The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.6M to the University of California, Davis to analyze the complex relationships between surface water and groundwater supply, agricultural land use and the economic wellbeing of rural, disadvantaged communities…
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California Professional Firefighters, the state council of the International Association of Firefighters, has thrown its support behind Senate Bill 606 and Assembly Bill 1668 over concerns about availability of water supplies during wildfire emergencies…
Introduced by Senator William Monning from Santa Cruz, SB 623 is intended to establish the Safe and Aftended to establish the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund to provide an ongoing source of funding ensure all Californians have access to safe drinking water…
Clean economy jobs rose by 18 percent in 2015, six times as fast as job growth overall in California…
The bills would scale up water efficiency, curb water waste and improve drought planning for vulnerable communities. They are designed to build on the conservation progress California made during the drought and create a more fair and flexible framework for long-term efficiency…
Women exposed to the highest quantities of agricultural pesticides in California’s San Joaquin Valley while pregnant were at heightened risk of giving birth prematurely and delivering low-weight infants, a new study found…
Momentum is growing for renewable energy across California. Cities including Lancaster, Monterey, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Solana Beach have publicly committed to 100 percent clean energy. And dozens of cities across the state have either pledged to uphold the Paris Accord that President Trump abandoned or agreed in their city plans to cut carbon emissions by 80 to 100 percent…
The drought had “a tremendous effect” on implementing the human right to water, said Max Gomberg of the State Water Resources Control Board, the agency that eventually assumed the task of championing the law…
Circle of Blue interviewed 18 people who have played a role in passing the human right to water legislation and implementing it: lawmakers who introduced bills to extend water access, organizers who built coalitions in support of the law, utility trade groups, people from communities with dirty water, and state officials who are turning the words of the law into actions…
State Sen. Bill Monning introduced Senate Bill 623 to advance solutions for communities like Arvin that are unable to afford safe drinking water. SB 623 would create a Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund that would ensure that all Californians have access to the clean drinking water that they need and deserve. It prioritizes low-income communities that do not meet primary drinking water standards or have access to affordable water…