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, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern farmers will likely avoid state sanctions thanks to the latest revision of the region’s...
NOTICE: Release of Staff Review of Draft 2025 Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plans ahead of September 17 Public Hearing Continuance for the Consideration of a Probationary Designation State Water Board ANNOUNCEMENTS September 6, 2025Notice from the State Water Resources Control Board: On February 20, 2025, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water...
RESTORE THE DELTA: Tribes, environmental advocates, and Delta communities rally for the Delta as legislative session end nears Restore the Delta Delta Conveyance Project September 6, 2025Groups unite against legislation that would override due process and fast track the controversial Delta Conveyance Project Press release from...
THE CURRENT: Human impact on the ocean will double by 2050, UCSB scientists warn UC Santa Barbara Ecosystems September 6, 2025By Sonia Fernandez, UC Santa Barbara The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Sept. 2-5: Legislation to address CA’s water supply challenges heads to the Gov’s desk; Snowpack is the state’s biggest reservoir—and it’s declining; Cal ag confronts a perfect storm of challenges; and more … Maven Weekly Digest September 5, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/5: Landmark legislation to address CA’s water supply challenges heads to the Governor’s desk; Warming climate could bring more lightning strikes; New briefs reveal continuing public health and environmental crisis at the Salton Sea; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 5, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
PRESS RELEASE: Landmark legislation to address California’s water supply challenges heads to the Governor’s desk Legislator/Elected Official Policy and regulation September 5, 2025Press release from California Water for All: SB 72 (Caballero), critical water legislation to transform the state’s water management approach,...
CAL MATTERS: Dozens of lightning strike fires are burning across California. A warming climate could bring more, according to new study Cal Matters Wildfires and watersheds September 5, 2025When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires – some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may...
RESTORE THE DELTA: Coalition urges legislature to reject Newsom’s water power grab: Trailer bills would gut CEQA, override courts, and fast-track $100 billion Delta tunnel Restore the Delta Delta Conveyance Project September 5, 2025Press release from Restore the Delta A broad coalition of environmental justice organizations, Tribes, Delta advocates, and taxpayer groups today sent...
C-WIN: Mirroring the Trump Playbook: Eliminating CEQA review for water quality control plans would weaken California’s democratic integrity CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) CommentaryPolicy and regulation September 5, 2025By Max Gomberg, C-WIN In California we are fortunate to have both state and federal law to protect our rivers,...
UCLA: New briefs reveal continuing public health and environmental crisis at the Salton Sea amid gaps in oversight UCLA Ecosystems September 5, 2025From UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute: Two new expert issue briefs—one on air-quality and the other on water-quality—published today by...
DAILY DIGEST, 9/4: Humanity is rapidly depleting water and much of the world is getting drier; Farmers flip fields to wetland for Central Valley shorebirds; What’s at the bottom of Lake Tahoe?: One team is preparing to show the world; Feds get 9 months to determine if San Francisco Estuary white sturgeon is threatened; and more … Maven Daily Digest September 4, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds get 9 months to determine if San Francisco Estuary white sturgeon is threatened Courthouse News Service Fish and wildlife September 4, 2025A magistrate judge rejected the agency’s argument that it needed until 2029 to complete an assessment that was due 12...
EDF: New journal article highlights multibenefit land repurposing as an innovative approach to strengthen rural resilience Environmental Defense Fund Groundwater News September 4, 2025Madera County and the San Joaquin Valley serve as a case study of how to implement a more holistic water...
