Daniel Rothberg
@danielrothberg.bsky.social
Writing about (ground)water in the West on Substack and elsewhere • Master's student @ UC Davis • invisiblewaters.substack.com 🏔🏜
Important report out from the Initiative on Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities (UACW): The FY 2026 federal budget includes a 70% reduction in funding for Tribal Access to Clean, Reliable and Accessible Drinking Water. tribalcleanwater.org/wp-content/u...
October 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Important report out from the Initiative on Universal Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities (UACW): The FY 2026 federal budget includes a 70% reduction in funding for Tribal Access to Clean, Reliable and Accessible Drinking Water. tribalcleanwater.org/wp-content/u...
What makes heat so hard to cover? Thoughtful reporting from my friends and colleagues, Meg Bernhard and Bridget Bennett, on the invisibility and difficulties of telling stories about extreme heat, a crisis that so often "turns us inward." www.cjr.org/feature-2/wh...
July 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What makes heat so hard to cover? Thoughtful reporting from my friends and colleagues, Meg Bernhard and Bridget Bennett, on the invisibility and difficulties of telling stories about extreme heat, a crisis that so often "turns us inward." www.cjr.org/feature-2/wh...
Smart piece on the future of publishing in a world after Google Zero. Written about the journalism industry, but it applies to science communication and many forms of publishing. mattdpearce.substack.com/p/ai-could-c...
July 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Smart piece on the future of publishing in a world after Google Zero. Written about the journalism industry, but it applies to science communication and many forms of publishing. mattdpearce.substack.com/p/ai-could-c...
"All water discharged by wells is balanced by a loss of water somewhere." - Hydrogeologist C.V. Theis writing in 1940, nearly a century ago. From "The Source of Water Derived From Wells." water.usgs.gov/ogw/pubs/The...
May 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"All water discharged by wells is balanced by a loss of water somewhere." - Hydrogeologist C.V. Theis writing in 1940, nearly a century ago. From "The Source of Water Derived From Wells." water.usgs.gov/ogw/pubs/The...
From the National Integrated Drought Information System: "Abysmal" snowpack in Arizona and New Mexico www.drought.gov/drought-stat...
March 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From the National Integrated Drought Information System: "Abysmal" snowpack in Arizona and New Mexico www.drought.gov/drought-stat...
New on my Substack: I talked with UNM's @jfleck.bsky.social about why Colorado River negotiations are at an impasse and what happens when the federal government becomes an unreliable partner. www.westernwaternotes.com/p/q-and-a-th...
February 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
New on my Substack: I talked with UNM's @jfleck.bsky.social about why Colorado River negotiations are at an impasse and what happens when the federal government becomes an unreliable partner. www.westernwaternotes.com/p/q-and-a-th...
Lots of water in the Yolo Bypass between Davis and Sacramento.
February 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Lots of water in the Yolo Bypass between Davis and Sacramento.
Can't believe I am just finding out about the Western States Water Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT). Pretty neat tool. westdaat.westernstateswater.org
November 25, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Can't believe I am just finding out about the Western States Water Data Access and Analysis Tool (WestDAAT). Pretty neat tool. westdaat.westernstateswater.org
Came across this the other day, thanks to the California Water Library. Plans to move water to the west, a concept known as the North American Water and Power Alliance. What was being discussed 60 years ago. cawaterlibrary.net/wp-content/u...
November 17, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Came across this the other day, thanks to the California Water Library. Plans to move water to the west, a concept known as the North American Water and Power Alliance. What was being discussed 60 years ago. cawaterlibrary.net/wp-content/u...
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 16, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
Always a good morning when the inverted pyramid makes a cameo.
November 14, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Always a good morning when the inverted pyramid makes a cameo.
One of the many neat features of the Great Basin is that every so often we are reminded of its wetter past. Wrote a little bit about Pleistocene lakes and the return of Lake Manly in my newsletter this week. westernwaternotes.com/p/an-ephemer...
February 23, 2024 at 4:12 PM
One of the many neat features of the Great Basin is that every so often we are reminded of its wetter past. Wrote a little bit about Pleistocene lakes and the return of Lake Manly in my newsletter this week. westernwaternotes.com/p/an-ephemer...
The Nevada Supreme Court issued a landmark water ruling today affirming the state's broad authority over groundwater and recognizing its connection to surface water. The much-awaited ruling was unanimous. westernwaternotes.com/p/nevada-sup...
January 26, 2024 at 12:09 AM
The Nevada Supreme Court issued a landmark water ruling today affirming the state's broad authority over groundwater and recognizing its connection to surface water. The much-awaited ruling was unanimous. westernwaternotes.com/p/nevada-sup...
good to see some snow ❄️
January 7, 2024 at 1:16 AM
good to see some snow ❄️
Wrote a little bit about the five indicators Nevada is using to evaluate groundwater stress across the state. This one is for the true groundwater nerd💧
westernwaternotes.substack.com/p/five-indic...
westernwaternotes.substack.com/p/five-indic...
January 5, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Wrote a little bit about the five indicators Nevada is using to evaluate groundwater stress across the state. This one is for the true groundwater nerd💧
westernwaternotes.substack.com/p/five-indic...
westernwaternotes.substack.com/p/five-indic...
~ happy nevada day ~
October 31, 2023 at 7:46 PM
~ happy nevada day ~
a lake, a mirror, a mountain 🍂
spent a beautiful weekend in the eastern sierra
spent a beautiful weekend in the eastern sierra
October 23, 2023 at 7:17 PM
a lake, a mirror, a mountain 🍂
spent a beautiful weekend in the eastern sierra
spent a beautiful weekend in the eastern sierra
To tackle groundwater overuse, Nevada is taking a new approach. With $25 million in federal conservation dollars, the state is looking at funding programs to retire groundwater rights. My latest for @thenvindy.bsky.social.
Photos by David Calvert
thenevadaindependent.com/article/to-t...
Photos by David Calvert
thenevadaindependent.com/article/to-t...
October 16, 2023 at 4:05 PM
To tackle groundwater overuse, Nevada is taking a new approach. With $25 million in federal conservation dollars, the state is looking at funding programs to retire groundwater rights. My latest for @thenvindy.bsky.social.
Photos by David Calvert
thenevadaindependent.com/article/to-t...
Photos by David Calvert
thenevadaindependent.com/article/to-t...