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June 12, 2025

Sealing manure ponds at a Central Valley farm cut emissions dramatically By UC Riverside A giant, balloon-like tarp stretches over...

COMMENTARY: California’s water crisis is a question of infrastructure: It’s time for the Delta Conveyance Project

SoCal Water Coalition

Commentary Delta Conveyance Project Policy and regulation

June 10, 2025

Commentary by Charley Wilson, Executive Director of the Southern California Water Coalition, and Richard Lambros, the Executive Director of the...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: COEQWAL and Just Transitions: Innovative projects tackle California’s water future

Maven

Notebook News and Features Planning and management

June 3, 2025

Second series of workshops for the Just Transitions project to take place on June 7 and June 9 California is...

USGS: Nature-based “Horizontal Levees” reduce flood risk in San Francisco Bay

USGS

Planning and management

May 21, 2025

By the USGS As sea levels rise and storms intensify, the threat of coastal flooding in low-lying areas like San...

UCSC: Facing the storm: UC Santa Cruz researchers model a new line of coastal defense

UC Santa Cruz

Planning and management

May 21, 2025

Buffering aging levees with sloping wetlands reduces flood risk while establishing beneficial ecosystems. Key takeaways Horizontal levees offer dual benefits:...

COMMENTARY: Rehydrating the Los Angeles heat island

Edward Ring

Commentary

February 22, 2025

By Edward Ring, director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center Along with the fairly recent popularization...

THE CONVERSATION: Drought can hit almost anywhere: How 5 cities that nearly ran dry got water use under control

The Conversation

Planning and management

February 5, 2025

By Sara Hughes, Adjunct Professor of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan; and Michael Wilson, Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee...

NOTICE: Due Date Extended: Public Comments on Delta Adapts Draft Adaptation Plan

Delta Stewardship Council

ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 9, 2025

From the Delta Stewardship Council: The Delta Stewardship Council has published a draft Adaptation Plan as part of its climate...

PRESS RELEASE: EPA issues first ever underground injection permits for carbon sequestration in California

US Environmental Protection Agency

Climate change Policy and regulation

January 6, 2025

Carbon sequestration will be used at Kern County site to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and mitigate climate change Press release...

NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Seizing a rare chance to keep tidal marsh ahead of sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay

Robin Meadows

Delta science Ecosystems Notebook News and Features

December 17, 2024

By Robin Meadows The San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which hugs the northern arc of the San Francisco Bay,...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: California water experts prepare for climate whiplash

Inside Climate News

Planning and management Policy and regulation

November 29, 2024

As climate change brings sudden shifts between extreme drought and catastrophic floods, water policy experts urge state resource managers to...

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: California Coastal Commission reluctantly approves San Francisco seawall project

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

November 15, 2024

The project also includes plans for a portion of the city’s Great Highway be permanently closed to car traffic to...

CAL MATTERS: First California project to bury climate-warming gases wins key approval

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

October 21, 2024

Capturing and storing carbon underground is a big part of California’s efforts to tackle climate change but community members and...

AG ALERT: Climate concerns inspire innovation in wine vineyards

Ag Alert

Agriculture

August 21, 2024

By Natalie Hanson, Ag Alert As he does most mornings, Bernat Sort Costa walked through 160 acres of grapevines in...

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS respond to release of Final 2023 State Water Project Delivery Capability Report

State Water Contractors

Water project operations

July 31, 2024

Report reinforces immediate need for infrastructure investments, respond to changing climate Press release from the State Water Contractors Yesterday, the...