New findings prompt regulators to reconsider the program’s 2030 deadline and mercury allocations. At a September 3 workshop, Central Valley Water Board staff outlined proposed changes to the Delta Mercury Control Program following the completion of Phase One studies and...
From the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition: Today, the Delta Tribal Environmental Coalition (DTEC)—consisting of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Winnemem Wintu Tribe, Little Manila Rising, and Restore the Delta— submitted comments on the updated San Francisco Bay-Delta Water...
Study of more than eight decades of wildfire activity finds growing burned -area exposure in watersheds important to drinking water supplies across the western U.S. By Zoe Glotzer, San Diego State University New research examining more than eight decades of...
Almost two years after a fire at a battery storage site in Moss Landing, another one is smoldering. The fire resurfaces concerns about battery storage sites as the state charges ahead with clean energy goals. By Rachel Becker and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde,...
From the Department of Water Resources: Water flowing from the forests and mountain streams of the Southern Cascades and Northern Sierra Nevada connects to communities and ecosystems throughout the watershed. Along the way, natural conditions and human activities can affect...
