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Drying Colorado River tributaries send less water downstream; should people be allowed to bet on wildfires?; the Pacific Ocean is running a fever – what that could mean for coastal flooding; senate testimony of Klamath tribal member set to take over…

headshot of Dave Danbom. Dave is smiling with glasses and a hat, with a river in the background. 

  • Center News
The Center is deeply saddened to report that friend of the Center, David B. Danbom, passed away on June 26, 2026.

David was born in Denver, Colorado, on March 29, 1947.

  • & the West
Already faced with extreme distances and a low population base, rural hospitals are being put on their heels by federal funding cutbacks. Specialty care is increasingly difficult to supply and closures loom as a possibility for dozens of facilities.
  • Research Notes
New Stanford research co-authored by our partner Michael Wara finds California homeowners insurance premiums up 84% since 2020, with FAIR Plan enrollment nearly tripling – from under 2% to 5% of homes – as the insurance crisis spreads beyond fire…
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Intensifying groundwater pumping is warping the earth’s surface and wreaking havoc with built infrastructure – including the canals that bring irrigation water.
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