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March 19, 2025

A new method to evaluate deep aquifers shows even torrential rains haven’t fully replenished groundwater beneath Los Angeles. By Grace...

CAL MATTERS: A burning California landfill has made neighbors miserable for 3 years. Can lawmakers help?

Cal Matters

Water quality

March 14, 2025

A smoldering reaction under the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Southern California has made its neighbors’ lives miserable for almost three...

EDWARD RING: Desalination at Scale is Cost Competitive

Edward Ring

Commentary Policy and regulation Water supply augmentation

March 13, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center On May 22, 2022, the California...

GUEST COMMENTARY: How customers pay for imported water needs to change

Guest Contributor

Commentary

March 10, 2025

Guest commentary by Tom Kennedy, Kennedy Water Consulting California’s statewide water system is an engineering marvel and is a key...

NOAA: The weather and climate influences on the January 2025 fires around Los Angeles

NOAA Research

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

February 22, 2025

Highlights A trifecta of fire-friendly climate conditions set the stage for the January 2025 fires: back-to-back wet winters that boosted...

COMMENTARY: Rehydrating the Los Angeles heat island

Edward Ring

Commentary

February 22, 2025

By Edward Ring, director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center Along with the fairly recent popularization...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Weather whiplash is amplifying wildfire risk

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology Wildfires and watersheds

February 19, 2025

A new report examines how atmospheric changes contributed to January’s devastating Southern California wildfires By Elyse DeFranco, Desert Research Institute...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Even big storms can’t fill LA’s deepest aquifers, study finds

Courthouse News Service

Groundwater News

February 14, 2025

Researchers at Stanford University developed a new method to measure water levels in the state’s aquifers using readily available seismic...

STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Los Angeles groundwater remained depleted after 2023 deluge, study finds

Stanford University

Groundwater News

February 14, 2025

Historic rains filled Greater Los Angeles reservoirs and shallow aquifers nearly to capacity in 2023. But drought conditions persisted in...

CAL MATTERS: Crushed by boulders, drowned in mud: How debris flows endanger LA’s fire-ravaged communities

Cal Matters

Ecosystems Wildfires and watersheds

February 12, 2025

San Gabriel Valley areas scarred by the Eaton Fire are at “high to very high risk” of debris flows this...

LA WATERKEEPER: Boeing Company loses Santa Susana lawsuit; New monitoring detects toxic discharges into Los Angeles River

Los Angeles Waterkeeper

Water quality

February 3, 2025

From the Los Angeles Waterkeeper: The Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), situated in the hills between Simi Valley and Los...

METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT: Southern Californians’ per person water use drops to lowest in 35 years

Metropolitan Water District

Planning and management

January 31, 2025

Decline by 45% supported by Metropolitan’s $1 billion investments in conservation alongside region’s commitment to sustainability. Press release from the...