THE CURRENT: A nuanced model of soil moisture illuminates plant behavior and climate patterns UC Santa Barbara Agriculture July 10, 2025By Harrison Tasoff, UCSB Any home gardener knows they have to tailor their watering regime for different plants. Forgetting to...
EDWARD RING: Is California’s water infrastructure ready for climate whiplash? Edward Ring Commentary July 10, 2025By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center If there is anything that might...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/9: California’s red line of fire defense faces growing scrutiny; State wants to better understand salt build up in the Central Valley, starting with Kings County; ‘Finally, somebody listened’: The 14-year battle to save Tahoe’s largest ski resort; How did we get a dozen ‘1,000-year floods’ in 3 days?; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 9, 2025[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: State wants to better understand salt build up in the Central Valley, starting with Kings County SJV Water Planning and managementWater quality July 9, 2025By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A state water quality agency hopes to tackle a problem as old as civilization itself...
PRESS RELEASE: State legislators moving forward two bills that would support Ridgecrest’s water security Press Release/Notice Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation July 9, 2025Press release from the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority As the Indian Wells Valley groundwater basin continues to face critical...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/8: Every mention of ‘water’ in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill; Like Texas, California faces major dangers when extreme floods come; Increasingly acidic seas threaten oyster farming; Water storage in dams has caused minute shifts in Earth’s poles; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 8, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
AGU: Water storage in dams has caused minute shifts in Earth’s poles American Geophysical Union Science July 8, 2025Axis of rotation shifted in two phases following surges of dam building, first in the Americas and then in East...
PRESS RELEASE: Wildfire Solutions Coalition launches to secure long-term fire prevention funding in California Press Release/Notice Wildfires and watersheds July 8, 2025Press release from the Wildfire Solutions Coalition A coalition of organizations announced today the formation of the Wildfire Solutions Coalition,...
NIDIS: Digging Into the Significance of Soil Moisture at the 2025 National Soil Moisture Workshop NIDIS Hydrology July 8, 2025By NIDIS On the second morning of the 2025 National Soil Moisture Workshop, keynote speaker Syed Huq reminded the audience:...
GRIST: How climate change is worsening flooding and heavy rainfall Grist Climate change July 8, 2025The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out...
GRIST: How climate change is supercharging wildfires Grist Climate changeWildfires and watersheds July 8, 2025The latest science on the link between climate change and natural disasters — and how they may be playing out...
DAILY DIGEST, 7/7: California has a drinking water problem; Farmworkers heal climate-scarred land with native seeds; Over 1,000 pounds of trash found at Lake Tahoe after Fourth of July weekend; A conceptual breakthrough has emerged for the Colo. River’s future; and more … Maven Daily Digest July 7, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
NOTICE: Proposed revised notification and/or response levels for PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS and proposed notification and response level for PFHxA State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS July 5, 2025From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board’s Division of Drinking Water (Division) is proposing: A revised...
NOTICE of Proposed Rulemaking: Water Storage Investment Program Early Funding CA Water Commission ANNOUNCEMENTS July 5, 2025From the California Water Commission: The California Water Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the removal of the...
NOTICE: State Water Board conditionally approves USBR’s Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan State Water Board Planning and management July 5, 2025The State Water Resources Control Board has conditionally approved the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Final Sacramento River Temperature Management Plan...