CAL MATTERS: Why a contentious project to raise California’s Shasta Dam could move forward under Trump Cal Matters Policy and regulation May 12, 2025Enlarging the dam would deliver more Sacramento River water to Central Valley farmers but a tribe could lose sacred sites...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: USGS Water data centers may soon close, threatening states’ water management Inside Climate News Policy and regulation April 30, 2025The Trump administration has terminated the leases of 25 U.S. Geological Survey Water Science Centers, which inform the water decisions...
CAL MATTERS: Trump targets California climate laws in new executive order Cal Matters Climate changePolicy and regulation April 9, 2025Trump ordered his attorney general to move against state climate programs that clash with his energy agenda. Legal experts say...
USBR: Reclamation further increases Central Valley Project water supply allocations for 2025; Central Valley Project contractors respond water year Bureau of Reclamation News Current Conditions March 27, 2025From the Bureau of Reclamation: In support of ongoing efforts to provide maximum water supplies in California, the Bureau of...
AG ALERT: Exporters try to navigate impacts of Trump tariffs Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation March 26, 2025By Ching Lee, Ag Alert Confusion and uncertainty. Those are two words being used by California agricultural exporters with farm...
STATELINE: Trump wants to log more trees. He’ll need states’ help. Stateline Policy and regulation March 21, 2025States are increasingly leading projects in national forests. By Alex Brown, Stateline Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed a...
THE CONVERSATION: Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency − here’s why Maven Policy and regulation March 14, 2025By Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis In response to President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency,”...
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...
