A late fall storm that soaked the North State and brought high wind gust is padding rain totals for what has been a wet start to Northern California’s water year. As of Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Redding Regional Airport had received 4.24 inches of rain since Oct. 1, which was the start of 2025-26 water […]
California’s wild salmon have faced just about every obstacle imaginable over the decades as they now cling to survival. Dams have blocked where they are supposed to spawn. Levees deny young fish the floodplain for feasting. Pumps send them in deadly wrong directions. But all the previous man-made threats to the salmon have nothing on […]
Oregon water managers are celebrating an exciting milestone this fall. Owyhee Reservoir is ending its irrigation season with 170% of its 35-year average water volume, which is a sign of much-needed stability for local farmers and communities. Capital Press reported that officials say the reservoir’s healthy levels are great news for the coming seasons. When the […]
After a hot start to the week, we are prepping for a significant storm as models give us a better idea of what to expect. An atmospheric river will bring periods of heavy rainfall and mountain snow, gusty winds and thunderstorms to California mainly Friday and Saturday in Southern California.
As a federally imposed deadline for a Colorado River agreement came and went without a deal, Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Legislature called for the federal government to intervene. Hobbs and the Republican and Democratic leaders of the Legislature blamed Colorado and the other Upper Basin states for the impasse. They sent a joint […]
Chemical-laden dust from southern California’s drying Salton Sea is probably harming the lungs of people around the shrinking body of water, and the effects are especially pronounced in children, new peer-reviewed research from the University of California, Irvine, shows. A separate peer-reviewed study from the University of California, Riverside, also found the Salton Sea’s contaminated dust seemed to alter lung […]
Recent Rain Boosts Early Totals for 2025-26 Water Year in Northern California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Record Searchlightby David BendaA late fall storm that soaked the North State and brought high wind gust is padding rain totals for what has been a wet start to Northern California’s water year. As of Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Redding Regional Airport had received 4.24 inches of rain since Oct. 1, which was the start of 2025-26 water […]
OPINION: As Trump Sends California Water to Farmers, Native Salmon Face Extinction
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Sacramento Beeby Tom PhilpCalifornia’s wild salmon have faced just about every obstacle imaginable over the decades as they now cling to survival. Dams have blocked where they are supposed to spawn. Levees deny young fish the floodplain for feasting. Pumps send them in deadly wrong directions. But all the previous man-made threats to the salmon have nothing on […]
Officials Celebrate Much-Needed Recovery of Crucial U.S. Water Supply: ‘We’re Doing Really Well’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Cool Downby Christine DulionOregon water managers are celebrating an exciting milestone this fall. Owyhee Reservoir is ending its irrigation season with 170% of its 35-year average water volume, which is a sign of much-needed stability for local farmers and communities. Capital Press reported that officials say the reservoir’s healthy levels are great news for the coming seasons. When the […]
Atmospheric River to Soak SoCal, Rain Pushes Into the Weekend
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Fox 5 San Diegoby Megan HealyAfter a hot start to the week, we are prepping for a significant storm as models give us a better idea of what to expect. An atmospheric river will bring periods of heavy rainfall and mountain snow, gusty winds and thunderstorms to California mainly Friday and Saturday in Southern California.
Why Gov. Katie Hobbs Wants Trump Administration to Broker Colorado River Deal
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /ABC 15by Manuelita BeckAs a federally imposed deadline for a Colorado River agreement came and went without a deal, Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Legislature called for the federal government to intervene. Hobbs and the Republican and Democratic leaders of the Legislature blamed Colorado and the other Upper Basin states for the impasse. They sent a joint […]
California’s Drying Salton Sea Harms the Lungs of People Living Nearby, Say Researchers
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /The Guardianby Tom PerkinsChemical-laden dust from southern California’s drying Salton Sea is probably harming the lungs of people around the shrinking body of water, and the effects are especially pronounced in children, new peer-reviewed research from the University of California, Irvine, shows. A separate peer-reviewed study from the University of California, Riverside, also found the Salton Sea’s contaminated dust seemed to alter lung […]