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Lori Pottinger is communications manager at the PPIC Water Policy Center. She helps develop and implement effective programs and products that expand the audience for PPIC’s water research. Previously she worked for International Rivers, where she was editor of World Rivers Review and other publications, and a senior member of the Africa program. She holds an MA in landscape architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in journalism from San Francisco State University.
Ecosystems Need Groundwater Too April 6 2018
How Oroville Is Changing Dam Safety in California March 28 2018
A Bottom-Up Approach to Groundwater Sustainability February 28 2018
Why We Need Working Floodplains February 22 2018
Farming Wetlands to Grow Birds January 24 2018
Flood Prevention 101: Stay Out of the Floodplain January 4 2018
Modernizing Water Systems in Disadvantaged Communities December 19 2017
The Unintended Consequences of Indoor Water Conservation November 29 2017
Videos: Priorities for California’s Water November 1 2017
Video: Improving the Health of California’s Headwater Forests September 26 2017
Storing Water for Dry Days September 21 2017
Testimony: Managing California’s Headwater Forests August 24 2017
New Water Official’s Views on Salton Sea, Other Priorities August 15 2017
Video: Building Bay Area Drought Resilience July 21 2017
The Changing Face of California’s Water Leadership June 26 2017
Video: Building Urban Drought Resilience June 19 2017
How Unhealthy Forests Affect Water Supply May 30 2017
The Myth of Water Wasted to the Sea May 17 2017
Wetlands at Risk from Federal Rule Change April 11 2017
Remaking the Salton Sea April 6 2017
Banking on Groundwater March 21 2017
Video: Water Stress in San Joaquin Valley March 14 2017
Groundwater: Act Locally, Think Sustainably March 1 2017
Making the Groundwater Law Work December 15 2016
California’s Changing Headwaters November 29 2016
Water Trivia Quiz Answers November 18 2016
Drought Savvy? Take Our Water Trivia Quiz November 17 2016
Video: Policy Priorities for California’s Water October 24 2016
Recycled Drinking Water: The Next Frontier October 17 2016
California’s Fish Emergency October 10 2016
Making Homes More Water Efficient September 29 2016
California’s Ecosystems in Perpetual Drought August 30 2016
How Green Is My Water? August 2 2016
Video: Improving California’s Water Accounting July 29 2016
How Much Water Does Nature Need? June 29 2016
A Weatherman Explains California’s Volatile Climate June 10 2016
A Changing State of Water Conservation June 1 2016
California’s Big-Ticket Water Challenges May 25 2016
Troubled Waters for California Farmers May 17 2016
Farms That Grow Groundwater April 18 2016
Video: Farming’s Water Future March 2 2016
Linking Land Use and Water Decisions February 24 2016
Steyer Fellowship to Focus on Groundwater February 11 2016
State’s Ecosystems Face a Flood of Changes January 11 2016
The Coming Groundwater Revolution January 6 2016
California Depends on Rivers—in the Air December 8 2015
Improving Water Allocation During Droughts December 1 2015
Video: Farming Solutions to Weather Drought November 12 2015
Coming Together Over Groundwater November 5 2015
Do You Know Where Your Water’s Been? October 27 2015
Building a Better Water Safety Net October 21 2015
Stressful Times for Drought-Stricken Delta October 5 2015
Videos: How Should We Price Water? September 28 2015
Water Management’s High-Tech Future September 3 2015
Video: Meeting Water Challenges on the Central Coast August 31 2015
Video: What If California’s Drought Continues? August 25 2015
The Carmel River Gets a Boost August 18 2015
Central Coast a Microcosm of State Water Challenges August 11 2015
The Challenges of Getting More Crop per Drop July 28 2015
California Streams Going to Pot from Marijuana Boom July 23 2015
Getting to Groundwater Sustainability June 16 2015
“Water 101” Podcast Covers Challenges, Solutions May 20 2015
Video: Press Club Focuses on Water May 5 2015