EOS: Flooding from below: the unseen risks of sea level rise

American Geophysical Union

Climate changeScience

March 13, 2025

Researchers demonstrate a method for assessing how rising seas could raise groundwater levels, potentially transmitting flood hazards far inland. By...

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Why It Matters: Why Are San Diego Water Rates About to Soar?

Voice of San Diego

Planning and management

March 13, 2025

By Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego People in San Diego are already feeling higher costs from food, housing and...

CAL MATTERS: The Salton Sea is California’s most imperiled lake. Can a new conservancy turn back the tide?

Cal Matters

Ecosystems

March 12, 2025

A new conservancy will oversee work to improve vegetation, water quality and natural habitat in the Salton Sea. Will nearly...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: New hope for saving salmon: Weaving together Indigenous and Western sciences to restore California’s winter-run chinook

Robin Meadows

Best of the NotebookFish and wildlifeNotebook News and Features

March 12, 2025

By Robin Meadows Jamie Ward grew up hearing the stories his people have told for countless generations on the slopes...

AG ALERT: Initial CVP water allotment may not increase plantings

Ag Alert

AgricultureWater project operations

March 12, 2025

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta who irrigate with water supplied by the federal...

SJV WATER: Kings County Water District wants to mend fences with groundwater agency it imploded last year

SJV Water

Groundwater News

March 11, 2025

By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water A Kings County water district blamed for leaving a key groundwater agency in the beleaguered...

SJV WATER: Fresno County’s Pleasant Valley heads to State Water Board for possible intervention

SJV Water

Groundwater News

March 11, 2025

By Lisa McEwen, SJV Water A western Fresno County groundwater subbasin is the seventh in the San Joaquin Valley to...

FRESNOLAND: After years of political clashes, is this Central Valley community finally on a path to clean water?

Fresnoland

Planning and management

March 11, 2025

Efforts to bring clean water to East Orosi have progressed slowly in recent years, leaving residents living off bottled water...

NOAA FISHERIES: El Niño yields to upwelling in the California current, renewing productivity of West Coast ecosystem

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

March 10, 2025

Outlook for salmon improves after low returns closed California fisheries. By NOAA Fisheries According to the NOAA California Current Integrated...

NOAA FISHERIES: Endangered salmon move into newly restored habitat on the Mendocino Coast

NOAA Fisheries

Ecosystems

March 10, 2025

NOAA partners The Nature Conservancy and Trout Unlimited report that endangered Central California Coast coho salmon are using NOAA-funded restoration...

GUEST COMMENTARY: How customers pay for imported water needs to change

Guest Contributor

Commentary

March 10, 2025

Guest commentary by Tom Kennedy, Kennedy Water Consulting California’s statewide water system is an engineering marvel and is a key...

WATER DESK: 9 graphics that visualize EPA’s climate change indicators for snow

The Water Desk

Climate changeHydrology

March 7, 2025

The downward trajectory for snow carries serious consequences for water supplies, wildlife habitat, wildfire activity and outdoor recreation. By Mitch...

C-WIN: A 250 ft. Wall of water on the Trinity River is still a big threat

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Policy and regulation

March 7, 2025

Poor dam design and lack of evacuation plans bode disaster in an era of climate change From the California Water...

UC RIVERSIDE: Professor’s TED Talk warns of AI’s hidden water costs

UC Riverside

Planning and management

March 7, 2025

Huge volumes of water used to keep computer processing centers cool By David Danelski, UC Riverside While artificial intelligence, or...

THIS JUST IN … Trump administration cuts hit home, dealing a potential huge blow to Davis and UC Davis

Maven

Policy and regulation

March 6, 2025

The Trump administration has now reportedly cancelled the US Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Hydrologic Engineering Center...