JPL: El Niño then and now

NASA/JPL

Hydrology

October 26, 2026

From NASA/JPL: El Niño is part of a natural climate pattern that occurs roughly every two to seven years, bringing...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Restoring habitat, delivering results: The work already underway in the Sacramento Valley

Guest Contributor

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

October 26, 2026

Healthy Rivers and Landscapes is building on years of restoration work, bringing together water managers, conservation organizations and scientists to...

GUEST COMMENTARY: What the Pacific Flyway can teach us about water management

Guest Contributor

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

October 26, 2026

By Jeff McCreary, Director of Operations, Western Region, Ducks Unlimited Millions of ducks, geese, and other migratory birds travel the...

GRIST: California has a plan for El Niño’s torrential rain: Save it for later

Grist

Groundwater News

October 26, 2026

By Matt Simon, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.” Something ominous...

REPORT: New DWR report highlights how collaboration strengthens climate resilience in water management

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Planning and managementReports

October 26, 2026

From the Department of Water Resources: As climate extremes become the new normal, DWR is using science, investments, and partnerships...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Boeing’s demolition of a SoCal nuclear testing facility has nearby families worried about cancer

Inside Climate News

Water quality

October 26, 2026

The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District said local regulators do not require specific dust control measures as the buildings...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Major California water plan faces ‘huge mess’ as deadline looms; Some experts welcome strong El Niño storms; American Canyon considers scaling back stake in Sites Reservoir; Exceptionally high tides will swamp SoCal, ‘likely to get worse before it gets better’; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 25, 2026

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WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Oct. 18-23: CA releases new climate science, projections; Climate change plus a super El Niño could add up to a record-wet winter; Critics blast CA’s $180-million water buy; Voluntary agreements … yes or no?; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

October 23, 2026

A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...

DAILY DIGEST, 10/23: California’s storm door is about to swing wide open; The Kelvin wave has gone — but more are on the way; Critics blast California’s $180-million water buy as ‘extraordinarily expensive’; When rivers run low in the American West; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 23, 2026

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DAILY DIGEST, 10/22: Pacific has become shockingly warm. And strange things are happening; The upside of a potentially historic El Niño; Can pumped-hydro energy storage protect Lake County from wildfires?; Interior Secretary discusses Colorado River plan, calls Arizona’s water cuts ‘completely manageable’; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

October 22, 2026

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PRESS RELEASE: Tire-derived pollutant found at elevated levels in critical fish habitats

Guest Contributor

Water quality

October 22, 2026

From the American Chemical Society: “Potentially Lethal Concentrations of 6PPD-Quinone Occur in Endangered Species Act Listed Aquatic Habitats of Central...

STATE WATER BOARD: California recycled water use rises as state tracks long-term goals

Maven

Water supply augmentation

October 22, 2026

At its October 6 meeting, the State Water Board reviewed the latest statewide data on wastewater and recycled water production....

GUEST COMMENTARY: Healthy Rivers and Landscapes: A better path forward for the Bay-Delta

Guest Contributor

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

October 22, 2026

Healthy Rivers and Landscapes provides California with multiple tools and strategies to restore salmon runs, Unimpaired-Flows relies on silver bullet...

GUEST COMMENTARY: Why Newsom’s Voluntary Agreements Won’t Work, Part 3: A Fundamentally Flawed Process

San Francisco Baykeeper

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

October 22, 2026

By Gary Bobker, the Program Director for Friends of the River, and Christie Ralston, an Associate Attorney for San Francisco Baykeeper “A...

EDWARD RING: Save Our Lawns, Reform AB 1572

Edward Ring

CommentaryPolicy and regulation

October 22, 2026

By Edward Ring, director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center Californians are within months, if not...