At least 85 different federal laws and regulations affecting California have been weakened or undermined by the Trump administration since January 2017. Vital clean air, water, and endangered species standards have been weakened or eliminated, while federal agencies that are supposed to protect worker health and safety are now being run by people with strong […]
Lawmakers, ranchers and agriculturalists are lauding last week’s decision by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to repeal the 2015 Waters of the United States rule. The WOTUS rule defines all bodies of water that fall under U.S. federal jurisdiction, and it was established in response to concern from legislators and […]
Our water-stressed, climate-changing world is a major resilience challenge for communities. But there’s also an upside to meeting this challenge. Building resilient water solutions can create important, and sometimes catalytic, opportunities for private investors. That’s especially so in the wastewater treatment world. It’s not sexy, but treating dirty water is essential to a sustainable water future. […]
A University of Wyoming researcher and his team discovered that weathering of subsurface rock in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California occurs due more to rocks expanding than from chemical decomposition, as previously thought. Porosity, the void space in rock, was conventionally thought to be produced when water flows through the rock, thus resulting […]
The Central Valley of California doesn’t begin so much with a gradual change in the landscape as with an abrupt line. Suddenly, a barren plain that looks like an apt cue for “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” theme song is interrupted by the first row of leafy, irrigated crops. Since the 1930s, the […]
The smoke has (partly) cleared from the legislative battlefield, in the aftermath of a struggle pitting the leader of the California Senate against not only powerful water and agricultural interests but also Gov. Gavin Newsom. And California’s two largest water-delivery systems may soon be operating under rules that differ ever more significantly. Newsom has said […]
OPINION: Gov. Gavin Newsom Should Sign Senate Bill 1 Into Law. Without Its Environmental Protections, Californians Will Suffer
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Jerry ButkiewiczAt least 85 different federal laws and regulations affecting California have been weakened or undermined by the Trump administration since January 2017. Vital clean air, water, and endangered species standards have been weakened or eliminated, while federal agencies that are supposed to protect worker health and safety are now being run by people with strong […]
Repeal Of Federal Water Rule Brings Comfort To Agricultural Communities
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Journal by Ayelet Sheffey HeraldLawmakers, ranchers and agriculturalists are lauding last week’s decision by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to repeal the 2015 Waters of the United States rule. The WOTUS rule defines all bodies of water that fall under U.S. federal jurisdiction, and it was established in response to concern from legislators and […]
Smart Treatment, Smart Investment: New Report Details Impact Investment Strategies In Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Finance and ManagementOur water-stressed, climate-changing world is a major resilience challenge for communities. But there’s also an upside to meeting this challenge. Building resilient water solutions can create important, and sometimes catalytic, opportunities for private investors. That’s especially so in the wastewater treatment world. It’s not sexy, but treating dirty water is essential to a sustainable water future. […]
How Rock Expands Near Soil Surface In Southern Sierra Nevada
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Science DailyA University of Wyoming researcher and his team discovered that weathering of subsurface rock in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California occurs due more to rocks expanding than from chemical decomposition, as previously thought. Porosity, the void space in rock, was conventionally thought to be produced when water flows through the rock, thus resulting […]
Eyes In The Sky Help Farmers On The Ground
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Lauren SmileyThe Central Valley of California doesn’t begin so much with a gradual change in the landscape as with an abrupt line. Suddenly, a barren plain that looks like an apt cue for “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” theme song is interrupted by the first row of leafy, irrigated crops. Since the 1930s, the […]
Demise Of Key Environment Bill Could Escalate California’s Water Wars
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Julie CartThe smoke has (partly) cleared from the legislative battlefield, in the aftermath of a struggle pitting the leader of the California Senate against not only powerful water and agricultural interests but also Gov. Gavin Newsom. And California’s two largest water-delivery systems may soon be operating under rules that differ ever more significantly. Newsom has said […]