blog post Commentary: Delta Interests Should Seize the Opportunity to Cease Water Fights By Ellen Hanak, Jeffrey Mount Feb 21, 2019 The governor has proposed a single tunnel rather than two for the Sacramento‒San Joaquin Delta—and approach that could help reduce conflict over this important water body.
blog post The Future of Fog By Sarah Bardeen Apr 1, 2024 Fog is central to life in California, but climate change is going to disrupt this quintessentially Californian weather experience. We asked Todd Dawson, a scientist who has long studied the relationship between fog and redwoods, to divine the future of fog for us.
blog post A Changing Water Landscape By Ellen Hanak Jan 13, 2020 A look back at the PPIC Water Policy Center’s work in 2019.
blog post Welcome to the PPIC Water Policy Center By Ellen Hanak, Mark Baldassare Apr 2, 2015 Today, we are pleased to announce the establishment of the PPIC Water Policy Center to help meet the state’s urgent need for timely information and innovative water management solutions.
blog post California’s Environment Needs a Water Budget By Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray Dec 14, 2015 Giving the environment its own water budget would help protect species and ecosystems, and foster cooperation over water allocation during droughts.
blog post Commentary: Competing Narratives on Delta Outflow Fuel Water Conflict By Jeffrey Mount, Greg Gartrell Jun 2, 2020 The federal government’s efforts to increase water supplied to farms and cities, and a breakdown in cooperation between the state and federal government, have escalated conflict over the Delta. What are they really fighting over?
blog post An Alternative Approach to Managing the Delta By Jeffrey Mount Mar 8, 2018 A proposal to resolve the linked challenges of water quality, habitat, and water supply in the Delta and its watershed.
blog post Creating a Place for Nature in the San Joaquin Valley By Lori Pottinger Apr 13, 2021 The quest for groundwater sustainability will result in large amounts of irrigated farmland being retired in the San Joaquin Valley. We talked to Scott Butterfield of The Nature Conservancy about how some of these lands could be restored to natural areas that bring multiple benefits.
blog post Fighting Sea Level Rise the Natural Way By Lori Pottinger Feb 3, 2020 How will rising seas affect freshwater ecosystems, and what role do these systems play in managing the problem? We talked to scientist Letitia Grenier about this issue.
