The Snow Must Go On
Climate change is bringing many changes to California’s water system, but one of the most concerning is the loss of the Sierra snowpack caused by warming temp...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Is Your Favorite Waterway Facing the Threat of Toxic Algae?
This is my happy place: The Lake Michigan shoreline. A place that I’ve visited nearly every year since I was five months old; the site of my wedding; the...
Governor Newsom, California Needs SB 1
The bill addresses the need for California to provide clear direction to state agencies that the state can and must block reckless rollbacks of long-standing fe...
Why SB 1 Must Ensure that CESA Applies to the Federal CVP
Having made it through eight legislative committees and one floor vote, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) now faces its final hurdles before becoming law: a majority “yes”...
California Needs Senate Bill 1
California’s Senate passed Senate Bill 1 , the anti-Trump rollbacks bill, today. This move brings the state one step closer to leading the pack of enlightened...
IPBES and the Threats to the World's Fresh Water
Today, the world hears the findings of many of the globe’s preeminent experts and scientists who have spent the past three years reviewing over 15,000 reports...