press release Preparing for the Inevitable: State Global Warming Strategy Needs To Plan for Climate Change Nov 17, 2008
blog post The Challenges of Changing Land Use in the San Joaquin Valley By Lori Pottinger Mar 12, 2019 Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act could require fallowing farmland on a large scale. We talked to Soapy Mulholland of Sequoia Riverlands Trust about this impending challenge.
blog post Better Information Can Help the Environment By Henry McCann, Alvar Escriva-Bou Apr 26, 2017 Better water accounting systems, such as those used in other arid places, could improve our understanding and management of California's aquatic ecosystems.
Report California’s Natural Resource Programs: Where Does the Money Come From and Where Does It Go? By Fred Silva Jul 1, 2002 This report analyzes natural resource priorities by reviewing program expenditures and revenues between fiscal years 1978-79 and 2000-01. It finds that, with the exception of 2000-2001, the percentage of total state spending directed to natural resources has been declining. It also finds that, until 1999, allocations for resource conservation grew compared to those devoted to resource development and resource-related public safety. Finally, the data show that general fund allocations for natural resource programs declined over the study period, but that this funding was largely replaced by special funds earmarked for specific purposes.
blog post A Look Back at the Year in Water Policy By Ellen Hanak Jan 9, 2018 California’s year of extremes demonstrated the impact of our variable climate on water management. The PPIC Water Policy Center responded.
blog post Our Experts Weigh In on the Drought By Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Sarah Bardeen Jul 19, 2022 The water news in California has been grim: We’re in year three of a miserable drought—and “miserable” is the operative word. Our experts discuss how the drought is evolving, how the state is responding, and what might be coming next.
blog post A Strong Start for PPIC’s Water Policy Center By Ellen Hanak Jan 15, 2016 A letter from center director Ellen Hanak on the Water Policy Center’s first year tackling California’s most pressing water issues.
blog post New Water Laws Address Groundwater, Marijuana By Caitrin Chappelle, Henry McCann Oct 15, 2015 Two recent bill packages took important steps toward improving groundwater management and reducing the negative environmental impacts of marijuana farming.
