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Opinion: California Needs Clean, Healthy and Safe Local Energy Systems – Microgrids

June 5, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Steve Weissman and Barry Vesser

With climate change-amplified wildfires and power shut-offs becoming commonplace, all Californians are worried about how to stay safe and keep the lights on. Thousands have already purchased dirty, dangerous and noisy fossil fuel generators that exacerbate air pollution and climate change.

New research suggests that polluted air is linked to higher COVID-19 death rates. And coronavirus is expected to be with us through the 2020 fire season. Is it a good idea to add tons of dangerous particulate matter to the air we breathe during a pandemic that attacks the respiratory system? Of course not.

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Epidemic of Wipes and Masks Plague Sewers, Storm Drains

June 4, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AP Newsby Claudia Lauer and John Flesher

Mayor Jim Kenney kicked off a recent briefing on Philadelphia’s coronavirus response with an unusual request for residents: Be careful what you flush. Between mid-March, when the city’s stay-at-home order was issued, and the end of April, most of the 19 sewer and storm water pumping stations in Philadelphia had experienced clogs from face masks, gloves and wipes residents had pitched into the potty, Kenney said.

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Water Portfolio to be Finalized ‘in Coming Weeks’

June 4, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AgriPulseby Brad Hooker

During a meeting of the State Board of Food and Agriculture on Tuesday, Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot said the administration is continuing to advance the Water Resilience Portfolio and plans to complete the policy document soon. … The plan has stalled since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of California.

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State, Feds in Talks Over Water

June 4, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Western Farm Pressby Tim Hearden

California and federal water regulators are trying to quickly resolve their legal dispute over competing biological opinions governing the management of their respective water projects, a top state official says.

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Cash Flows: How Investors Are Banking On the West’s Water Scarcity

June 4, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KUNC Coloradoby Aspen Journalism

In the arid West, scarce water supplies are growing scarcer. Climate change is shrinking snowpack in river basins throughout the region, leaving the future water supplies for cities, industries and farmers uncertain.

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EPA Makes ‘Contorted’ Legal Argument for Permit Rule

June 4, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /E&E Newsby Pamela King and Hannah Northey

EPA’s final rule that curtails states’ authority over Clean Water Act permitting of pipelines, hydroelectric dams and other energy projects could run afoul of a 1994 Supreme Court ruling that originally granted states that oversight power.

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In a Dry Year, Valley Water Sales Get an Extra Dose of Scrutiny

June 4, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Sun (Central Valley)by Alex Tavlian

As California navigates a critically dry water year, many business-as-usual elements are getting a second look. One such transaction is a proposed water sale by the Merced Irrigation District.

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Opinion: Massive Lake Powell Pipeline Project Affects All Utahns, Not Just Washington County

June 4, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Salt Lake Tribuneby Paul Van Dam

People generally think of the Lake Powell Pipeline as a southern Utah project, which it is. But we should not forget that the project, first conceived in 1995 and mandated by the 2006 Lake Powell Pipeline Development Act, would burden all Utahns.

Utah would bond for 50 years or more and Washington County would repay, only slowly, tying up much needed state funds at a time when the our ability to balance the budget will be challenging.

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House Democrats to Unveil Green Infrastructure Bill This Week

June 3, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Maxine Joselow and Geof Koss

House Democrats plan to release a massive green infrastructure package this week, an aide confirmed to E&E News, ending months of anticipation among transportation and infrastructure advocates.

The long-awaited package, which would include reauthorization of expiring surface transportation provisions, is expected to resemble a framework unveiled in January (Greenwire, Jan. 29).

“Text of the surface bill will be released in the coming days,” a House Democratic aide said in an email to E&E News yesterday. “Like the framework House Democrats released earlier this year, it’s expected a number of items will address climate change and safety, which are focal points.”

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Opinion: Concerning the Colorado River

June 3, 2020/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Pagosa Daily Post (Pagosa Springs, Colorado)by J.B. Hamby

My name is JB Hamby and I am a general election candidate for the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors and fourth-generation resident of the Imperial Valley.

I read Mr. Hudson’s op-ed, “Clean Drinking Water, Considered, Part Five” and share much of his skepticism regarding the conversation happening along the Colorado River, its tributaries, and the special interests that surround it.

However, I did want to reach out and share some concerns with a few points raised in the editorial — specifically the comments on Imperial Valley.

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