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UCD: A Drying Salton Sea Pollutes Neighboring Communities

/in , /by /Davis Enterpriseby Emily C. Dooley

When desert winds stir up dust from the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed, nearby communities suffer from increased air pollution. The deterioration coincides with reduced flows into California’s largest lake, a new research paper in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics finds.

Disadvantaged communities have been affected more than others in the areas near the Salton Sea, which has been shrinking for years, said the paper’s co-leading author Eric Edwards. He is an assistant professor of agricultural economics at UC Davis, who did the research while at North Carolina State University.

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Newsom Praises Court Ruling Dismissing Environmental Groups’ Challenge of Sites Reservoir

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James

California’s plan to build the state’s first new major reservoir in decades is advancing after a court rejected a challenge by environmental groups.

In the ruling last week, a Yolo County Superior Court judge sided against environmental advocates who had argued Sites Reservoir would harm the Sacramento River’s ecosystem and threaten imperiled fish species.

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Abnormally Hot Summer Even More Likely In Latest NOAA Forecast: Here’s Where

/in , /by /KTLA by Alix Martichoux

New predictions for the summer season, released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center this week, show weather is likely to heat up in almost every corner of the United States.

The forecast, which covers June, July and August, indicates nearly every U.S. state with leaning toward a hotter-than-normal summer season. The highest chances are found out West, where Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Colorado have a 60% to 70% chance of above-average temperatures over the next three months.

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The U.S. Drought Monitor Is A Critical Tool For The Arid West. Can It Keep Up With Climate Change?

/in , /by /Aol.by Hayley Smith

Known for its glowing swaths of yellow, orange and red, the U.S. Drought Monitor has warned farmers, residents and officials throughout the nation of impending water scarcity every week since 1999.

Backed by data on soil moisture, temperature, snow cover, meltwater runoff, reservoir levels and more, the map has become an essential instrument for determining the outlook of water supplies, declaring drought emergencies and deciding where and when government aid should be distributed, among other things.

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The Water Conservation Garden In El Cajon Can Help Get Your Backyard Sustainable And Summer-ready

/in , /by /CBS8by Evan Noorani

As we near the start of summer, now could be a good time to transition to a more drought tolerant, sustainable backyard. The Water Conservation Garden in El Cajon may be the place to go for ideas on that and how to slow down in our fast paced world.

From school field trips to yoga classes to weddings, they are inviting you to get your hands dirty in the name of sustainability.

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Atlanta Remains Under State Of Emergency Amid Ongoing Water Troubles

/in , /by /CNNby Dakin Andone, Amy Simonson, Maxime Tamsett, Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris

Atlanta remains under a state of emergency Monday as it battles disruptions to its water service that began last week, leaving a swath of a major city under boil-water advisories and highlighting the pervasiveness of problems caused by America’s aging infrastructure.

“We are currently coordinating with the US Army Corps of Engineers. We have sought their assistance because they have the most experience in handling a crisis like this,” Mayor Andre Dickens announced in a statement Monday. “They will help us develop a plan to assess and evaluate our aging infrastructure.”

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First Heat Wave To Scorch The West Because Of A ‘Heat Dome.’ Who Will See Extreme Temps?

/in , /by /USA Todayby Doyle Rice

The USA’s first major heat wave of the summer will overspread the West over the next few days, forecasters said, pushing temperatures to dangerous and even “life-threatening” levels across several states, including California, Nevada and Arizona.

By the middle of the week, temperatures in both Phoenix and Las Vegas could reach 111 degrees, the National Weather Service said. Many record highs are possible.

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Extreme Heat Forecast for Western U.S. May Kick Off Sweltering Summer. Here’s the Outlook

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith

A significant early-season heat wave headed for western North America is threatening to deliver stifling temperatures that could break records, prime the landscape for wildfires and kick off a sizzling summer.

A powerful high-pressure ridge, or heat dome, will bring unusually hot temperatures to the Golden State by the middle of this week before spreading into the Pacific Northwest and Southwestern Canada, according to Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA. Temperatures could remain well above normal across much of the region for as long as 10 to 14 days.

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J.F. Shea Given CWA Contract to Reline Pipeline 5 in San Luis Rey Canyon

/in , /by /Fallbrook Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

J.F. Shea Construction, Inc., was given the San Diego County Water Authority contract to reline Pipeline 5 in San Luis Rey Canyon.

The SDCWA board voted unanimously May 23 to award J.F. Shea a $47,913,795 contract for the work. The project will reline approximately 9,000 linear feet of existing 96-inch diameter pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipe.

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San Diego Steps Up as Water Authority’s ‘Sugar Daddy’

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

When the region’s water importer said it was hurting for cash, the city of San Diego said: I’ll be your sugar daddy.  That’s basically what happened last week after the San Diego County Water Authority – in charge of getting water from the Colorado River and northern California to San Diego – broke the news to its 22 customer water districts that its prices were going up 39 percent over the next two years. Mayor Todd Gloria pushed back on the increase, calling on his board members to find a way to soften the blow on San Diegans.

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