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EDWARD RING: Disruptive desalination technology comes to California

Commentary Water supply augmentation

May 29, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center The concept of deep water desalination...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: After the LA fires, scientists study the toxins left behind

Inside Climate News

Water quality Wildfires and watersheds

May 27, 2025

By Nina Dietz, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that...

PRESS RELEASE: Southern California water agencies issue strong support for Governor Newsom’s proposal to streamline Delta Conveyance Project approvals

Press Release/Notice

Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

May 22, 2025

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), Western Municipal Water District (Western Water), Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), and Three Valleys...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: From forecast to flow: Optimizing California’s reservoirs with FIRO

Notebook News and Features Water project operations

May 8, 2025

California is adapting to increasingly intense storm patterns, largely driven by atmospheric rivers. These narrow bands of concentrated water vapor...

USGS: The good, the bad, the ugly: How wildfires reshape landscapes

Wildfires and watersheds

May 6, 2025

Wildfires reshape landscapes, both to the benefit and detriment of impacted areas. After the smoke clears, they can continue to...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Southern California toxic algal bloom blamed for months-long marine life poisoning

Inside Climate News

May 3, 2025

By Teresa Tomassoni This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: What’s in the Burnt Remains of the LA Wildfires?

Desert Research Institute

May 1, 2025

DRI scientists deployed to Los Angeles to collect ash, soil, and dust samples from burn zones in the hopes of...

CA WATER COMMISSION: Willow Springs Water Bank moves closer to meeting WSIP milestones

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

April 30, 2025

At its April meeting, the California Water Commission received an update from the CIM Group and representatives of the Southern...

PRESS RELEASE: Local agencies condemn IEUA’s rushed rate hike vote, cite lack of transparency and accountability; UPDATED with response from IEUA

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

April 22, 2025

Joint press release In a stunning disregard for public opposition and local economic realities, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA)...

IEUA RESPONDS: Setting the record straight: IEUA’s commitment to transparency and collaboration

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

April 12, 2025

By Marco Tule, President, Inland Empire Utilities Agency As President of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) Board of Directors,...

LAist: Elevated levels of lead found downwind from Eaton Fire burn area

Wildfires and watersheds

April 12, 2025

By Jacob Margolis, LAist This article was originally published by LAist on April 11, 2025. Soil samples taken in and...

CAL AG: Urban wildfire impacts water, soil and wildlife

UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR)

Wildfires and watersheds

April 12, 2025

From California Agriculture: As residents clean up after the Los Angeles County wildfires, the aftermath will continue to impact water...

CITY OF ONTARIO: Local taxpayer funding diverted to state-focused project

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

April 11, 2025

Press release from the City of Ontario: The City of Ontario urges Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) to practice transparency...

EDWARD RING: Rebuilding requires reimagining environmentalism

Commentary Planning and management

April 9, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center Helping thousands of victims of the wildfires...

LAist: How much toxic heavy metal is in that bright red fire retardant? We had it tested to find out

Wildfires and watersheds

April 3, 2025

An LAist investigation found arsenic, cadmium, chromium and lead in samples of fire retardant collected from the Palisades, Eaton and...

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