blog post Commentary: A Chance to Solve the Delta Quandary By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak Nov 20, 2018 Voluntary accords offer the best hope for helping the Delta’s troubled freshwater ecosystems—while continuing to allow its waters to support a healthy California economy.
blog post Beyond the Drought: 10 Big Changes Ahead for California Water By Ellen Hanak Jan 14, 2014 These days, all water news in California is focused on the weather. After two successive dry years, this year’s rainy season has yet to make a decent showing.
press release It’s A Beach State … Of Mind: Despite Tumultuous Times, California’s Golden Coast Still Captures Hearts Nov 13, 2003
blog post Improving Water Allocation During Droughts By Lori Pottinger Dec 1, 2015 The drought has been a stress test for California’s water system. We talked to Brian Gray about how to improve our water rights system to better prepare for future droughts.
blog post Water Trading Can Help California’s Struggling Freshwater Ecosystems By Ellen Hanak, Gokce Sencan Apr 4, 2022 California’s freshwater ecosystems are struggling—but water trading has helped in the past, and that could continue. We provide fresh data on the current state of environmental water transfers and highlight ways to improve them.
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 Drought Watch: Getting More Pop per Drop By David Lesher Feb 13, 2015 PPIC senior fellow Ellen Hanak testified to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee about the recent history of the state’s water finance.
blog post Why We Need Working Floodplains By Lori Pottinger Feb 22, 2018 Floodplains are hard-working landscapes when they’re allowed to “act naturally.” An expert interview looks at efforts to get them working again.
blog post What It Means to Store Water for the Environment By Sarah Bardeen Jul 26, 2021 In times of drought, California’s ecosystems often suffer. CalTrout Ecosystem Fellow Sarah Null is investigating how to better manage scarce water supplies so that the state can protect vulnerable ecosystems—even as the climate changes.
