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DAILY DIGEST, 6/17: Trump’s quiet truce on California water; Lake Tahoe had one of its murkiest years on record; Siskiyou County talks economic impact of drought regulations; Army Corps of Engineers prepares proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits for wetlands; and more …

June 17, 2025

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CAL MATTERS: ‘Not improving’: Lake Tahoe had one of its murkiest years on record

Cal Matters

Water quality

June 17, 2025

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Lake Tahoe’s iconic blue...

UC DAVIS: Lake Tahoe clarity report: Trend stable, not improving

UC Davis

Water quality

June 17, 2025

Annual report suggests deep dive into particle science By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis Lake Tahoe’s long-term clarity record is not...

DAILY DIGEST, 6/16: North Coast Water Board adopts order to regulate commercial vineyards; Details on the opportunity to divert flood flows; California farmland or solar fields? Ag secretary pushes back; Arizona could get a better deal in Colorado River water negotiations under Trump, experts say; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 16, 2025

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PRESS RELEASE: North Coast Water Board makes historic move with vineyards to protect water quality, safeguard aquatic life

State Water Board

Policy and regulation Water quality

June 16, 2025

North Coast Water Board makes historic move with vineyards to protect water quality, safeguard aquatic life Press release from the...

SJV WATER: Attempt to boot judge off of Kern River case by water agency denied

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

June 16, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A move to boot Kern County Superior Court Gregory Pulskamp off the long-running Kern River...

PRO PUBLICA: Trump administration abandons deal with Northwest tribes to restore salmon

Pro Publica

Policy and regulation

June 16, 2025

The Trump administration canceled a deal, signed under President Joe Biden, that would have enabled the removal of four hydroelectric...

ASU: Squeezing every last drop out of desalination wastewater

Arizona State University

Water supply augmentation

June 16, 2025

Partnering with Nestlé, ASU is working to reduce the amount of briny waste left over from water desalination By Faith...

SCRIPPS: Underwater Microphones Capture 15 Years of Ocean Change

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Ecosystems Science

June 16, 2025

Marine heatwaves and economic crashes left distinct acoustic signatures Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Locals fighting a proposed gold mine in Inyo County; Historic 400-mile journey launches in Klamath River; OC sewage spills declining, but more work must be done; Lake Mead’s shrinking waters spark boat problem; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 15, 2025

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for June 8-13: Pending state subsidence guidelines give Valley water managers sinking feeling; Fallowed fields are fueling California’s dust problem; Trump’s environmental protection budget cuts appear to target San Francisco Bay; Legislative committee rejects Newsom’s plan to fast track Delta water tunnel construction; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

June 13, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 6/13: Snowpack largely gone across the West; State Water Contractors respond to Senate and Assembly budget proposal; Fallowed fields are fueling California’s dust problem; Trump topples $1 billion Columbia River settlement deal; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

June 13, 2025

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EOS: Fallowed fields are fueling California’s dust problem

American Geophysical Union

Groundwater News

June 13, 2025

New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events. By Andrew Chapman, EOS...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Wet soils increase flooding during atmospheric river storms

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology

June 13, 2025

A new study examined decades of atmospheric river storms across the West Coast to pinpoint the conditions that lead to...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Contractors respond to Senate and Assembly budget proposal

State Water Contractors

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

June 13, 2025

The Delta Conveyance Project is an essential climate adaptation strategy that protects California’s primary source of affordable, reliable water supplies...