Monterey Herald – During the first six months of the pandemic, researchers with undersea microphones detected a dramatic drop in the levels of underwater noise that can

gvwire.com – Not all farmland in the San Joaquin Valley will survive in a post-SGMA world. Estimates are that the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act will force between

Reuters – The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever,

PR.com / Benzinga – Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2021-22 budget plan includes significant increases to California's public science government programs. The California Association of Professional Scientists applauds those

Eureka Alert – Engineers and chemists at Southwest Research Institute have teamed up to create a low-cost method of harvesting water from atmospheric air on a much

Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription) – This Q&A article includes, “Can the California Horse Racing Board ban Baffert?” The answer: “The violation did not occur in California,

San Francisco Chronicle (tiered subscription) – As the extreme drought causes various agencies to squabble over dwindling water supplies, conservationists say the state is still not doing

Forbes – A new report produced by the California Ocean Science Trust suggests proactive measures need to be taken to prevent further damage to ocean habitats by

KTVU – Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and anchor the tourism economy

NBC News – Wildfires in the western United States are increasingly happening at high elevations, in mountainous areas that were previously too wet to burn, according to