USGS: Morphodynamics of dune-based coastal flood mitigation under sea level rise USGS Climate changeResearch articleScience July 29, 2026By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Natural and engineered sand dunes serve as barriers to protect against...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmentalists, tribes sue feds over renewed approval of Mojave Desert pipeline Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law July 29, 2026Under the Biden administration, the Bureau of Land Management had withdrawn its previous permission to use the water pipeline across...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Desert data center developer challenges Imperial County moratorium in court Courthouse News Service Planning and management July 29, 2026An Imperial County Superior Court judge questioned whether the California county identified a sufficient emergency to justify a halt on...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/28: FERC tosses SoCal water agency’s bid to take over Eel River water rights; Drought caused irreversible ground sinking in Sacramento Valley; Control, not eradication: Managing invasive plants in the Delta; Colorado River water managers “wait with bated breath” for federal management plan due this week; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 28, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California drought caused irreversible ground sinking in Sacramento Valley Courthouse News Service Groundwater News July 28, 2026Heavy groundwater pumping during California’s 2020-2022 drought caused the ground in the Sacramento Valley to sink faster than expected, permanently...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Control, not eradication: Managing invasive plants in the Delta Maven EcosystemsNotebook News and Features July 28, 2026With eradication out of reach, the Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Program focuses on keeping invasive aquatic vegetation from overwhelming Delta...
RESEARCH ARTICLE: Political sentiment explains regional perception of water system performance in the Los Angeles wildfires Maven Research articleWildfires and watersheds July 28, 2026A recent UCLA-USC study published in ACS Environmental Science and Technology surveyed 1,360 Los Angeles County households in 2025 about...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/27: Heat dome to deliver extreme temperatures, high wildfire risk to West; Kern water districts officially pledge just 1/3 of state ask for Delta tunnel costs; L.A.’s dangerous game of triage as aging water system hits breaking point; Feds to share first Colorado River plan this week; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 27, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
SJV WATER: Kern water districts officially pledge just 1/3 of state ask for Delta tunnel costs SJV Water Delta Conveyance Project July 25, 2026By Lois Henry, SJV Water The official tally shows Kern County water districts are only willing to chip in $11.7...
DWR Submits the Delta Conveyance Project Revised Certification of Consistency on Remanded Items Department of Water Resources (DWR) Delta Conveyance Project July 25, 2026From the Department of Water Resources: DWR submitted the Delta Conveyance Project Revised Certification of Consistency with the Delta Plan on...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for July 19-24: California dodges a bullet on Colorado River cuts; Could water rights scuttle Sites?; Will the “super” El Niño fill Tulare Lake?; Can cities make deals to lessen data center downsides? A Caltech professor says yes; and more … Maven Weekly Digest July 24, 2026A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: California dodges a bullet on Colorado River cuts; New report documents challenges and applications for telemetered water monitoring; CA can’t replant its forests fast enough to keep up with wildfires; Mexico and US team-up to build desalination plant in Baja; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 24, 2026[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
CAL MATTERS: California can’t replant its forests fast enough to keep up with wildfires Cal Matters Wildfires and watersheds July 24, 2026California’s wildfires are destroying forests faster than the state can replant them, and federal cuts are making the gap worse. One...
NCAR: Why only a few wildfires become extreme Guest Contributor Wildfires and watersheds July 24, 2026Hot, dry conditions set the stage, but it takes a short-lived local window of opportunity to produce an extreme wildfire...
DRI and OpenET are partnering with the Upper Colorado River Commission and the Bureau of Reclamation to expand evaporation monitoring on the Colorado River Desert Research Institute Colorado River July 24, 2026From the Desert Research Institute: DRI and OpenET are partnering with the Upper Colorado River Commission and the Bureau of...
