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A Path to Progress for the Salton Sea

By Lori Pottinger

The Salton Sea urgently needs a steady supply of water to reduce health and environmental problems. We talked with Kurt Schwabe about possible solutions.

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Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley

By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Henry McCann, David Mitchell ...

As the San Joaquin Valley addresses groundwater overdraft under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), its urban utilities face unique challenges. Learn how to ensure a smooth transition for the region’s residents.

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Uncertain Future for Cap-and-Trade

By Brandon Martin, Alvar Escriva-Bou

California's cap-and-trade program—which funds most of the state's actions to address climate change—faces an uncertain future.

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Are Carbon Offsets Actually Working?

By Sarah Bardeen, Caitlin Peterson

In a world that urgently needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, carbon offsets have emerged as one possible solution. We asked PPIC adjunct fellow Van Butsic, a cooperative extension specialist at UC Berkeley who recently studied offsets for a carbon management firm, to tell us more.

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New Opportunities for Trading Surface Water in the Sacramento Valley under SGMA

By Alex Ehrens, Joy Collins, Andrew Ayres

Successful groundwater stewardship under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) demands good information—not only about groundwater conditions, but also about surface water availability. We produced a new dataset of how access to this vital resource varies across irrigated farmland in the Sacramento Valley and the Delta, so it’s now possible to assess surface water conditions across the entire Central Valley.

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