Legislation – Policy

A Patchwork of Differing State Laws to Protect Wetlands

Ray Stewart is ambassador for the Ohio Wetlands Association. He stands on a preserve with two wetland areas. Both of…

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3M reaches $10.3-billion settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water systems

Photo: A researcher pours a water sample into a glass container for testing at an Environmental Protection Agency center in…

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Judge Blocks Red Hill Families’ Effort To Question Navy Admiral Under Oath

Legal precedent sets a high bar for deposing 'high-level' government officials. Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, will…

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Harvest Water Program Awarded $277.5 Million in Prop. 1 Funds

Multi-purpose Project Will Use Up to 50,000 Acre-feet of Recycled Water for Irrigation in South Sacramento County PRESS RELEASE Regional…

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No time to waste for government to protect drought-stricken West

For decades, Western cities like Las Vegas and Tucson, Ariz., have embraced water conservation and recycling as a means of…

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Contra Costa Resilient Shoreline Committee on Sea Level Rise Created

On May 16, 2023, the Board of Supervisors cemented Contra Costa County as a local leader in sea level rise…

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Half the nation’s wetlands just lost federal protection. Their fate is up to states.

A Supreme Court ruling leaves large swaths with widely varying oversight. Photo: Tens of millions of acres of wetlands are…

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Arizona Begins to Understand Water

Photo: Arizona has finally realized that it cannot grow forever because it doesn’t have water to do so. And this…

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Restoring Rivers, Restoring Community

Healthy ecosystems are good for everyone in California—they provide us with abundant wildlife and fisheries, clean drinking water, and needed…

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Legislation to curb water use for irrigation clears California Assembly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A pair of California bills aimed at curbing water use for landscaping has cleared the California State…

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