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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.
Arizona Drought-Plan Issues Remain As Federal Jan. 31 Deadline Nears
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)by Tony DavisFour key issues remain unsettled as negotiators for a Colorado River drought-adaptation plan wrap up discussions and prepare to send a complex package of water-saving proposals to the Arizona Legislature. Farmers, developers and officials of the $4 billion Central Arizona Project said Tuesday they still aren’t satisfied with various provisions in a proposed drought contingency […]
Scientists Are Using Bacteria To Remove Harmful Contaminants From Our Water. Here’s How.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Environmental Health Newsby Hannah ThomasyJohn Coates’ laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, hums with activity. Negative 80-degree freezers whirr, liquid nitrogen bubbles, grad students meticulously measure and mix complicated concoctions. But all of this is nothing compared with the commotion going on at a microscopic level. The Coates lab is growing many different kinds of bacteria, multiplying in […]
California Water Board Outlines $606M Bill Assistance Program
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Circle of Blueby Brett WaltonTo subsidize drinking water bills for poor households, California regulators recommend new taxes on bottled water and incomes above $1 million a year, according to a draft proposal released by the State Water Resources Control Board. If the $606 million proposal, or an alternate version, is accepted by the Legislature, California would be the first state in […]
OPINION: In California, The Demise Of The Grassy Lawn
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Undark (Cambridge, Mass.)by Aleksandra AppletonOn the first Saturday of December in a northeast neighborhood of Fresno, California, Jeff Collins and his neighbors were putting up their Christmas decorations: strings of lights along identical gable roofs, animated reindeer, and inflatable snowmen. But for Collins, the task involved an extra step — laying down tarps to help the inflatables stay upright […]
Storm Poised To Slam Sierra, Dump Another 2 Feet Of Snow
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SFGate.com (San Francisco)by Amy GraffGet ready for round two. After a fierce storm blasted the northern Sierra Nevada over the weekend, another system is slated to batter the mountain range straddling California and Nevada late Tuesday night into Wednesday. The National Weather Service reports, “This storm will not be as potent as the system that moved through Sunday,” but […]
Newsom Inherits A ‘Whole Bunch Of Headaches’ Despite Last-Minute Water Deals By Brown
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Ryan SabalowAs his term as governor drew to a close last month, Jerry Brown brokered a historic agreement among farms and cities to surrender billions of gallons of water to help ailing fish species. He also made two big water deals with the Trump administration — one to shore up support for his struggling Delta tunnels project, […]