blog post Testimony: Adapting California’s Water Rights System to the 21st Century Climate By Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Jeffrey Mount Feb 28, 2023 7 days ago ... PPIC Water Policy Center director Ellen Hanak and senior fellows Brian Gray and Jeffrey Mount testified before the Assembly Water, Parks, ...
blog post New Horizons for Senior Fellow Alvar Escriva-Bou By Sarah Bardeen Feb 24, 2023 Feb 24, 2023 ... In over seven years at the PPIC Water Policy Center, senior fellow Alvar Escriva-Bou has contributed enormously to our research, ...
blog post Commentary: Lack of Water Is Forcing Major Changes in Valley Agriculture, New Analysis Says By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Ellen Hanak, Josué Medellín-Azuara Feb 14, 2023 Feb 14, 2023 ... The consequences of groundwater overdraft are costly—and growing—for the valley's farms and communities: wells are drying up and land, bridges, ...
blog post Can Nine Atmospheric Rivers Recharge California’s Groundwater? By Sarah Bardeen Feb 6, 2023 Feb 6, 2023 ... Last month's storms dropped immense amounts of water on California. Now, many people are wondering if we've been able to sock away any of ...
blog post Tackling “Forever Chemicals” in the Water Supply By Sarah Bardeen Jan 19, 2023 Jan 19, 2023 ... Much has been made of two drinking water pollutants recently: PFAS and microplastics. We spoke with Jason Dadakis of the Orange County Water ...
blog post Can We Capture More Water in the Delta? By Sarah Bardeen Jan 17, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 ... A massive amount of water is moving through the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta in the wake of recent storms, and calls have risen from all ...
blog post Adapting to a Water-Scarce California By Ellen Hanak Jan 9, 2023 Jan 9, 2023 ... Changing land uses in the San Joaquin Valley: It is now widely ... illuminating dust and air quality concerns (and best practices for ...
blog post The Promise of a Wet January By Jeffrey Mount Jan 5, 2023 Jan 5, 2023 ... Right now, the focus is appropriately on protecting lives and property. These atmospheric rivers—with their intense low-pressure systems and ...
blog post California’s 2022 Fire Season: “A Remarkably Different Year” By Sarah Bardeen Dec 12, 2022 Dec 12, 2022 ... It is time to act. Topics. climate change Drought forest management Forests and Fires prescribed fire Water, Land & Air wildfires ...
blog post California’s Water and Energy Systems Are Inextricably Linked By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Gokce Sencan, Andrew Ayres Dec 6, 2022 Dec 6, 2022 ... Climate change impacts on California's environment are evident, especially when it comes to our water cycle. The state's natural climatic ...