DAILY DIGEST, 12/9: CA signals fight over federal plan to increase Delta water exports; The biggest threat to the Delta you’ve (probably) never heard of; Salmon may be rebounding after three wet winters; States push to end secrecy over data center water use; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 9, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: The biggest threat to the Delta you’ve (probably) never heard of Robin Meadows Best of the NotebookNotebook News and FeaturesWater quality December 9, 2025Excess sediment in the South Delta puts the water supply and the ecosystem at risk by Robin Meadows In 1962,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: West Coast Chinook salmon denied federal protections Courthouse News Service Fish and wildlife December 9, 2025The Center for Biological Diversity, a group petitioning for the protections, lambasted the Trump administration for the decision. By Alan...
NOAA FISHERIES: A restored reef brings fish habitat back to Southern California NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlife December 9, 2025New monitoring shows the Palos Verdes Reef restoration project has increased fish biomass by over 150 percent just 4 years...
THE CONVERSATION: PFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds The Conversation Water quality December 9, 2025By Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona; Ashley Langer, University of Arizona, and Bo Guo, University of Arizona When pregnant women...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/8: Companies are racing to fuel and cool AI; Pine Flat Dam upgrade proposed to boost water storage in San Joaquin Valley; To save salmon runs and fishing jobs CA needs new water rules; Toxic PFAS chemicals found in San Joaquin County pesticides; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 8, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
NEW BOOK: Body in a Barrel Press Release/Notice WATER SHELF December 7, 2025Visit the Water Shelf main page FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Aaron Mead, amead@ameadwriter.com, 626-616-4473 Debut fiction: A body in a...
JIM CLOERN: The scientist and science I mourn Guest Contributor Commentary December 7, 2025By Ariel Rubissow Okamoto A man died recently who was one of my heroes. Inside his big brain lay the secrets...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: King tides offer a stark preview of future sea levels on California coast Courthouse News Service Climate change December 7, 2025The king tides that ravage the California coast every winter occur when Earth is at its closest to the sun....
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Most of California in for warm Christmas and drier than usual; King tides offer a stark preview of future sea levels on California coast; The reservoir headache one desert city can’t leave behind; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 7, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Dec. 1-5: Trump admin adopts plan to pump more water from the Delta; SoCal wet winter brings La Niña/El Niño confusion; Initial SWP allocation set at 10%; New watershed studies highlight how the San Joaquin Basin can turn floods into opportunities; and more … Maven Weekly Digest December 5, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 12/5: Trump administration adopts plan to pump more water from the Delta over state objections; ‘A bit like poker,’ California’s wet winter brings La Niña/El Niño confusion; Research: Californian water suppliers consistently overestimate water demand; and more … Maven Daily Digest December 5, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
SJV WATER: Settlement wipes out $24 million in groundwater fee debt, removes pipeline opposition in high desert dispute SJV Water Groundwater News December 5, 2025By Lois Henry, SJV Water A settlement between a desert mining company and groundwater authority in eastern Kern County will...
NOAA FISHERIES: Most Threatened and Endangered Pacific Coast Salmon Populations Increased After Listings NOAA Fisheries Fish and wildlife December 5, 2025Endangered Species Act protections move salmon toward recovery. From NOAA Fisheries Most Pacific Coast salmon and steelhead listed under the...
RESEARCH ARTICLE: Water demand projection accuracy and demand management trends in California cities American Geophysical Union Planning and management December 5, 2025From Water Resources Research: This study investigates the accuracy of long-term water demand projections and tracks the evolution of water...
