Security firm Proofpoint on Thursday said it uncovered an “advanced phishing campaign” that specifically targeted U.S. utility companies by impersonating an engineering licensing board. The firm said emails sent between July 19 and July 25 went to three utilities, which it declined to name. Messages purporting to be from the U.S. National Council of Examiners […]
A judge has ordered a Fresno-based water district to stop working on plans to raise the height of Shasta Dam. The Westlands Water District, which provides irrigation water to farmers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, was working on a report assessing the environmental impacts of raising the height of the dam. […]
ens of thousands of Bay Area homes worth about $50 billion are at grave risk of chronic coastal flooding by 2050, according to a new analysis by Zillow and Climate Central. By 2100, the crisis deepens. As the ice caps continue to melt in the wake of global warming, experts project that 81,152 Bay Area homes with […]
Steve Perrins didn’t see the lightning, but he couldn’t miss the smoke that followed. It was around dinnertime on July 23 at Alaska’s oldest hunting lodge, nestled in the wilderness more than 100 miles northwest of Anchorage. What began as a quiet evening at the Rainy Pass Lodge soon turned frantic as Alaska’s latest wildfire […]
California on Wednesday became the first state in the nation to require water suppliers who monitor a broad class of toxic “forever chemicals” to notify customers if they’re present in drinking water. That could include sites from Los Angeles International Airport to military bases across the desert to refineries and other industry in low income […]
As populations boom and chronic droughts persist, coastal cities like Carlsbad in Southern California have increasingly turned to ocean desalination to supplement a dwindling fresh water supply. Now scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) investigating how to make desalination less expensive have hit on promising design rules for making […]
Foreign Hackers Impersonated Professional Licensing Board In Attack On Utilities
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Utility Dive (Washington, D.C.)by Robert WaltonSecurity firm Proofpoint on Thursday said it uncovered an “advanced phishing campaign” that specifically targeted U.S. utility companies by impersonating an engineering licensing board. The firm said emails sent between July 19 and July 25 went to three utilities, which it declined to name. Messages purporting to be from the U.S. National Council of Examiners […]
Judge Orders Westlands To Stop Work On Shasta Dam Raise
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee / Redding Record Searchlightby Damon ArthurA judge has ordered a Fresno-based water district to stop working on plans to raise the height of Shasta Dam. The Westlands Water District, which provides irrigation water to farmers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, was working on a report assessing the environmental impacts of raising the height of the dam. […]
$50 Billion Worth Of Bay Area Homes At Risk Of Rising Seas By 2050, Says Report
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Karen D'souzaens of thousands of Bay Area homes worth about $50 billion are at grave risk of chronic coastal flooding by 2050, according to a new analysis by Zillow and Climate Central. By 2100, the crisis deepens. As the ice caps continue to melt in the wake of global warming, experts project that 81,152 Bay Area homes with […]
Alaska’s Sweltering Summer Is ‘Basically Off The Charts’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Washington Post by Matthew Cappucci , Juliet Eilperin , Andrew Freedman and Brady DennisSteve Perrins didn’t see the lightning, but he couldn’t miss the smoke that followed. It was around dinnertime on July 23 at Alaska’s oldest hunting lodge, nestled in the wilderness more than 100 miles northwest of Anchorage. What began as a quiet evening at the Rainy Pass Lodge soon turned frantic as Alaska’s latest wildfire […]
California 1st State To Require Notification Of Toxic ‘Forever’ Chemicals in Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Janet WilsonCalifornia on Wednesday became the first state in the nation to require water suppliers who monitor a broad class of toxic “forever chemicals” to notify customers if they’re present in drinking water. That could include sites from Los Angeles International Airport to military bases across the desert to refineries and other industry in low income […]
Scientists Cook Up New Recipes For Taking Salt Out Of Seawater
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /PHYS.org (Los Angeles)As populations boom and chronic droughts persist, coastal cities like Carlsbad in Southern California have increasingly turned to ocean desalination to supplement a dwindling fresh water supply. Now scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) investigating how to make desalination less expensive have hit on promising design rules for making […]