blog post Video: Water Stress in San Joaquin Valley By Lori Pottinger Mar 14, 2017 Expert panels discuss how the valley can address growing water stress and the changes it will bring to the region’s farms, communities, and economy.
Report Water Stress and a Changing San Joaquin Valley By Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Richard Howitt, Peter Moyle ... Mar 1, 2017 The San Joaquin Valley—California’s largest agricultural region and an important contributor to the nation’s food supply—is facing growing water stress and a number of related environmental and public health problems. Large parts of the valley have become dependent on unsustainable pumping of groundwater. Tackling these linked issues with cooperative, coordinated approaches is key to success. This research was supported with funding from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the TomKat Foundation, and the US Environmental Protection Agency.
blog post Water Trivia Quiz Answers By Lori Pottinger Nov 18, 2016 Find out how well you did on our drought quiz.
blog post Drought Savvy? Take Our Water Trivia Quiz By Lori Pottinger Nov 17, 2016 Test yourself on your knowledge about the drought and how to respond to it.
blog post Video: Policy Priorities for California’s Water By Lori Pottinger Oct 24, 2016 Expert panels discuss four key water challenges: urban drought resilience, groundwater, declining ecosystem health, and safe drinking water in disadvantaged communities.
blog post Recycled Drinking Water: The Next Frontier By Lori Pottinger Oct 17, 2016 California is poised to become an early adopter of the direct reuse of purified wastewater. An expert interview on this potential new drinking water source.
blog post New Laws Strengthen State’s Water Safety Net By Ellen Hanak, Henry McCann Oct 5, 2016 Several new laws will help communities lacking reliable access to safe and affordable drinking water.
blog post Building a Better Water Safety Net By Lori Pottinger Oct 21, 2015 California’s poor rural communities have been hard hit by the drought. We interviewed Laurel Firestone about our water inequities, and ways to solve them.