PRESS RELEASE: Southern California Water Coalition advocates for streamlined permitting to secure California’s water future SoCal Water Coalition Policy and regulation October 17, 2024From the Southern California Water Coalition: The Southern California Water Coalition recently joined several other key stakeholders in submitting a...
SJV WATER: Cataloging San Joaquin Valley water projects is a huge and ever-changing task SJV Water Groundwater News October 17, 2024by Monserrat Solis, California Local News Fellow, SJV Water It seems like an impossible task, cataloging all – or at...
EOS: California wildfires and weather are changing erosion patterns American Geophysical Union Wildfires and watersheds October 17, 2024Sediment runoff from the state’s increasingly severe wildfires and heavy rain events may affect ecosystems and water resources downstream. By...
EOS: Many of the world’s cities have gotten wetter American Geophysical Union Climate changeScience October 17, 2024Dense populations, aerosols, and cities’ tendency to raise temperatures contribute to higher levels of precipitation in urban areas than in...
THE CONVERSATION: Microplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research The Conversation Water quality October 17, 2024By Leslie Hart, College of Charleston and Miranda Dziobak, College of Charleston Bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay in Florida and...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As solar booms in the California desert, locals feel ‘overburdened’ Inside Climate News Planning and management October 17, 2024The country’s largest area designated for solar energy, Desert Center shows how sprawls of PV panels impact communities. Even supporters...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Milestone report warns of urgent water crisis, offers solutions Courthouse News Service AgricultureClimate change October 17, 2024A commission recommended communities across the globe take steps to address a water crisis that threatens the world’s food security...
DAILY DIGEST, 10/16: SF challenges EPA in Supreme Court over water pollution standards; Lack of consensus emerges as courts apply new WOTUS rule to ditches and canals; Land values plunge as groundwater law dims farm prospects; Expanded Salton Sea restoration project breaks ground; and more … Maven Daily Digest October 16, 2024[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: Land values plunge as groundwater law dims farm prospects Ag Alert AgricultureGroundwater News October 16, 2024By Caleb Hampton The value of farmland in parts of the San Joaquin Valley, California’s agricultural heartland, has fallen rapidly...
DAILY DIGEST, 10/15: Big change to autumn weather, including snow, coming to western US; Tapping data for Delta drought insights; State AG, DFW join fight to bring flows back to the Kern River; OCWD wins legal victory upholding authority over groundwater basin management; and more … Maven Daily Digest October 15, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Tap Dancing Through Data for Delta Drought Insights: An Interview with Rosemary Hartman Ashleigh Papp EcosystemsNotebook News and FeaturesScience Podcasts October 15, 2024The San Francisco Estuary watershed is characterized by periods of both wet and dry. But the dry seems to be...
NASA/JPL: OpenET: Balancing water supply and demand in the West NASA/JPL AgriculturePlanning and management October 15, 2024By Jane Berg and Rachel Sender, co-published with the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute At the end of 2022, 65...
UC DAVIS: Chinook salmon face habitat challenges UC Davis EcosystemsFish and wildlife October 15, 2024Human-driven changes in gravel and salmon size impact spawning success by Tiffany Dobbyn, UC Davis Chinook salmon are facing unprecedented...
SJV WATER: State Attorney General, Fish and Wildlife join fight to bring flows back to the Kern River SJV Water Water rights and water law October 15, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water Two powerful California agencies have jumped into the legal fight over flows in the lower...
DAILY DIGEST, 10/14: As CA farms use less Colorado River water, worries grow over shrinking Salton Sea; Changing winters are impacting Lake Tahoe and other freshwater ecosystems; Reducing fire risk in the headwaters of CA’s rivers; Winter forecast for the US in the 2024-25 season; and more … Maven Daily Digest October 14, 2024[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
