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DAILY DIGEST, 4/11: Court refuses to lift injunction on Delta tunnel geotechnical investigations; Changes to Delta ops balance water needs for people and the environment; The La Niña that never truly was, is over; Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico in water dispute; and more …

April 11, 2025

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SJV WATER: Irrigation district kills groundwater partnership in the crib amid accusations of power mongering, lack of transparency

SJV Water

Groundwater News

April 11, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Less than two months after agreeing to join forces with the City of Porterville to...

DWR: Changes to Delta operations start today: Balancing water needs for millions of Californians and the environment

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Water project operations

April 11, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: California’s water system is complex and requires real-time adjustments to balance the needs of...

CITY OF ONTARIO: Local taxpayer funding diverted to state-focused project

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

April 11, 2025

Press release from the City of Ontario: The City of Ontario urges Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) to practice transparency...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Pharmaceutical contamination alters wild salmon behavior

Courthouse News Service

Water quality

April 11, 2025

By Lily Roby, Courthouse News Service As Atlantic salmon face growing migration challenges due to climate change, a new obstacle...

CAL MATTERS: Trump targets California climate laws in new executive order

Cal Matters

Climate change Policy and regulation

April 9, 2025

Trump ordered his attorney general to move against state climate programs that clash with his energy agenda. Legal experts say...

DAILY DIGEST, 4/10: Trump signs order to ‘make America’s showers great again’; Farm Bureaus issue plea to Trump to keep Potter Valley dams; L.A. County fire-affected beaches are safe for swimming, health officials say; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 9, 2025

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DAILY DIGEST, 4/9: Miles of Delta levees are at risk of floods. Repairs could cost $3 billion; Golden mussels and beyond: How ballast water fuels invasions; Another water district annexes so-called “white lands,” the scourge of complying with SGMA; Metropolitan adopts groundbreaking framework to adapt to climate change; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

April 9, 2025

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CAL MATTERS: Miles of Delta levees are at risk of floods. Repairs could cost $3 billion

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

April 9, 2025

The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain an aging network of 1,100 miles of levees. These earthen...

DELTA ISB: Golden mussels and beyond: How ballast water fuels invasions

Maven

Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

April 9, 2025

The San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary is often regarded as one of the most heavily invaded estuaries in the world. The...

SJV WATER: Another water district annexes so-called “white lands,” the scourge of complying with California’s groundwater law

SJV Water

Groundwater News

April 9, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A tiny water district in western Tulare County is poised to nearly triple in size...

DWR: Lower Elkhorn Basin Levee Setback Project shows early signs of success for juvenile salmon

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and management

April 9, 2025

From the Department of Water Resources: Since the 1950s, California’s salmon populations have dwindled due to lost habitat from a...

EDWARD RING: Rebuilding requires reimagining environmentalism

Edward Ring

Commentary Planning and management

April 9, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Helping thousands of victims of the wildfires...

AG ALERT: Q&A: Wade Crowfoot talks California’s natural resources

Ag Alert

Policy and regulation

April 9, 2025

From Ag Alert: California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot leads efforts to conserve the state’s environment and natural resources—water, air...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: OpenET’s new CEO, Sara Larsen, discusses the future of the revolutionary water-monitoring initiative

Desert Research Institute

Planning and management

April 9, 2025

By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute OpenET, a nonprofit initiative focused on improving water management with accessible, satellite-based evapotranspiration (ET)...