California’s sweeping new groundwater regulations

Despite its heavy reliance on aquifers, California is the last western state to enact groundwater monitoring. High Country News, November 10  Read More

EBMUD considers rate-hike to prepare for another dry year

EBMUD say without significant rain in November and December, it will have to buy more water this winter and the cost will be passed on to customers. KTVU.com, November 6  Read More

The California Water Bond is a Beginning, Not an End: Here’s What’s Next

The ultimate value and effectiveness of the bond will depend on how it’s implemented and how the funds are spent. Huffington Post, November 5  Read More

Groundwater security, for the long term

A look at why managing groundwater will help meet the water challenges of climate change. California Water Blog  Read More

New research predicts California droughts will worsen

Future droughts in California are likely to be more severe and much longer Sacramento Bee, October 31  Read More

Growth-control measures rejected in El Dorado County

By Peter Hecht phecht@sacbee.com  /November 6, 2014 El Dorado County has long roiled with bitter political battles over new housing developments and perceived threats to the rustic Sierra foothills environment. But Tuesday night, voters overwhelmingly rejected initiatives that proponents argued would protect rural community boundaries and ban new subdivisions that threaten to gridlock Highway 50 with traffic. They also elected two new county supervisors,... Read More

Fracking bans pass in 2 counties, fail in Santa Barbara

November 05, 2014 An oil well frames vineyards in Cat Canyon in Santa Barbara County. Measure P would have banned high-intensity production techniques growing in use in the region; well operators argue that the Measures aimed at increasing control over non-conventional oil extraction known as “fracking” passed in two California counties after Tuesday’s vote. But a similar ban failed decisively in Santa Barbara, the only one of the three places... Read More

How to mend the conservation divide

With climate change happening, “old” and “new” approaches to conservation often conflict. The solution, according to these authors: try everything. New York Times op-ed, October 31  Read More

Why California’s largest estuary no longer works for wildlife

A new report from the San Francisco Estuary Institute documents why the Delta’s ecosystem is failing for many of its endangered species. KQED Science, October 30  Read More

Sacramento Valley farmers are asked: Help the ducks*

Farmers are being asked to lend a hand to migrating waterfowl arriving this winter to a drought-parched landscape. Sacramento Bee, October 28  Read More