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POTTER VALLEY PROJECT: Department of Agriculture Asks FERC to Halt Decommissioning Process (Updated with USDA Press Release)

Maven

Ecosystems

December 19, 2025

From the Lost Coast Outpost: The two broken dams on the Upper Eel River found a powerful champion this morning,...

WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec. 14-19: Heavy rain, flooding on tap; State Water Board releases new analysis for Bay Delta Plan; Green California’s big oil problem; Little progress on the Colorado River; and more …

Maven

Weekly Digest

December 19, 2025

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

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Heavy rain, flooding in the forecast; California’s ‘snow drought’ leaves ski resorts waiting for the cold; States repeat talking points with little progress on deal as Colorado River crisis deepens; and more …

Maven

Daily Digest

December 19, 2025

[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...

ASPEN JOURNALISM: States repeat talking points with little progress on deal as Colorado River crisis deepens

Aspen Journalism

Colorado River

December 19, 2025

Seven state representatives ‘spinning their wheels’ for two years By Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism Water managers from each of the...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Experts warn of dire forecast for Colorado River basin

Courthouse News Service

Colorado River

December 19, 2025

The forecast, and discussion about a new agreement between the seven states that rely on the Colorado River basin, came...

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS Respond to Incidental Take Permit for the Long- Term Operation of the State Water Project

State Water Contractors

Water project operations

December 19, 2025

Coordinated, science-based decision-making is essential to maximizing water deliveries for communities and the environment Press release from the State Water...

STANFORD: Physics of atmospheric rivers, explained

Stanford University

Hydrology

December 19, 2025

What drives atmospheric rivers? Da Yang explains how these “rivers in the sky” gain and lose momentum, and how researchers...

CDFW: Naturally reproduced coho salmon found in Russian River’s upper basin for the first time in decades

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Fish and wildlife

December 19, 2025

Discovery in isolated pool prompts fish rescue by Pinoleville Pomo Nation and CDFW From the Department of Fish and Wildlife...

SF ESTUARY AND WATERSHED SCIENCE: Winter-run salmon, Delta restoration, wetland availability, Delta smelt foraging, pesticides in the Delta, and more …

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Delta science

December 19, 2025

In the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: RESEARCH MONOGRAPH Synthesizing Relationships Between Winter-Run Chinook Salmon...

AGU: Exposing the most dangerous dams in the US

American Geophysical Union

Planning and management

December 19, 2025

New research aims to create the first country-wide database of unsafe dams and the communities they threaten, using data from...

NEW BOOK: Undammed: Freeing River and Bringing Communities to Life

Press Release/Notice

WATER SHELF

December 19, 2025

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