The California State Assembly has approved a bill that would spend up to $130 million a year to improve drinking water. About a million people in California don’t have access to clean drinking water. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a tax on residential water bills to fix that. But lawmakers rejected it.
California is a leader in renewable energy, and the state has pledged to use only clean sources for electricity, including wind and solar power, by 2045. One hurdle is energy storage, but an old solution involving water may help the state reach its goal of zero emissions. The solution is “pumped storage,” which uses water in […]
The U.S. Forest Service estimates 147 million trees in California died following the state’s prolonged drought. New research out of UC Merced suggests a culprit: Extremely dry soil. Not all California droughts have led to massive forest die-offs. The difference this time, according to an article published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Geoscience, was […]
Three years ago, presidential candidate Donald Trump got right to the heart of Central Valley agriculture’s fight over its most precious resource. “We’re going to solve your water problem. You have a water problem that is so insane,” Trump told a campaign audience at Selland Arena in May 2016. “It is so ridiculous where they’re […]
Weather conditions that make this a landmark year, like more rain, could be part of the reason for the algae blooms in Horseshoe Lake, putting the upper Bidwell Park lake off limits for use for the foreseeable future. Swimming in the lake, for humans or dogs, is warned against, and new city signs say exposure […]
Based on two weeks of research into the probable future of water supplies in the American West, it’s pretty clear that no water expert or journalist truly believes Colorado is likely to become a lifeless, waterless desert, within the lifetime of anyone currently alive.
California Assembly OKs Clean Drinking Water Fund
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /CBS 13 Sacramentoby Associated PressThe California State Assembly has approved a bill that would spend up to $130 million a year to improve drinking water. About a million people in California don’t have access to clean drinking water. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a tax on residential water bills to fix that. But lawmakers rejected it.
Power Plants Create Giant Water Battery
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Voice of America (Washington, D.C.)by Mike O'SullivanCalifornia is a leader in renewable energy, and the state has pledged to use only clean sources for electricity, including wind and solar power, by 2045. One hurdle is energy storage, but an old solution involving water may help the state reach its goal of zero emissions. The solution is “pumped storage,” which uses water in […]
Extremely Dry Soil Connects Forest Die-Offs To Prolonged Drought, Says New UC Study
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /KVPR Radio Bakersfieldby Kerry KleinThe U.S. Forest Service estimates 147 million trees in California died following the state’s prolonged drought. New research out of UC Merced suggests a culprit: Extremely dry soil. Not all California droughts have led to massive forest die-offs. The difference this time, according to an article published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Geoscience, was […]
Trump Said Water Wars ‘Easy’ to Fix. What Do Farmers Say Now?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /GV Wireby David TaubThree years ago, presidential candidate Donald Trump got right to the heart of Central Valley agriculture’s fight over its most precious resource. “We’re going to solve your water problem. You have a water problem that is so insane,” Trump told a campaign audience at Selland Arena in May 2016. “It is so ridiculous where they’re […]
What is Causing Those Harmful Algal Blooms? Water and Heat
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Oroville Mercury-Registerby Laura UrsenyWeather conditions that make this a landmark year, like more rain, could be part of the reason for the algae blooms in Horseshoe Lake, putting the upper Bidwell Park lake off limits for use for the foreseeable future. Swimming in the lake, for humans or dogs, is warned against, and new city signs say exposure […]
OPINION: Believe It or Not, Colorado Will Soon Become a Waterless Desert… Part Eight
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Pagosa Daily Postby Bill HudsonBased on two weeks of research into the probable future of water supplies in the American West, it’s pretty clear that no water expert or journalist truly believes Colorado is likely to become a lifeless, waterless desert, within the lifetime of anyone currently alive.