Legislation – Policy

Colorado River water: How California, Arizona and Nevada plan to use less

California, Arizona and Nevada, three of seven states that depend on the shrinking Colorado River for water and hydropower, plan…

1 year ago

Sen. Alex Padilla focuses on water affordability in hearing

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., convened his first hearing as chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee on…

1 year ago

California Assembly advances bill to eliminate lead from school drinking water

New test data shows alarming levels at childcare centers SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today the California State Assembly handily passed a…

1 year ago

Supreme Court dramatically shrinks Clean Water Act’s reach

Photo: The ruling from the court's conservative majority vastly narrowing the federal government’s authority over marshes and bogs is a…

2 years ago

Russian-Eel River stakeholders effort to find path forward without defunct power plant

Newly formed Russian River Water Forum will consider alternatives without hydroelectric plant that shunted Eel River water into the Russian…

2 years ago

Fire retardant kills fish. Is it worth the risk?

Photo: Firefighters drop retardant over Aliso Canyon during the Coastal Fire in Laguna Niguel, California, on May 11, 2022. Jeff…

2 years ago

California attempts a ‘managed retreat,’ coastal homeowners sue to stay

Photo: Surfers walk along a shrinking beach in San Clemente, California, south of Los Angeles. Mark Rightmire / MediaNews Group…

2 years ago

Veterans on Borrowed Time Fume Over Delays on Toxic Water Claims

Photo: More than 45,000 claims from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune already been filed, but potentially 10 times more are…

2 years ago

The Linked Ecological Futures Of America And China

Image: Flora Weil for Noema Magazine When one country’s desert forms another’s rain, then one’s dream is another’s peril. In…

2 years ago

Arizona water rights purchase by investment firms, the effects

Sarah Porter, Director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy, joined Ted Simons,…

2 years ago