THE CONVERSATION: Zombie water apocalypse: Is Trump’s rhetoric over Canada’s water science-fiction or reality? The Conversation Policy and regulation March 13, 2025By Tricia Stadnyk, University of Calgary Interest from the United States in Canada’s water is concerning, though nothing new. In...
THIS JUST IN … Trump administration cuts hit home, dealing a potential huge blow to Davis and UC Davis Maven Policy and regulation March 6, 2025The Trump administration has now reportedly cancelled the US Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Hydrologic Engineering Center...
SJV WATER: Army Corps grilled about January water dump; meanwhile storm releases fill Tulare County waterways SJV Water Policy and regulationWater project operations February 26, 2025By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water Even as Kaweah and Success lakes returned to normal operations, with some releases sent into...
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...
USBR: Reclamation maximizes water supplies for initial Central Valley Project 2025 allocations; CVP contractors respond Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions February 25, 2025From the US Bureau of Reclamation: Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced major steps to improve California water supply. The initial...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump’s ‘fabricated’ energy emergency threatens wetlands across the US, conservationists claim Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation February 21, 2025The Center for Biological Diversity intends to sue Trump and the Army Corps of Engineers for illegally expediting approval of...
RESTORE THE DELTA: Over 100 organizations join together to urge California state leaders to maintain and defend environmental protections Restore the Delta Policy and regulation February 19, 2025Press release from Restore the Delta: Restore the Delta joined over 100 organizations in sending an urgent letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Why Trump keeps blaming the Delta smelt for California’s water woes—and what it could mean for endangered species Inside Climate News Policy and regulation February 8, 2025A small endangered fish is at the heart of a controversy over California water management. By Kiley Price, Inside Climate...
AG ALERT: ‘Frustrated’ and ‘confused’: Army Corps dam releases sent farmers scrambling Ag Alert Policy and regulationWater project operations February 8, 2025By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Local water managers in Tulare County may have prevented a disaster last week. On the...
SJV WATER: Water managers vent frustration over water dump from Tulare County lakes; pivot to Delta issues SJV Water Policy and regulationWater project operations February 6, 2025By Lisa McEwen SJV Water Editor/CEO Lois Henry contributed to this report Outflow from Success and Kaweah lakes is back...
SJV WATER: Trump’s emergency water order responsible for water dump from Tulare County lakes SJV Water Water project operations February 1, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water The sudden announcement Thursday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that Kaweah and Success...
SJV WATER: Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble SJV Water Policy and regulationWater project operations January 31, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back...
GRIST: Trump says he’s sending water to LA. It’s actually going to megafarms. Grist Policy and regulationWater project operations January 29, 2025The president’s executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires....
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California leaders condemn Trump executive order tying water policy to wildfire relief Courthouse News Service Policy and regulationWildfires and watersheds January 28, 2025Trump claims his order will send more water to firefighters in Southern California. Except the Central Valley Project only delivers...
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...
