The California Legislature is currently considering several proposals to put a $4 billion bond measure on a 2020 ballot for safe drinking water, drought preparation, wildfire prevention, and climate resilience. An $8.9 billion bond initiative has also been filed by environmental advocates. Many Californians might ask, “Didn’t we already pay for that?”
Creating a sustainable water future for all Californians is one of the defining challenges of our time. As members of Congress from California, we have been at the center of efforts to solve the difficult problems of providing reliable water supplies for California’s people, its economy, and our environment. There is no silver bullet to […]
The Friant-Kern Canal, which delivers water to farms and communities on the east side of the Valley, is literally sinking in some areas due to groundwater pumping. And with one week to go before the California legislature wraps up its 2019 session, many hope the state will help fund the canal’s repair. FM89’s News Director […]
A large and unusually warm mass of water is threatening to disturb the marine ecosystem along the Pacific Coast from Southern California to Alaska, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. They call it the Northeast Pacific Marine Heatwave of 2019, and if it doesn’t dissipate soon, researchers said it could be […]
A coalition of local conservation groups is hosting a town hall about a proposed desalination plant in El Segundo that has garnered controversy since it was first proposed more than a decade ago. West Basin Municipal Water District plans to vote on the $400 million project by the end of this year, according to the Bruce Reznik, […]
Two western states are imposing mandatory water cuts because the Colorado River, which supplies water to 40 million people and about 5 million acres of land across seven states, has dropped to alarmingly low levels. Nevada and Arizona, concerned that a 20-year drought has dried up much of the river, are trying to rein in […]
OPINION: Why California Needs Another Water Bond in 2020
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Capitol Weekly (Sacramento)by Jon ChristensenThe California Legislature is currently considering several proposals to put a $4 billion bond measure on a 2020 ballot for safe drinking water, drought preparation, wildfire prevention, and climate resilience. An $8.9 billion bond initiative has also been filed by environmental advocates. Many Californians might ask, “Didn’t we already pay for that?”
OPINION: Best Way To Improve California’s Water Situation is Newsom Plan, Not Senate Bill 1
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /The Fresno Beeby Reps. Jim Acosta and TJ CoxCreating a sustainable water future for all Californians is one of the defining challenges of our time. As members of Congress from California, we have been at the center of efforts to solve the difficult problems of providing reliable water supplies for California’s people, its economy, and our environment. There is no silver bullet to […]
The Friant-Kern Canal Is Sinking. Thirty-Mile Parallel Canal Proposed
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /KVPR Radio Bakersfieldby Alice DanielThe Friant-Kern Canal, which delivers water to farms and communities on the east side of the Valley, is literally sinking in some areas due to groundwater pumping. And with one week to go before the California legislature wraps up its 2019 session, many hope the state will help fund the canal’s repair. FM89’s News Director […]
A Giant Mass of Warm Water off the Pacific Coast Could Rival ‘The Blob’ of 2014-15
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Deborah NetburnA large and unusually warm mass of water is threatening to disturb the marine ecosystem along the Pacific Coast from Southern California to Alaska, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. They call it the Northeast Pacific Marine Heatwave of 2019, and if it doesn’t dissipate soon, researchers said it could be […]
Local coalition plans town hall to discuss possible West Basin desalination plant
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Beach Reporterby Kristen FarmerA coalition of local conservation groups is hosting a town hall about a proposed desalination plant in El Segundo that has garnered controversy since it was first proposed more than a decade ago. West Basin Municipal Water District plans to vote on the $400 million project by the end of this year, according to the Bruce Reznik, […]
Farmers Concerned Over How Mandatory Water Cuts From Colorado River Will impact Agriculture
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Fox Newsby Benjamin BrownTwo western states are imposing mandatory water cuts because the Colorado River, which supplies water to 40 million people and about 5 million acres of land across seven states, has dropped to alarmingly low levels. Nevada and Arizona, concerned that a 20-year drought has dried up much of the river, are trying to rein in […]