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Better Information Can Help the Environment

By Henry McCann, Alvar Escriva-Bou

Better water accounting systems, such as those used in other arid places, could improve our understanding and management of California's aquatic ecosystems.

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Wetlands at Risk from Federal Rule Change

By Lori Pottinger

The Trump administration has ordered the repeal of a federal Clean Water Act rule. We asked a legal expert what that might mean for California’s wetlands.

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Remaking the Salton Sea

By Lori Pottinger

California’s largest lake faces a water crisis. A new state plan seeks to address urgent environmental and public health problems.

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Water Stress and a Changing San Joaquin Valley

By Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Richard Howitt, Peter Moyle ...

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.

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A State of Water Independence

By Brian Gray

California’s authority to protect its water resources will be largely insulated from changes in federal environmental policy.

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Water Marketing That Helps Nature

By Ellen Hanak, Jelena Jezdimirovic

Unleashing the potential of water trading could improve conditions California’s struggling rivers and wetlands.

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