After months of back and forth with Chevron over a series of uncontrolled crude petroleum releases in a Kern County oil field, state regulators are demanding new information about its operations in the spill area. California’s Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, or DOGGR, issued a formal directive to the San Ramon-based company Tuesday, requiring the […]
An ominous warm patch similar to the notorious “blob ” that wreaked havoc along the California coast five years ago has been detected along the West Coast, raising fears among scientists that the fragile ocean ecosystem may be facing another calamity. A large marine heat wave has warmed the northern Pacific Ocean and is threatening […]
The water fountains have either been turned off, wrapped in plastic, or fitted with a device to prevent students from using them. Much of the food preparation has moved off campus, and a water jug sits in the kitchen sink, replacing the faucet. The bathrooms are covered with signs that warn students in bold, red […]
Senate Bill 1 by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins would require that California ignore new scientific findings on natural resources and water issued after January 19, 2017, the day before the Trump took office. That’s not an exaggeration. The date is actually listed in the bill 21 different times. We cannot advance the fight for […]
California is close to adopting strict Obama-era federal environmental and worker safety rules that the Trump administration is dismantling. But as the legislative session draws to a close, the proposal faces fierce opposition from the state’s largest water agencies. To shield California from Trump administration policies, lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow state agencies […]
Wildfires in California leave behind acres of scorched land that make snowpack formation easier and more water runoff downstream from the Sierra Nevada to basins in the Central Valley, increasing the amount of water stored underground. That’s the finding from researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who discovered that blazes in some parts of the […]
Chevron Faces New Demands From Regulators As Kern County Oil Releases Continue
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KQEDby Ted Goldberg and Dan BrekkeAfter months of back and forth with Chevron over a series of uncontrolled crude petroleum releases in a Kern County oil field, state regulators are demanding new information about its operations in the spill area. California’s Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, or DOGGR, issued a formal directive to the San Ramon-based company Tuesday, requiring the […]
‘Blob’ Of Warm Pacific Water Is Back — Could Be Trouble For Marine Life And Weather
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Peter FimriteAn ominous warm patch similar to the notorious “blob ” that wreaked havoc along the California coast five years ago has been detected along the West Coast, raising fears among scientists that the fragile ocean ecosystem may be facing another calamity. A large marine heat wave has warmed the northern Pacific Ocean and is threatening […]
Forever Chemicals’ Now Found In State Schools
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Boston Globe by David AbelThe water fountains have either been turned off, wrapped in plastic, or fitted with a device to prevent students from using them. Much of the food preparation has moved off campus, and a water jug sits in the kitchen sink, replacing the faucet. The bathrooms are covered with signs that warn students in bold, red […]
OPINION: In Going After Trump, California Is Going Too Far With Environmental Legislation
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Adam GraySenate Bill 1 by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins would require that California ignore new scientific findings on natural resources and water issued after January 19, 2017, the day before the Trump took office. That’s not an exaggeration. The date is actually listed in the bill 21 different times. We cannot advance the fight for […]
Water Interests Are fighting California’s Bid To Block Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Phil WillonCalifornia is close to adopting strict Obama-era federal environmental and worker safety rules that the Trump administration is dismantling. But as the legislative session draws to a close, the proposal faces fierce opposition from the state’s largest water agencies. To shield California from Trump administration policies, lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow state agencies […]
There’s a Silver Lining to California’s Wildfires: More Snowpack and Water Storage, Study Finds
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Sacramento Beeby Michael Finch IIWildfires in California leave behind acres of scorched land that make snowpack formation easier and more water runoff downstream from the Sierra Nevada to basins in the Central Valley, increasing the amount of water stored underground. That’s the finding from researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who discovered that blazes in some parts of the […]