NOAA tests next-generation wildfire detection and warning tools

NOAA Research

Wildfires and watersheds

July 23, 2024

From NOAA: Two experimental tools that will speed fire detection and warning got a week-long test run in NOAA’s new...

USBR: Reclamation, partner agencies revive fishery at East Park Reservoir

Bureau of Reclamation News

Ecosystems

July 23, 2024

By the US Bureau of Reclamation: As the sun began to set at East Park Reservoir, an angler stood on...

USGS: Study finds seasonal differences in marshland erosion in South San Francisco Bay

USGS

Delta scienceEcosystems

July 23, 2024

By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Erosion of marsh boundaries by waves is a major cause of...

STATE WATER BOARD: Since launch of landmark state program, 900,000 more Californians have access to safe, affordable drinking water

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

July 23, 2024

Since 2019, State Water Board has distributed over $1 billion in grants for drinking water projects in disadvantaged communities Five...

CAL MATTERS: Hot, inland California cities face the steepest water cuts with new conservation mandate

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

July 19, 2024

Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Lithium Critical to the Energy Transition is Coming at the Expense of Water

Inside Climate News

Ecosystems

July 19, 2024

By Wyatt Myskow, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that...

USGS: The science that transformed a dry streambed into an oasis

USGS

Ecosystems

July 19, 2024

Nature-based solutions may seem too-good-to-be-true, but USGS is studying how these simple solutions provide benefits for people and the environment....

DWR: Upper Sacramento River restoration project provides habitat for juvenile salmon

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Ecosystems

July 19, 2024

By the Department of Water Resources: About 60 miles north of Chico, CA is Anderson River Park which sits along...

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Central Valley Project Conservation Program and Central Valley Project Improvement Act Habitat Restoration Program now available

Bureau of Reclamation News

ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 19, 2024

From the Bureau of Reclamation: The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a funding...

C-WIN: On the Brink: Repeat of Massive Sturgeon Die-Offs Likely

CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN)

Water quality

July 18, 2024

Warm Water in Delta Setting Stage for Another Catastrophe, Organization Warns Press release from the California Water Impact Network Huge...

PRESS RELEASE: The missing piece: Protecting California’s struggling native fish

SJV water agencies

Fish and wildlife

July 18, 2024

New study reveals significant impact of predation on native fish populations Press release from the Banta-Carbona Irrigation District A groundbreaking...

KNEE DEEP TIMES: Marshes could save Bay Area half a billion dollars in floods

Jacoba Charles

Delta science

July 18, 2024

By Jacoba Charles, Knee Deep Times What, precisely, is the value of habitat restoration? While answers tend to aim for...

UC RIVERSIDE: Microbes found to destroy certain ‘forever chemicals’

UC Riverside

Water quality

July 18, 2024

Bacteria can cleave stubborn fluorine-to-carbon bonds in insidious water pollutants By David Danelski, UC Riverside A UC Riverside environmental engineering...

DWR NEWS: Public Comment Period Opens for Seven Resubmitted Groundwater Sustainability Plans Given ‘Incomplete’ Determinations in January 2024

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 18, 2024

From the Department of Water Resources: On January 18, 2024, the Department of Water Resources (Department) released seven Incomplete determinations...

NEW BOOK: Water Management: Prioritizing Justice and Sustainability

Press Release/Notice

WATER SHELF

July 17, 2024

Visit the Water Shelf main page By Julie Greene, Island Press Flooding in California. Drought and famine in the Horn...