CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE: Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs Guest Contributor News April 24, 2024 207By Jim Robbins, California Healthline For decades, concerns about automobile pollution have focused on what comes out of the tailpipe....
AG ALERT: Probation under SGMA will cost the region, farmers say Ag Alert News April 24, 2024 90By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Farmers in the critically overdrafted Tulare Lake Subbasin in the San Joaquin Valley are bracing...
GRIST: The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer Grist News April 20, 2024 106Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It’s full of forever chemicals. By Zoya Teirstein This story was originally...
NOAA FISHERIES: Welcome to Salmon Country: California’s Central Valley NOAA Fisheries News April 20, 2024 502To the residents of California’s Central Valley, salmon represent family, culture, jobs, community, and identity. By NOAA Fisheries The Central...
SJV WATER: From failed housing development to long-awaited groundwater bank, McAllister Ranch saga continues SJV Water News April 20, 2024 323By Lois Henry, SJV Water More than 13 years after buying half of the 2,100-acre McAllister Ranch – a poster...
STANFORD NEWS: For the Colorado River and beyond, a new market could save the day Stanford University News April 20, 2024 130Stanford economist Paul Milgrom won a Nobel Prize in part for his role in enabling today’s mobile world. Now he’s...
DWR NEWS: First-of-its-kind watershed study highlights how innovative tools help build climate resilience in the San Joaquin Valley Department of Water Resources (DWR) News April 19, 2024 166By DWR News California’s changing climate brings new challenges each year for water managers as they navigate extreme shifts from...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biologist squares off again with Army Corps of Engineers over endangered salmon protections Courthouse News Service News April 19, 2024 267By Michael Gennaro, Courthouse News Service The Army Corps of Engineers argued for the second time Thursday that a Northern...
CAL MATTERS: California sets nation’s first water standard for cancer-causing contaminant Cal Matters News April 18, 2024 143Water suppliers say the costs will be massive, with rates increasing for many consumers. Known as the “Erin Brockovich” chemical,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Questions abound in case of contamination of Sacramento River tributary Courthouse News Service News April 18, 2024 101Disputes of fact as to whether contaminated stormwater actually flowed into a Sacramento River tributary precluded summary judgment, a federal...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California State Water Board places Tulare Lake Subbasin on probation Courthouse News Service News April 17, 2024 164The decision by the State Water Resources Control Board came after a full day of presentations and public comment. By...
AG ALERT: Land-use bill taps farmland for solar sites Ag Alert News April 17, 2024 144By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert Proposed state legislation to modify California’s longstanding farmland conservation law could pave the way for...
AG ALERT: Klamath irrigators express frustration over allocation Ag Alert News April 17, 2024 185By Christine Souza, Ag Alert Despite favorable conditions in the Klamath Basin, irrigators say the initial federal water allocation falls...
THE CONVERSATION: Removing PFAS from public water will cost billions and take time – here are ways to filter out some harmful ‘forever chemicals’ at home The Conversation News April 17, 2024 67Kyle Doudrick, University of Notre Dame, The Conversation Chemists invented PFAS in the 1930s to make life easier: Nonstick pans,...
THIS JUST IN … California acts to halt Kings County’s groundwater overpumping Cal Matters News April 16, 2024 985State officials, for the first time, put a local groundwater basin on probation to stop overuse. The order triggers hefty...