Former Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 100 into law Sept. 10, 2018. The ambitious bill commits the state to 100% carbon free electrical energy by 2045. There are key milestones along the way: 50% renewables by 2026 and 60% renewables by 2030. California has been ramping up its renewable portfolio standard since it was […]
San Joaquin County has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court asking the state Department of Water Resources to abide by local drilling permit requirements to protect wildlife and water quality in accordance with California law. According to the county, DWR began geotechnical well drilling in San Joaquin and Sacramento counties in June to collect data […]
The California almond has proved resilient under fire. During the late years of California’s most recent drought, from 2015 through 2016, the almond came under attack from a variety of sources, including news outlets such as Mother Jones, Forbes and the New Republic, labeling it a horticultural vampire. It was, they said, sucking California’s groundwater […]
The core findings by Thomas W. Corringham and Daniel R. Cayan from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, confirm when it comes to flood claims and damages, El Niño is a force to be reckoned with. Wading through 40 years of ocean temperatures confirmation of El Niño and La Niña events, […]
Opponents of the twin tunnels breathed a collective sigh of relief in April when Gov. Gavin Newsom put a formal end to the California WaterFix project, but that action also called for the assessment of a single-tunnel project in the Delta. The first major step in that direction took place last week when the Department of […]
The intrusion of PFAS into source water supplies has grabbed the regulatory spotlight. As more scientists and health professionals raise concerns about the compounds — technically known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — federal and state environmental agencies are under increasing pressure to impose limits for public protection. Now, it seems that municipalities have another […]
OPINION: Why California Needs Energy Storage
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Valley News (Fallbrook, Calif.)by John SparksFormer Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 100 into law Sept. 10, 2018. The ambitious bill commits the state to 100% carbon free electrical energy by 2045. There are key milestones along the way: 50% renewables by 2026 and 60% renewables by 2030. California has been ramping up its renewable portfolio standard since it was […]
SJ Sues State Water Agency Over Drilling For Tunnel Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Record (Stockton, Calif.)San Joaquin County has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court asking the state Department of Water Resources to abide by local drilling permit requirements to protect wildlife and water quality in accordance with California law. According to the county, DWR began geotechnical well drilling in San Joaquin and Sacramento counties in June to collect data […]
Appetite For California Almonds Still Growing, But Farmers Feel Squeeze From New Water Rules
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Sacramento Beeby Candice WangThe California almond has proved resilient under fire. During the late years of California’s most recent drought, from 2015 through 2016, the almond came under attack from a variety of sources, including news outlets such as Mother Jones, Forbes and the New Republic, labeling it a horticultural vampire. It was, they said, sucking California’s groundwater […]
New Research Confirms El Niño Can Have Major Economic Impacts For California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /ABC10 (Sacramento) by Rob CarlmarkThe core findings by Thomas W. Corringham and Daniel R. Cayan from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, confirm when it comes to flood claims and damages, El Niño is a force to be reckoned with. Wading through 40 years of ocean temperatures confirmation of El Niño and La Niña events, […]
New Delta Tunnel Project Begins Taking Shape
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Press (Brentwood, Calif.)by Tony KukulichOpponents of the twin tunnels breathed a collective sigh of relief in April when Gov. Gavin Newsom put a formal end to the California WaterFix project, but that action also called for the assessment of a single-tunnel project in the Delta. The first major step in that direction took place last week when the Department of […]
How PFAS Poses An Emerging Problem For Wastewater
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water OnlineThe intrusion of PFAS into source water supplies has grabbed the regulatory spotlight. As more scientists and health professionals raise concerns about the compounds — technically known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — federal and state environmental agencies are under increasing pressure to impose limits for public protection. Now, it seems that municipalities have another […]