The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will host a public comment session on California’s Water Future on Thursday, Sept. 5, Fresno. The meeting will be held from noon to 3:30 p.m. at the Fresno County Farm Bureau, 1274 W. Hedges Ave., Fresno. State agencies are asking Californians to help shape a roadmap for […]
Stockholm’s architecture, waterways and balmy climate make Sweden’s capital a tourist haven in the summer. Throw in the networking appeal of almost 4,000 people in town for the annual World Water Week confab, including government officials and executives from big companies like Diageo, Apple and Nestlé, and it’s hard to imagine Wall Street types not […]
Her Senate Bill 1 is the year’s most far-reaching environmental legislation. It declares that the state would adhere to laws governing clean air, water, endangered species and labor that were in place in January 2017, when President Trump took office, and before he set about trying to unravel environmental law. Farm groups mounted a major […]
Scientists have detected microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe’s deep blue waters for the first time. Now they are trying to determine its source and potential harm to the lake’s flora and fauna. Preliminary analyses of water samples collected by researchers at the Desert Research Institute in Reno revealed the presence of particles of synthetic fiber […]
California Water Service (Cal Water) recently completed two infrastructure projects in the Kern River Valley and Los Altos. The first was the installation of more than 4,200 feet of a new transmission water main in the Los Altos’ Rancho neighborhood, which will strengthen water system reliability and infrastructure resiliency for customers and enhance fire protection […]
State oil and gas regulators say they’re launching an investigation of operations in a Kern County oil field after a series of large, uncontrolled crude petroleum releases near Chevron wells — including one that has continued on and off for more than 16 years and may have spewed out more than 50 million gallons of […]
State Board Of Food And Ag Seeks Public Input On Creating Climate-Resilient Water System
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Lake County News (Lakeport, Calif.)by Elizabeth LarsonThe California State Board of Food and Agriculture will host a public comment session on California’s Water Future on Thursday, Sept. 5, Fresno. The meeting will be held from noon to 3:30 p.m. at the Fresno County Farm Bureau, 1274 W. Hedges Ave., Fresno. State agencies are asking Californians to help shape a roadmap for […]
Breakingviews – Wall Street Mistakes Water For A Business Washout
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reuters by Antony CurrieStockholm’s architecture, waterways and balmy climate make Sweden’s capital a tourist haven in the summer. Throw in the networking appeal of almost 4,000 people in town for the annual World Water Week confab, including government officials and executives from big companies like Diageo, Apple and Nestlé, and it’s hard to imagine Wall Street types not […]
Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins Couldn’t Have Orchestrated It Better If She Tried
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento, Calif.)by Dan MorainHer Senate Bill 1 is the year’s most far-reaching environmental legislation. It declares that the state would adhere to laws governing clean air, water, endangered species and labor that were in place in January 2017, when President Trump took office, and before he set about trying to unravel environmental law. Farm groups mounted a major […]
Microplastics Are Found In Lake Tahoe’s Waters For First Time
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis SahagunScientists have detected microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe’s deep blue waters for the first time. Now they are trying to determine its source and potential harm to the lake’s flora and fauna. Preliminary analyses of water samples collected by researchers at the Desert Research Institute in Reno revealed the presence of particles of synthetic fiber […]
Cal Water Completes Two Infrastructure Improvement Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Water News DailyCalifornia Water Service (Cal Water) recently completed two infrastructure projects in the Kern River Valley and Los Altos. The first was the installation of more than 4,200 feet of a new transmission water main in the Los Altos’ Rancho neighborhood, which will strengthen water system reliability and infrastructure resiliency for customers and enhance fire protection […]
State Launches Probe Into Oil Field Spills – Including One That’s Been Flowing Since 2003
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KQED Newsby Ted Goldberg and Dan BrekkeState oil and gas regulators say they’re launching an investigation of operations in a Kern County oil field after a series of large, uncontrolled crude petroleum releases near Chevron wells — including one that has continued on and off for more than 16 years and may have spewed out more than 50 million gallons of […]