NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Can hatchery reforms help California’s troubled salmon?

Robin Meadows

Fish and wildlife

September 28, 2026

By Robin Meadows Rivers in the Central Valley are so degraded by dams and water diversions that the tens of...

REPORT: How much water do data centers use? And why does it matter?

Pacific Institute

Planning and management

September 28, 2026

By Heather Cooley and Morgan Shimabuku, Pacific Institute Growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other cloud-based computing services is driving...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Farmland Conversion in the Delta: Protecting Agriculture as Part of the Coequal Goals

Delta Protection Commission

AgricultureReports

September 28, 2026

From the Delta Protection Commission: Public comment opens today on the Delta Protection Commission’s draft report, “Farmland Conversion in the...

YOUR INPUT WANTED: Effects on Fish from Long-Term Operations of Central Valley Project and State Water Project Independent Scientific Peer Review

Maven

Water project operations

September 28, 2026

From the Delta Stewardship Council: At the request of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Delta Science Program is facilitating...

RESEARCH ARTICLE: Reducing uncertainty in groundwater models using airborne geophysics

American Geophysical Union

Groundwater NewsResearch article

September 28, 2026

Scientists present a probabilistic framework for exploiting airborne geophysical data for groundwater model parameterization and apply it to the Scott...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: A century of sand debt comes due in Malibu

Inside Climate News

Ecosystems

September 27, 2026

A new study finds the world’s great surf breaks are vulnerable to climate change. In Malibu, the problem is more...

GRIST: Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records

Grist

Hydrology

September 25, 2026

By Frida Garza & Kate Yoder, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter...

NOW AVAILABLE: Public Comments on Final Draft Bay-Delta Plan

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

September 25, 2026

From the State Water Resources Control Board: On August 19, 2026, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board)...

REPORT: 2026 Delta Science Program Research Impact Report

Delta Stewardship Council

Delta scienceReports

September 25, 2026

From the Delta Science Program: The Delta Science Program is proud to share its inaugural Research Impact Report, highlighting the...

SJV WATER: Clock is ticking for Kings County groundwater agencies to control their own fate

SJV Water

Groundwater News

September 24, 2026

By Monsserat Solis, SJV Water Kings County groundwater agencies are now in a race to head off mandatory state pumping...

EDWARD RING: El Niño planning must include dredging the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Edward Ring

Planning and management

September 24, 2026

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center On September 21, Governor Gavin Newsom...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Feds find Tijuana River pollution poses public health hazard in San Diego

Courthouse News Service

Water quality

September 24, 2026

“Polluted water becomes polluted air, and air reaches everyone who breathes it, far beyond anyone who touches the water,” one...