About 20% of the world’s population has no access to safe drinking water, and this number will increase as the population continues to grow and global freshwater sources continue to decline. The worst-affected areas are the arid and semiarid regions of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. UNESCO has reported that the freshwater shortfall worldwide will rise […]
Fish die-offs in freshwater lakes are an increasing threat in California, and experts say climate change is to blame. Researchers from UC Davis and Reed College in Portland, Ore., found a strong link between fish deaths in freshwater lakes in Wisconsin and hot summers. They predict that fish die-offs will double by 2050 and quadruple by […]
If you visit Lake Tahoe this summer, the beaches might seem a little smaller than they were a few years ago. It’s not an optical illusion. Large sections of them really are underwater. Dozens of feet of snow that blanked the Sierra Nevada this winter, generated by blizzards from raging atmospheric river storms, have been […]
After rushing forward on a plan to send more water to California’s Central Valley, the Trump Administration has unexpectedly hit the brakes and ordered the work already done by federal scientists to be completed by a different team. Just days before federal biologists were set to release new rules governing the future of endangered salmon […]
The Cadiz groundwater pumping project in the Mojave Desert hit a major roadblock on Thursday, when the California State Assembly advanced a bill that could halt its progress for up to two years. If the bill becomes law, Cadiz, Inc.’s proposed project will need to undergo additional environmental review to prove its extraction plans will […]
Even as quakes, wildfires and drought have taken up most of our focus, the slow-moving disaster of rising seas has paralyzed Californians, and left us with “both too much and not enough time” to act, as environment reporter Rosanna Xia wrote in a special report examining sea level rise and the future of California’s disappearing coastline. […]
How 1,500 Nuclear-Powered Water Desalination Plants Could Save The World From Desertification
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Forbesby James ConcaAbout 20% of the world’s population has no access to safe drinking water, and this number will increase as the population continues to grow and global freshwater sources continue to decline. The worst-affected areas are the arid and semiarid regions of Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. UNESCO has reported that the freshwater shortfall worldwide will rise […]
Climate Change Threatens California Freshwater Fish. We Can Do Something About It, Experts Say.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Caroline GhisolfiFish die-offs in freshwater lakes are an increasing threat in California, and experts say climate change is to blame. Researchers from UC Davis and Reed College in Portland, Ore., found a strong link between fish deaths in freshwater lakes in Wisconsin and hot summers. They predict that fish die-offs will double by 2050 and quadruple by […]
Where’d The Beach Go? Lake Tahoe Fills To The Top As Massive Winter Snows Melt
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Vallejo Times-Herald (Vallejo, Calif.)by Paul RogersIf you visit Lake Tahoe this summer, the beaches might seem a little smaller than they were a few years ago. It’s not an optical illusion. Large sections of them really are underwater. Dozens of feet of snow that blanked the Sierra Nevada this winter, generated by blizzards from raging atmospheric river storms, have been […]
Administration Sidelines Federal Biologists Who Could Stand In Way Of More Water For Calif. Farmers
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KQED (San Francisco)by Lauren SommerAfter rushing forward on a plan to send more water to California’s Central Valley, the Trump Administration has unexpectedly hit the brakes and ordered the work already done by federal scientists to be completed by a different team. Just days before federal biologists were set to release new rules governing the future of endangered salmon […]
California Legislators Halt Cadiz Water Project, Bill Heads To Gov. Newsom’s Desk
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Janet Wilson and Sam MetzThe Cadiz groundwater pumping project in the Mojave Desert hit a major roadblock on Thursday, when the California State Assembly advanced a bill that could halt its progress for up to two years. If the bill becomes law, Cadiz, Inc.’s proposed project will need to undergo additional environmental review to prove its extraction plans will […]
California’s Coast Is Disappearing, And The Debate Over What To Do About It Is In Full Swing
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Diya ChackoEven as quakes, wildfires and drought have taken up most of our focus, the slow-moving disaster of rising seas has paralyzed Californians, and left us with “both too much and not enough time” to act, as environment reporter Rosanna Xia wrote in a special report examining sea level rise and the future of California’s disappearing coastline. […]