CA WATER COMMISSION: Preparing California’s Water System for Climate Extremes Maven Best of the Notebook June 17, 2020In October 2019, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Priorities for California’s Water, which outlined California’s...
ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT: A new paradigm for managing California’s freshwater ecosystems Maven Best of the Notebook March 25, 2020Californians rely on the state’s myriad of rivers and streams for things such as water supply, hydropower, recreation, fisheries, biodiversity,...
ELLEN HANAK: Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley Maven Event coverage May 29, 2019Ellen Hanak delivers four priorities for managing the implementation of SGMA in the San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley...
ELLEN HANAK: Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms Maven Best of the Notebook May 22, 2019Climate change is having a profound impact on California’s water resources, as evidenced by greater weather extremes, reduced snowpack, higher...
PANEL DISCUSSION: Upgrading the water grid Maven Event coverage January 30, 2019In September of 2018, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) released the report, Managing Drought in a Changing Climate:...
DR. JEFF MOUNT: Ecosystem Water Budgets: A Novel Approach to Managing Water for the Environment Maven Best of the Notebook January 9, 2019Dr. Jeff Mount has a long history of involvement with science issues in the Delta. As a professor at UC...
THIS JUST IN … PPIC releases updated briefings on California’s Water Maven Breaking News November 13, 2018From the PPIC Water Center: Climate change, population growth, and declining ecosystem health are putting pressures on the state’s water...
DR. JEFF MOUNT: Making groundwater a centerpiece of managing the droughts of the future Maven Best of the Notebook October 24, 2018Four essential policy reforms are needed to reduce the social, economic, and environmental costs of future droughts, says Dr. Mount...
PPIC POLICY PRIORITIES FOR CA WATER: Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Maven Event coverage November 9, 2016Secretary Karen Ross, Thad Bettner, and Eric Averett discuss how implementation of the state’s historic groundwater legislation is progressing as...
PPIC POLICY PRIORITIES FOR CA WATER: Environmental impacts, the Endangered Species Act, and extinction Maven Event coverage November 8, 2016Phil Isenberg, Jeff Mount, and Kate Poole discuss the Endangered Species Act and the state’s approach to ecosystem restoration Although...
This just in … New PPIC Report: Reforms Would Improve the Way California Allocates Water Maven Breaking News November 17, 2015Changes urges in oversight of water rights, trading, environmental uses From the Public Policy Institute of California: A set of...
This just in … PPIC Report: If Drought Continues: Environment and Poor Rural Communities Most Likely to Suffer Maven Breaking News August 19, 2015Urban areas in best shape; Farmers adapting but vulnerable If the California drought continues another two to three years, the...
Latest PPIC survey finds majority of Californians say global warming contributing to drought, admit they don’t know how much water they should be saving Maven Other News Item July 29, 2015From the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC): A solid majority of Californians believe that global warming is already having...
This just in … PPIC Establishes Water Policy Center; Releases set of 9 water policy briefs Maven Breaking News April 2, 2015From the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC): The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) today announced the establishment of...
This just in … New PPIC Publication: Policy Priorities for Managing Drought Maven Other News Item March 16, 2015New PPIC report cites four key weaknesses in drought preparation and response From the Public Policy Institute of California: “State,...
