New policy report examines current knowledge about data center water use and what can be done to better understand and manage its impacts. From UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy & Environment AI is driving a boom in data centers,...
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Coastal wetland restoration offers major carbon benefits, and understanding groundwater processes helps explain how these ecosystems store carbon over the...
by Cariad Hayes Thronson Big changes are likely on the way for the Delta, thanks to new federal policies, state water management plans, and planned infrastructure. These changes will almost certainly alter the volume, timing and objectives of water flowing...
Even after legalization, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute California’s public lands. And the contamination, new research shows, lingers. By...
New comprehensive analysis of groundwater quality from 1988 to 2022 can help water-resource managers and the public health community assess the potential risk from well water contaminants and contaminant mixtures and to develop additional guidance to protect public health. By...
But none of the U.S. states negotiating the river’s future have any love for each other. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego The river responsible for the very existence of San Diego is again in crisis with major reservoirs...
