Governor Newsom Takes a Deep Dive Into #CAwater
California, which has long been a leader in battling the causes of global warming, now takes the helm of leadership in another critical battle: preparing the st...
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Debating the Many Ways of Melting Icebergs as Titanic Sinks
On August 21 st and 22 nd , California’s Water Board was scheduled to take long-anticipated action to improve water quality in the San Joaquin River basin side...
A Fresh Chance to Achieve a Sustainable Water Future for CA
The water world has been abuzz this past week with confirmation that the proponents of the massive, twin tunnel water diversion project in the Delta (aka “...
When Is a Fish Not Just a Fish?
Today, the Endangered Species Coalition released its 2017 Top Ten Endangered Species Report—“ Suppressed: How Politics Drowned Out Science for Ten Endangered...
The San Francisco Bay-Delta Gets Trumped
Last week, President Trump’s Department of the Interior decided to exempt itself and the California State Water Project from rules protecting threatened native...
Alaskan River & Wilderness Protected; Let's Keep It That Way
Guest blog by Anna Wearn, NRDC Water Program The wild Susitna River, a critical artery of Alaska’s fishing industry, has been spared once again from the threat...