DVIDS: USACE Fish Passage Project offers lifeline to threatened and endangered fish species at the Sacramento Weir

US Army Corps of Engineers

Water project operations

June 18, 2025

By Grant Okubo, US Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has unveiled an environmental safeguard to...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: South Bay sport fish not such good eating

Alastair Bland

Water quality

June 18, 2025

By Alastair Bland Long ago, the quiet shores of southern San Francisco Bay featured rich wetlands, streams thick with salmon...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Microplastic pollution near coasts tied to higher disease rates

Courthouse News Service

Water quality

June 18, 2025

In some coastal counties, a bathtub of ocean water holds 10 or more tiny plastic fragments, which researchers link to...

USGS: Ecological thresholds, abiotic stress, and climate change: A conceptual framework

USGS

Climate changeEcosystemsScience

June 17, 2025

By the USGS: As climate change accelerates, the risk of sudden, large-scale shifts in ecosystems is growing. A new USGS...

THIS JUST IN … Trump taps Ted Cooke of Arizona to lead Reclamation

Maven

Policy and regulation

June 17, 2025

From E&E News: President Donald Trump has quietly nominated a veteran Arizona water official to lead the Bureau of Reclamation....

CAL MATTERS: ‘Not improving’: Lake Tahoe had one of its murkiest years on record

Cal Matters

Water quality

June 17, 2025

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Lake Tahoe’s iconic blue...

UC DAVIS: Lake Tahoe clarity report: Trend stable, not improving

UC Davis

Water quality

June 17, 2025

Annual report suggests deep dive into particle science By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis Lake Tahoe’s long-term clarity record is not...

PRESS RELEASE: North Coast Water Board makes historic move with vineyards to protect water quality, safeguard aquatic life

State Water Board

Policy and regulationWater quality

June 16, 2025

North Coast Water Board makes historic move with vineyards to protect water quality, safeguard aquatic life Press release from the...

SJV WATER: Attempt to boot judge off of Kern River case by water agency denied

SJV Water

Water rights and water law

June 16, 2025

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A move to boot Kern County Superior Court Gregory Pulskamp off the long-running Kern River...

PRO PUBLICA: Trump administration abandons deal with Northwest tribes to restore salmon

Pro Publica

Policy and regulation

June 16, 2025

The Trump administration canceled a deal, signed under President Joe Biden, that would have enabled the removal of four hydroelectric...

ASU: Squeezing every last drop out of desalination wastewater

Arizona State University

Water supply augmentation

June 16, 2025

Partnering with Nestlé, ASU is working to reduce the amount of briny waste left over from water desalination By Faith...

SCRIPPS: Underwater Microphones Capture 15 Years of Ocean Change

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

EcosystemsScience

June 16, 2025

Marine heatwaves and economic crashes left distinct acoustic signatures Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California...

EOS: Fallowed fields are fueling California’s dust problem

American Geophysical Union

Groundwater News

June 13, 2025

New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events. By Andrew Chapman, EOS...

DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Wet soils increase flooding during atmospheric river storms

Desert Research Institute

Hydrology

June 13, 2025

A new study examined decades of atmospheric river storms across the West Coast to pinpoint the conditions that lead to...

PRESS RELEASE: State Water Contractors respond to Senate and Assembly budget proposal

State Water Contractors

Delta Conveyance ProjectPolicy and regulation

June 13, 2025

The Delta Conveyance Project is an essential climate adaptation strategy that protects California’s primary source of affordable, reliable water supplies...