PRESS RELEASE: Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley urges federal action on water infrastructure Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Policy and regulation August 4, 2025Press release from the Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley The Water Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley today...
GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AG ECON: Funding the flow: Federal water conservation investments in the Colorado River Basin Giannini Foundation Of Agricultural Economics Colorado River May 3, 2025From Paloma Avila, Mehdi Nemati, Daniel Crespo, Ariel Dinar, Zachary Frankel, and Nicholas Halberg. Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics Federal...
CAL MATTERS: Miles of Delta levees are at risk of floods. Repairs could cost $3 billion Cal Matters Policy and regulation April 9, 2025The Delta faces a funding crisis to repair and maintain an aging network of 1,100 miles of levees. These earthen...
AG ALERT: Purge of federal support jolts agriculture Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation February 26, 2025By Caleb Hampton The Trump administration’s mass firing of federal employees and its withholding of federal funds during the past...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Future water conservation program almost guaranteed in Upper Basin Aspen Journalism Colorado River January 30, 2025River District warns again about impacts to Western Slope By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism After years of studying and experimenting...
ASPEN JOURNALISM: Congressional delays cause uncertainty for water conservation program Aspen Journalism Colorado River January 11, 2025UCRC not yet accepting applications for System Conservation in 2025 By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism A federally funded water conservation...
NEVADA CURRENT: Tribes help boost Lake Mead water supply, hope for lame duck passage of $5B federal water act Nevada Current Colorado River December 9, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Since 2021, a handful of Colorado River Basin tribes have significantly boosted water supply in...
AG ALERT: Imperial Valley goes dry as farmers act to protect river Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River August 28, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Irrigators cut off water to a huge portion of the Imperial Valley’s half-million acres of...
STATELINE: Despite recent water supply improvement, more cuts expected for Colorado River, feds say Stateline Colorado River August 16, 2024By Jennifer Solis, Stateline After Lake Mead hit an all-time low two years ago, the Colorado River’s water supply is...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego Forgoes More Colorado River Water in New Deal Voice of San Diego Colorado River August 16, 2024By Mackenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
NEVADA CURRENT: Nevada joins six western states demanding more water investments Nevada Current Colorado River April 30, 2024by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current Nevada’s senators joined federal lawmakers from six other western states Monday to demand additional funding...
AG ALERT: California agrees to lasting cuts to Colorado River use Ag Alert AgricultureColorado River March 20, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses...
USBR NEWS: Biden-Harris Administration releases Final SEIS for current operations of the Colorado River Basin; Lower basin states, Metropolitan respond Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River March 5, 2024Interior Department continues long-term planning with robust input from Basin States, Tribes and other parties From the Bureau of Reclamation:...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: White House launches water conservation initiative for western US Courthouse News Service Colorado River March 5, 2024The plan comes as the Colorado River Basin languishes in the driest period it’s seen in a thousand years. By...
NEVADA CURRENT: Feds say water cuts to 3 states are enough to protect Colorado River – for now Nevada Current Colorado River October 26, 2023by Jeniffer Solis, Nevada Current A robust water year for the Colorado River has given states that rely on the...
