MONGABAY: Restoring forests or risking flames? Scientists debate active management Mongabay Wildfires and watersheds August 15, 2025By John Cannon, Mongabay On Sept. 8, 2020, a brush field in southern Oregon, in the northwestern U.S., caught fire....
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...
STATELINE: Trump’s EPA proposes rollback of basis for climate change rules Stateline Policy and regulation July 30, 2025by Jacob Fischler, Stateline The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency submitted a proposal Tuesday to rescind a 2009 finding that has...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Regulatory watchdogs slam Trump push to cut public out of rulemaking Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation July 19, 2025Regulatory morass has earned the ire of politicians, but legal experts warn that cutting red tape could leave a bastion...
VIDEO: Water Blueprint leaders headline AgCenter Water Roundtable Discussion Water Blueprint for the SJ Valley Policy and regulation July 17, 2025Panel weighs in on California’s evolving water policies and the latest regulations impacting the Valley From the Water Blueprint for...
THE CONVERSATION: EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean? The Conversation Policy and regulationScience April 8, 2025By H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University Science is essential as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency carries out its...
CAL MATTERS: The high cost of fixing Lake Tahoe: Famed alpine lake still murky after decades of efforts Cal Matters Policy and regulationWater quality March 19, 2025Reporting by Julie Cart, Data analysis by Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their...
STATE WATER CONTRACTORS’ statement regarding President Trump’s Executive Order to maximize water deliveries to Southern California State Water Contractors Policy and regulation January 27, 2025This is the second major action focused on California Water Policy in Trump’s second term Press release from the State...
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...
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: New Year brings new laws, policies affecting farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation January 3, 2024By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert With the New Year comes a slew of new state and federal policies designed to...
PRESS RELEASE: Ignoring veto threat, House passes spending bill that terminate the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Hoopa Valley Tribe Policy and regulation October 30, 2023From the Hoopa Valley Tribe: Within hours of taking up the gavel, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Johnson,...
AG ALERT: Groups sue over legality of new ‘waters of the U.S.’ law Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 25, 2023By Ag Alert The American Farm Bureau Federation and other agricultural and business groups are suing federal agencies, challenging the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trashed by Trump, habitat protections for endangered species get new life Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation October 26, 2021The Biden administration moved Tuesday to dissolve two rule changes from the Trump era that lightened protections for endangered species....
CAL MATTERS: Filling Trump void, California steps in to protect birds, wetlands Cal Matters Policy and regulation June 19, 2020California has pushed back against the Trump Administration’s environmental rollbacks by writing its own rules. By Julie Cart, Cal Matters...
