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Here Comes the Sea: The Struggle to Keep the Ocean out of California’s Coastal Aquifers

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Farm districts preserve fresh groundwater with recycled wastewater

California Groundwater Law Tests State’s Capacity to Oversee A Vital Resource

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A year after passage, California begins building a new regulatory…

Catalyst: California Series Sketches Blueprint for Drought Response

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Strategies must bridge political jurisdictions and reflect local water conditions.

The Fall and Potential Rise of California’s San Joaquin Valley

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Groundwater pumping is reshaping California’s farm belt.

WaterSmart Pulls Water Savings from the Cloud

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Software company uses data to reboot the venerable water utility.

Slowly, With Earth Pushing Hard, A Confederacy Of Concern Develops

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Circle of Blue Senior Editor Keith Schneider discusses how new energy-efficient, water-conserving, land-protecting operating principles are slowly becoming priorities around the world.

Effective Responses to Global Water Crisis Are Largely Local

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With exceptions like California and Australia, regions and cities shape resilient adaptations to water security.

After Dry Wells, Relief for Some California Families

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State and local aid is helping, but only for a few.

California Drought and Strengthening El Nino Accelerate Statewide Water Transition

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New infrastructure, laws, and practices help the state respond…

Los Angeles Looks to Stormwater to Secure Water Sustainability

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Second largest U.S. city confronts new era of water scarcity with innovations on a new scale.

Federal Drought Policy Need Not Wait for Congress

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Natural resources agencies have the authority to change practices on their own, conservation groups argue.

California Drought Signals Fundamental Shift to New Water Conditions

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Climate change models have long predicted a drying West. In California, the future has arrived.