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This report by the World Resources Institute examines the potential for U.S. states to lead the deployment of Direct Air Capture (DAC) technologies as federal funding and policy support for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) face rollbacks and uncertainty.

This briefing, based on research from the Aspen Global Change Institute, examines the impact of climate change on atmospheric rivers and snowpack in California and other mountainous regions. It highlights a paradoxical future where the region faces both an increased risk of catastrophic megafloods and a long-term decline in snowpack and overall precipitation frequency, emphasizing that high-emissions scenarios will accelerate these hydrologic shifts.

This research paper details a water resources management model using the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system to assess how temperature increases (up to 6°C) through 2100 affect hydropower in the upper west slope Sierra Nevada. The study finds that while the northern and southern watersheds see decreases in hydropower generation, central watersheds are more resilient to changes in runoff timing.