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    VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Mexico and US Tteam-up to build desalination plant

    Voice of San Diego
    Colorado River
    July 24, 2026
    An international bank says the plant is being built to reduce Tijuana’s reliance on the dwindling Colorado River. by Vicente...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/23: CA wants to build Sites Reservoir, but there may not be enough water to fill it; Cyclosporiasis outbreak: How a parasite spawned chaos for FDA, Taylor Farms; San Bernardino water agency reduces property tax rate for State Water Project; New Colorado River rules are coming next week, and states still can’t agree how to share water; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 23, 2026
    [cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

    AG ALERT: Researchers study potential of agave crop

    Ag Alert
    Agriculture
    July 23, 2026
    By Manola Secaira, Ag Alert On a hot morning in June, dozens of agave plants took root in the soil...

    COMMENTARY: Advancing groundwater recharge in the Sacramento River basin: A strong technical foundation

    Guest Contributor
    CommentaryGroundwater NewsPolicy and regulation
    July 23, 2026
    By David Guy and Jim Peifer Groundwater recharge is one of the most important and affordable tools available to help...

    EDWARD RING: Dredging the Delta can prevent a catastrophe

    Edward Ring
    CommentaryEcosystems
    July 23, 2026
    By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center It’s January 2027, and for the...

    INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Global warming unmakes winter in the West

    Inside Climate News
    Climate change
    July 23, 2026
    A new climate attribution study shows that heating from greenhouse gases could drive extreme snow droughts in the region every...

    EOS: Why healthy soils matter more than ever

    American Geophysical Union
    Agriculture
    July 22, 2026
    Soil degradation threatens food security, water resources, biodiversity, and climate resilience. A new article explores its causes, impacts, monitoring methods,...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/22: Will the “super” El Niño fill Tulare Lake? A Fresno engineer thinks it’s almost certain; San Joaquin Valley Watershed Studies: A roadmap for a changing climate; The Sacramento region has a climate change resilience plan—now comes the hard part; ‘A five-alarm fire’: Western reservoirs that supply California fall to record low levels; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 22, 2026
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    SJV WATER: Will the “super” El Niño fill Tulare Lake? A Fresno engineer thinks it’s almost certain

    SJV Water
    Hydrology
    July 22, 2026
    By Lois Henry, SJV Water El Niño is coming. Of that, scientists seem sure as ocean temperatures continue to heat...

    EOS: Redesigning farmland through community collaboration in California

    American Geophysical Union
    Groundwater NewsResearch article
    July 22, 2026
    A community-led project in California shows how collaboration can reshape farmland to improve water resources, restore native plants, and create...

    NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Do’s and don’ts for interweaving Traditional Knowledge and Western science

    Robin Meadows
    Notebook News and FeaturesPlanning and management
    July 22, 2026
    by Robin Meadows  Malissa Tayaba, Vice Chair of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, comes from ancestral villages on...

    SF BAYKEEPER: Feds determine that San Francisco Bay’s white sturgeon is an endangered species—but refuse to protect them

    San Francisco Baykeeper
    Fish and wildlifePolicy and regulation
    July 22, 2026
    The San Francisco Bay estuary’s White Sturgeon meet all the criteria for threatened status, but feds say that officially listing...

    DAILY DIGEST, 7/21: The secret to water power for Tribes: Just add land; As Sites Reservoir nears completion, Colusa small businesses see hope; Metropolitan focuses on stored water access as Colorado River rules take shape; Data centers face a new environmental concern; and more …

    Maven
    Daily Digest
    July 21, 2026
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    NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The secret to water power for Tribes: Just add land

    John Hart
    Notebook News and FeaturesWater rights and water law
    July 21, 2026
    By John Hart In the never-ending California water quarrels, the state’s Native American tribes seem to be having a moment....

    INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As commercial salmon fishing resumes in California, the industry faces a murky outlook

    Inside Climate News
    Fish and wildlife
    July 21, 2026
    State restoration efforts and federal disaster funding are helping the fish and the people who depend on it, but ongoing...
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    DAILY DIGEST, 9/21: New El Niño looks like past ones that soaked California; Newsom proclaims state of emergency to bolster statewide El Nino preparedness; What CA is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals; Will the U.S. megadrought ever end?; and more …

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