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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.
These California Environmental Bills Made It To The Next Round
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KQED (San Francisco)by Kevin StarkFor California bills and their sponsors, Friday was pass-or-die time in the Legislature. It’s an annual rite of spring: If on a certain date proposed bills don’t pass out of their house of origin, be it the Assembly or the Senate, they die for the year. This year, the Legislature considered a slate of new […]
5 U.S. Cities That Potentially Could Run Out Of Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Asset Stewardshipby Ron BrackettAbout 1,000 people arrive in Texas every day. The state’s population is expected to double by 2050 to more than 50 million people, according to the Associated Press. With drought a continual threat, water is a big worry in the Lone Star State. “The state is growing so fast that we’re constantly playing catch-up when […]
In Los Angeles ‘Water Colony’, Tribes Fear A Parched Future
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reuters by Laurie GoeringWhen the first white settlers arrived in California’s remote eastern Owens Valley, the name given to its indigenous tribes was Paiute, or “land of flowing water” in the local language. But for more than a century, the water in the valley has flowed in just one direction: toward Los Angeles, nearly 300 miles (480 km) […]
Putting A Tempest into A Teapot: Can California Better Use Winter Storms To Refill Its Aquifers?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Stanford Universityby Felicity BarringerThis bipolar weather will have profound implications for the state’s $50 billion agriculture industry and the elaborate network of reservoirs, canals, and aqueducts that store and distribute water. A system built for irrigation and flood protection must adapt to accommodate more conservation. “The effects of climate change are necessitating wholesale changes in how water is […]
OPINION: Vilsack: Partnerships Needed To Promote Sustainable Practices
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Capital Pressby Carol Ryan DumasTestimony at a recent Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on solutions to climate change focused on what farmers and ranchers are already doing to lighten their impact on the environment and improve sustainability. They also stressed that solutions must be economically feasible, and that these are difficult times for producers to invest in new conservation practices. […]
OPINION: Some 360,000 Californians Can’t Drink The Water. And Still No Fix For This Disgrace
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeIn the world’s fifth largest economy, in the richest state in the richest nation, some 360,000 Californians have water that is unsafe to drink. That’s the equivalent of about three and a half Flint, Michigans, and it’s an outrage. Worse, it’s a fixable outrage, and the fix is being blocked by vested interests. This stalemate […]