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September 10, 2025

The group that rubber stamped a divorce from the agency plans to look at getting rid of the agency altogether....

CAL MATTERS: The rotten egg smell at the Salton Sea isn’t just a nuisance. It can make people sick.

September 10, 2025

UCLA researchers have found that hydrogen sulfide emissions at the Salton Sea are at elevated levels and can cause serious...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/9: Eel River dam removal plan blasted by Trump admin; Federal satellites gather critical data for managing CA’s water; The hunt for water: a 45-mile tunnel, retired farmland and desalination all loom; Shaping the Delta’s Future: Bay Delta Plan Update; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 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...

MET IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: Shaping the future of the Bay-Delta: The update to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan

Maven

Policy and regulation

September 9, 2025

The goal of the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan is to balance the needs of the environment, agriculture, and urban...

SCRIPPS: Decades-old barrels of industrial waste still impacting ocean floor off LA

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Ecosystems

September 9, 2025

Initially thought to contain the pesticide DDT, study reveals some barrels contained caustic alkaline waste By Alex Fox, Scripps Institution...

MONGABAY: Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away

Mongabay

Ecosystems

September 9, 2025

By David Helvarg, Mongabay KEY IDEAS: Kelp forests function as major habitat for marine biodiversity, but are in rapid decline...

COMMENTARY: “Father Knows Best” isn‘t a water policy for California‘s future

Guest Contributor

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project

September 9, 2025

Commentary by Tom Zuckerman, a Delta farmer located in Stockton, and Gary Bobker, Program Director at Friends of the River...

DAILY DIGEST, 9/8: California’s land subsidence challenge: A look at DWR’s draft BMP; El Niño and drought outlook in the US; CA’s data centers face a climate cooling dilemma; CA prepares for a climate-safe future with new Climate Adaptation Strategy; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 8, 2025

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CA WATER COMMISSION: California’s land subsidence challenge: A look at DWR’s draft BMP

Maven

Groundwater News Notebook News and Features

September 8, 2025

Subsidence from groundwater pumping has severely impacted land surfaces and infrastructure in parts of California. Rates of subsidence and its...

CNRA: California prepares for a climate-safe future with new Climate Adaptation Strategy

CA Natural Resources Agency

Climate change Planning and management

September 8, 2025

From the California Natural Resources Agency: [Last week], Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled California’s updated Climate Adaptation Strategy — the state’s...

NIDIS: The El Niño-Southern Oscillation and drought outlook in the United States

NIDIS

Hydrology

September 8, 2025

By Andrew Hoell, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a recurring phenomenon defined by shifts in tropical...

USGS: Seasonal erosion and accretion in a San Francisco Bay marsh

USGS

Ecosystems

September 8, 2025

Salt marshes, critical buffers against coastal erosion, rely on a net gain of sediment to maintain their elevation and resilience...

THE CONVERSATION: How environmental RNA can give us a real-time picture of freshwater biodiversity

The Conversation

Planning and management Science

September 8, 2025

By Wendy Morgado Gamero, McGill University and Orianne Tournayre, Université de Montpellier As climate change and human activity threaten freshwater...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State recommends Kern subbasin be moved off enforcement track; Tribes, enviros, and Delta communities rally for the Delta; Public takeover attempt: Cal Am asks court to toss out water district lawsuit; Human impact on the ocean will double by 2050; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

September 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...

SJV WATER: State recommends Kern subbasin be moved off enforcement track, with some caveats

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 6, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern farmers will likely avoid state sanctions thanks to the latest revision of the region’s...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Blowing up the Water Authority isn’t off the table at LAFCO

CAL MATTERS: The rotten egg smell at the Salton Sea isn’t just a nuisance. It can make people sick.

DAILY DIGEST, 9/9: Eel River dam removal plan blasted by Trump admin; Federal satellites gather critical data for managing CA’s water; The hunt for water: a 45-mile tunnel, retired farmland and desalination all loom; Shaping the Delta’s Future: Bay Delta Plan Update; and more …

MET IMPORTED WATER SUBCOMM: Shaping the future of the Bay-Delta: The update to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan

SCRIPPS: Decades-old barrels of industrial waste still impacting ocean floor off LA

MONGABAY: Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away

COMMENTARY: “Father Knows Best” isn‘t a water policy for California‘s future

DAILY DIGEST, 9/8: California’s land subsidence challenge: A look at DWR’s draft BMP; El Niño and drought outlook in the US; CA’s data centers face a climate cooling dilemma; CA prepares for a climate-safe future with new Climate Adaptation Strategy; and more …

CA WATER COMMISSION: California’s land subsidence challenge: A look at DWR’s draft BMP

CNRA: California prepares for a climate-safe future with new Climate Adaptation Strategy

NIDIS: The El Niño-Southern Oscillation and drought outlook in the United States

USGS: Seasonal erosion and accretion in a San Francisco Bay marsh

THE CONVERSATION: How environmental RNA can give us a real-time picture of freshwater biodiversity

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: State recommends Kern subbasin be moved off enforcement track; Tribes, enviros, and Delta communities rally for the Delta; Public takeover attempt: Cal Am asks court to toss out water district lawsuit; Human impact on the ocean will double by 2050; and more …

SJV WATER: State recommends Kern subbasin be moved off enforcement track, with some caveats

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Can an AI-guided robot help San Rafael resist sea level rise?; How first major storm of the rainy season will impact CA; Reforesting a fiery, warming world; Upper Newport Bay gives visitors up close look at unique habitat; and more …