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November 28, 2023

Better Ways to Promote Urban Water Conservation

Reducing water use in cities and suburbs is key for helping communities get through droughts. The Public Policy Institute of California discusses how to optimize urban water conservation.

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November 15, 2023

Lake Powell Rebounds but Drought Remains

A wet winter in western states provided a short-term reprieve to the decades-long drought in the reservoir.

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November 7, 2023

Measuring Groundwater Overdraft in the Sacramento Valley

Much recent attention towards groundwater sustainability has focused on the heavily overdrafted San Joaquin Valley. However, the Sacramento Valley also needs to bring its groundwater basins into balance and avoid significant undesirable results of pumping.

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October 30, 2023

SWOT's Unprecedented View of Global Sea Levels

Sea surface height data from the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission yields a mesmerizing view of the planet’s ocean.

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October 26, 2023

California Groundwater Management Continues

California Advances Sustainable Groundwater Management with Release of 17 Basin Determinations.

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October 26, 2023

Can Proposed Desalination Plant Solve Arizona’s Water Problems?

A recent 23-year-and-counting megadrought on the overallocated Colorado River has led to significant cutbacks for Arizona and junior water rights holders. Could a desalination plant help?

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October 19, 2023

Fresh Powder on the Rockies

A storm brought wintry weather and the first significant snowfall of the season to the Rocky Mountains.

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August 17, 2023

New Partnership to Pilot California's First Blue Water Farm

OceanWell and Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (LVMWD) announced today their partnership to pilot California's first ever Blue Water farm.

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August 10, 2023

Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier

The glacier is a popular tourist destination near Juneau, but each year there is less of it to see.

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February 8, 2023

Global Wetlands Losses High But Overestimated

Although wetlands remain threatened in many parts of the world — including the U.S., which accounts for more losses than any other country — worldwide wetland losses have likely been overestimated, according to a new study in Nature.