The University of California Irvine study examined deltas around the globe and found that groundwater depletion is the predominant cause of coastal delta loss. However, the Mississippi River Delta and ...

For decades, California officials have debated and discussed various projects to redirect more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta toward communities and farms in the southern portion of ...

An aerial view of Threemile Slough in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta near Rio Vista on May 19, 2024. Photo by Loren Elliott for CalMatters State legislators are clashing with Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

Anita Chabria and David Lauter bring insights into legislation, politics and policy from California and beyond. In your inbox three times per week. SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is up to his old ...

New research shows that typically, less than 10% of land-building alluvium reaches the Bird’s Foot Delta region, the southernmost reach of the river, where it meets the Gulf. NEW ORLEANS, La. – ...

The Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative (MissDelta) is a long-term project of the Gulf Research Program (GRP) that aims to advance the science and understanding of the future physical ...

Redirecting water from the Delta has been passionately debated and discussed for decades in California. The latest iteration proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom is the Delta Conveyance Project, a single ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he wants the controversial $20 billion tunnel permitted by the end of his term. SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to fast-track a project to reroute ...

Repeatedly Gavin Newsom has sought legislative approval of his high-priority policy proposals within the annual state budget process, even though they often have nothing to do with the budget. The ...

In 2019, an unrelenting flood swamped more than half a million acres in the Mississippi Delta’s Yazoo Backwater. It destroyed nearly 700 homes, wiped out an entire planting season for some farms and ...