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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.
Facing Cutbacks On The Colorado River, Arizona Farmers Look To Groundwater To Stay In Business
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)by Ian JamesIn satellite images, the farm fields in central Arizona stand out like an emerald green quilt draped across the desert landscape. Seeing it from the ground level, the fields of alfalfa, corn and wheat are interspersed with the furrows of freshly plowed fields. After the cotton harvest, stray fluffy bolls lie scattered on the ground […]
California Rail Project Not Dead Yet After Newsom Sows Confusion
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Bond Buyer (New York)by Keeley WebsterCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to distance himself from his predecessor’s priorities sowed confusion about the fate of the state’s bond-funded high-speed passenger train project. In his first State of the State speech Tuesday, Newsom took aim at high-speed rail and water tunnel projects championed by former Gov. Jerry Brown. He created confusion about high-speed […]
Pineapple Express’s Biggest Punch Set To Hit Water-Logged California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /U.S. News & World Report (Washington D.C.)The worst of the rain, snow, and winds carried by the so-called Pineapple Express, a river of warm air loaded with moisture, will hit California on Thursday and stick around at least through Friday, forecasters said. The weather system, headed east from near Hawaii, is the wettest storm on the U.S. West Coast this season. […]
Newsom Signs Bill To Provide $131.3 Million In Emergency Relief, Including Safe Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Rory AppletonGov. Gavin Newsom signed his first bill, which will provide $131.3 million in immediate relief from the state’s general fund for emergencies such as a lack of clean drinking water, while surrounded by children at a Parlier elementary school – all of whom must drink from water bottles due to unsafe drinking fountains. His signature […]
Another Looming Climate Disaster: Dam Collapses
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /BuzzFeed (New York)by Dan VerganoMajor dams in California are five times more likely to flood this century than the last one due to global warming, a new study finds, possibly leading to overtopping and catastrophic failures that threaten costly repairs and evacuations. That means Californians can expect more disasters like the Oroville Dam, whose overflow channel failed in 2017 […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Downsizes Delta Water Project: One Tunnel, Not Two
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowGov. Gavin Newsom, diving into one of California’s most contentious water issues, said Tuesday he wants to downsize the Delta tunnels project. The Democratic governor also set out to overhaul state water policy by naming a new chair of the state’s water board. Newsom said he wants the twin-tunnel project — designed to re-engineer the […]