HIGH COUNTRY NEWS: The big data center buildup High Country News Planning and management November 25, 2025An AI server farm tsunami threatens to overwhelm the West’s power grid and water supplies. By Jonathan Thompson, High Country...
EOS: Avoiding and responding to peak groundwater American Geophysical Union Groundwater News November 25, 2025A new review shows how rising demand, shrinking supplies, and policy decisions together shape when groundwater use peaks and what...
YOUR INPUT WANTED: Recharge Incentives Survey Re-Opened Until December 5th Guest Contributor ANNOUNCEMENTS November 25, 2025From Sustainable Conservation: Recently we asked you to spend a little time responding to our survey on groundwater recharge incentives....
DAILY DIGEST, 11/24: CV-SALTS Progress Report: Addressing nitrate and salt contamination in the Central Valley; The path forward in the San Joaquin Valley must be planned and planted; How to make data centers less thirsty; EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food; and more … Maven Daily Digest November 24, 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: CV-SALTS Progress Report: Addressing nitrate and salt contamination in the Central Valley Maven Policy and regulation November 24, 2025In 2006, the Central Valley Regional Water Board launched the Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability (CV-SALTS) program to...
CA AGRICULTURE: There’s a path forward in the San Joaquin Valley to benefit farmers, communities, and nature — but only if we plan . . . and plant UC Ag and Natural Resources (UCANR) Groundwater News November 24, 2025From California Agriculture: For most of its history, California treated groundwater and surface water as legally distinct. Unlike surface water...
GRIST: How to make data centers less thirsty Grist Planning and management November 24, 2025There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: build them in places with lots...
THE CONVERSATION: From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers The Conversation Ecosystems November 24, 2025By Bethany Bradley, UMass Amherst; Adrienne Wootten, University of Oklahoma, and Ryan Longman, University of Hawaii When the Trump administration...
DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: DWR launches operations at Big Notch Project, expanding critical salmon habitat; California data center health impacts tripled in 4 years; Podcast: How to have our fish, and eat them too; Hageman says California needs to stop going after Wyoming’s water; and more … Maven Daily Digest November 23, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
UC RIVERSIDE: California data center health impacts tripled in 4 years UC Riverside Planning and management November 22, 2025Efforts needed to reduce data center emissions and water use, report authors say By UC Newsroom Researchers from the University...
DWR launches operations at Big Notch Project, expanding critical salmon habitat Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water project operations November 22, 2025From the Department of Water Resources: Operations have officially begun for the Big Notch Project, one of the largest floodplain...
DELTA DISPATCH: How To Have Our Fish, and Eat Them, Too Estuary News Group Fish and wildlifeScience Podcasts November 22, 2025Across all of California, perhaps no other fish has as great of a cultural, economic, and ecological impact as that...
WEEKLY WATER NEWS DIGEST for Nov. 16-21: Atmospheric rivers nearly wipe out severe drought in California; Rule book on El Niño and La Niña is broken; Ten appeals filed for the Delta Conveyance Project consistency determination; and more … Maven Weekly Digest November 21, 2025A wrap-up of posts published on Maven’s Notebook this week … Note to readers: Sign up for weekly email service...
DAILY DIGEST, 11/21: Atmospheric rivers nearly wipe out severe drought in CA; Tribal and environmental advocates challenge certification of consistency of the Delta Conveyance Project; Even a full reservoir wouldn’t have ensured water in Palisades fire, California officials say; Further cuts to Colorado River water use could increase utility costs; and more … Maven Daily Digest November 21, 2025[cmtoc_table_of_contents] Several news sources featured in the Daily Digest may limit the number of articles you can access without a...
RESTORE THE DELTA: Tribal and Environmental Advocates Challenge Certification of Consistency of the Delta Conveyance Project Restore the Delta Delta Conveyance Project November 21, 2025Press release from Restore the Delta: A coalition of Tribes and environmental advocates have filed a formal appeal challenging the...
