delta Conveyance Project

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Delta Conveyance Project

January 11, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) filed a “validation action” with the Sacramento...

THE CONVERSATION: Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s what Los Angeles needs to know

The Conversation

Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

January 11, 2025

By Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed more than 10,000 structures, many...

NOTICE: Water Efficient Landscape Ordinances Implementation Reporting

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 11, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: The WUEdata portal is open for 2024 Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) reporting....

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Jan. 6-10: Snowpack promising, but more storms needed; La Niña has finally arrived, but it’s weak and may cause fewer problems; Misinformation spreads like wildfire on the internet while LA neighborhoods burn; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

January 10, 2025

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

DAILY DIGEST, 1/10: La Niña has arrived. Here’s what that means; Sites Reservoir JPA releases RFQ for construction; Peter Gleick on LA wildfires and misinformation; Why not use ocean water to fight fires?; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

January 10, 2025

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INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Misinformation spreads like wildfire on the internet while LA neighborhoods burn

Inside Climate News

Climate change Planning and management Wildfires and watersheds

January 10, 2025

Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources distracted from the unprecedented conditions that left Los Angeles primed for...

UCLA: Floods, droughts, then fires: Hydroclimate whiplash is speeding up globally

UCLA

Climate change Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

January 10, 2025

New research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere’s sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water By Alison...