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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
OPINION: California Refuses To Enlist Clean, Cheap Hydropower In Fight Against Climate Change. It Makes No Sense
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Noah Zedek /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Adam GrayIs the cleanest, greenest electricity in the world green enough for California? For years, the people of the Northern San Joaquin Valley have been trying to get hydropower recognized for what it is: the original source of clean electricity. Our efforts have been stymied by people who feel entitled to decide what is, or isn’t, […]
How 1,500 Nuclear-Powered Water Desalination Plants Could Save The World From Desertification
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Noah Zedek /Forbesby James ConcaAbout 20% of the world’s population has no access to safe drinking water, and this number will increase as the population continues to grow and global freshwater sources continue to decline. The worst-affected areas are the arid and semiarid regions of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. UNESCO has reported that the freshwater shortfall worldwide will rise […]
Ties Between The Delta And Groundwater Sustainability In California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Noah Zedek /California Water Blogby Jay LundGroundwater overdraft is a major problem globally and has been a persistent and growing problem in California for decades. This overdraft is predominantly driven by the economic value of water for agricultural production and cities. Spurred by the recent drought, California passed legislation requiring the elimination of groundwater overdraft by 2040. To explore potential water […]
Climate Change Threatens California Freshwater Fish. We Can Do Something About It, Experts Say.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Noah Zedek /The Sacramento Beeby Caroline GhisolfiFish die-offs in freshwater lakes are an increasing threat in California, and experts say climate change is to blame. Researchers from UC Davis and Reed College in Portland, Ore., found a strong link between fish deaths in freshwater lakes in Wisconsin and hot summers. They predict that fish die-offs will double by 2050 and quadruple by […]
Where’d The Beach Go? Lake Tahoe Fills To The Top As Massive Winter Snows Melt
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Noah Zedek /Vallejo Times-Herald (Vallejo, Calif.)by Paul RogersIf you visit Lake Tahoe this summer, the beaches might seem a little smaller than they were a few years ago. It’s not an optical illusion. Large sections of them really are underwater. Dozens of feet of snow that blanked the Sierra Nevada this winter, generated by blizzards from raging atmospheric river storms, have been […]
Administration Sidelines Federal Biologists Who Could Stand In Way Of More Water For Calif. Farmers
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Noah Zedek /KQED (San Francisco)by Lauren SommerAfter rushing forward on a plan to send more water to California’s Central Valley, the Trump Administration has unexpectedly hit the brakes and ordered the work already done by federal scientists to be completed by a different team. Just days before federal biologists were set to release new rules governing the future of endangered salmon […]