More than 100 recent protests across California and the U.S. over data centers represent the same fierce opposition that horse enthusiasts once mounted against Model T cars. The times eventually change. And so, in the end, do we.
The developer behind a proposed $10 billion data center has filed a lawsuit asserting his rights to Colorado River water in California’s Imperial Valley. Sebastian Rucci is a Huntington Beach lawyer and businessman pushing the plan in a region already known as a big water user. The Imperial Valley sprouted as an agricultural center that’s […]
The U.S. government is warning that Iranian state-backed hackers are actively breaking in and disrupting industrial control systems at American water and energy providers. This new alert comes months after federal agencies warned of an escalation in hacking from Iranian actors amid the ongoing war. In an advisory updated Wednesday, the FBI, the NSA, the Department […]
Mexico says it’s finally going to hire a company to build a plant that turns the ocean into freshwater in Rosarito, reviving an idea shelved years ago amid protests that the government was privatizing water. And, in the name of reducing how much water Mexico takes from the Colorado River, the United States is going […]
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Arant Was a ‘Water Titan’
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Valley RoadRunnerby David Ross Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityGary Arant, the longtime general manager of the Valley Center Municipal Water District, who died last week after several years of battling cancer, was, as his fellow industry members have described him, a “water titan”—but for Valley Center he was much, much more. He was a steady hand on the tiller during a 36-year period […]
San Diego’s Tiered Water Rate System Going Down the Drain. For Those Who Conserve, You’ll Be Paying More.
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /The OB RAGMost people who spend some time in San Diego understand that it’s a coastal desert city. “Desert” being the main word here. Because of this understanding, many adjust their behavior into conserving a desert’s most priceless commodity: water. People take out their green grass and plant cacti and succulents; they don’t wash their car as […]
How American Monsoon Will Impact Lake Powell, Mead Water Crisis in 2026
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /NewsWeekby Amanda Greenwood and Joe EdwardsThe North American monsoon could bring welcome rain to parts of the drought-hit Southwest this summer but forecasters and water specialists warn it is unlikely to meaningfully reverse the crisis gripping Lake Powell and Lake Mead. The two reservoirs—the largest in the United States and critical storage points for the Colorado River—remain at severely depleted […]
San Diego County Warming Trend Could Bring Heat Risk
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /KPBSNear seasonal temperatures are expected through the first half of the week in San Diego County, with an increase in both high and low temperatures for the middle to end of the week, the National Weather Service said Sunday. An isolated shower or two may develop over the highest mountain peaks Sunday and Monday afternoon, […]