UCLA: Why are California’s wildfires getting worse? Experts explain what we know UCLA Wildfires and watersheds August 15, 2023Paper adds clarity to contentious debate with implications for lives and property David Colgan, UCLA Key takeaways Experts authored a...
SJV WATER: Who’s in charge? Unanswered questions spark frustration as weeks of water disruption have dragged into months for residents of Springville SJV Water Groundwater News August 15, 2023By Jesse Vad, SJV Water Since the devastating floods of March 10, a community of about 1,000 people has been...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Authority OK’s Suit to Keep Districts from Leaving as They Rush to Pack Voice of San Diego Planning and management August 14, 2023San Diego County Water Authority sues local boundary refs over letting two of its water buyers go, as those buyers...
PRESS RELEASE: State court blocks Trump federal contract with Westlands Water District for million acre-feet of Trinity River water Hoopa Valley Tribe Water rights and water law August 12, 2023Undisclosed finances and vague federal contract left court in the dark. Door now wide open for Biden administration to revise...
C-WIN: Even With Full Reservoirs, SF Bay Sturgeon Are Dying Again. Why? CA Water Impact Network (C-WIN) Fish and wildlife August 10, 2023San Francisco Bay Catastrophes Are Due to Super Moons and Water Policy, Says Fisheries Expert Press release from the California...
CAL MATTERS: California water agency under investigation for discriminating against tribes, people of color Cal Matters Policy and regulation August 10, 2023A discrimination complaint filed by Native American tribes and environmental justice groups alleges that California has failed to protect water...
KNOWABLE MAGAZINE: Reviving a famously polluted California lake Knowable Magazine Water quality August 10, 2023Clear Lake, the state’s largest freshwater body of water, is fouled each year by algal blooms, one of many assaults...
KNOWABLE MAGAZINE: The fight against an invasive fish in California’s Clear Lake Knowable Magazine Ecosystems August 10, 2023VIDEO: Can removing carp help the lake’s native fish and keep toxic algal blooms in check? Video by Tien Nguyen,...
SCIENCE FEATURE: Navigating the Unknown: Exploring the Use of Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty Approaches Maven Planning and managementScience August 10, 2023The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is undergoing continual and often rapid change. This poses challenges in predicting and preparing for the...
SJV WATER: High water in the Kern River brings new legal issues as local group seeks to keep water in the riverbed SJV Water Water rights and water law August 10, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water A local group that’s suing the City of Bakersfield for how it manages the Kern...
THIS JUST IN … EPA Accepts Civil Rights Complaint Against California State Water Board Restore the Delta Water rights and water law August 9, 2023From Restore the Delta: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a decision accepting for investigation a civil rights complaint...
FEATURE: Delta Increasingly Bogged Down with Weeds Jacoba Charles Delta scienceEcosystems August 9, 2023By Jacoba Charles, Estuary News Group Aquatic plants tend to hide in plain sight, overlooked other than the occasional striking...
SJV WATER: Courts keep ruling against action tied to Westlands’ federal contract but it doesn’t mean much. Why not? SJV Water Water rights and water law August 9, 2023By Lois Henry, SJV Water The Center for Biological Diversity trumpeted a court ruling Monday that denied an appeal by...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California appeals court rules against Westlands Water District in dispute over its contract with feds Courthouse News Service Water rights and water law August 8, 2023The contract sought would have provided the district with permanent access to over one million acre-feet of water for agricultural...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Federal judge denies request for temporary block of water toxicity testing rules in California Courthouse News Service Water quality August 8, 2023Clean Water SoCal and the Central Valley Clean Water Association wanted a temporary stop to Tests of Significant Toxicity. By...
