A $1 billion project to raise the height of B.F. Sisk Dam and increase water storage capacity on the San Luis Reservoir cleared another hurdle. State agencies and the federal government reached an agreement on Oct. 1 around how costs to build the project would be shared and how the new storage capacity would be divided up […]
The people who will determine the future of the Colorado River said they do not anticipate major changes to their negotiation process as a result of former president Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Multiple officials from states that use the Colorado River pointed to historical precedent and said that similar negotiations in the […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’ll be serving in a major health care policy role in the upcoming Trump administration, where his to-do list includes telling local communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water. “On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water,” Kennedy […]
An agreement aimed at ensuring more regular water from Mexico to the United States has been reached, both governments said on Saturday, following a long period of tension over a decades-old treaty. A new measure of the International Boundary and Water Commission, which oversees the 1944 U.S.-Mexico water treaty, will provide Mexico with “tools and […]
When President Donald Trump took office in 2017, his favorite sparring partner was California. The state’s ambitious environmental policies often clashed with the president’s promise to “drill, baby drill for oil” and rein in California’s regulations. Now it’s California v. Trump, 2.0 — and the stakes are much the same. Candidate Trump threatened to dismantle […]
Humanity’s heating of the planet, driven by the burning of fossil fuels and unchecked emissions of greenhouse gases, has become the main driver of worsening droughts in California and the American West, according to new research. A team of UCLA and NOAA scientists found that while droughts in the last century were caused mainly by […]
California Clears Hurdle to Expand Major Reservoir and Store More Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /SFGATEby Amy GraffA $1 billion project to raise the height of B.F. Sisk Dam and increase water storage capacity on the San Luis Reservoir cleared another hurdle. State agencies and the federal government reached an agreement on Oct. 1 around how costs to build the project would be shared and how the new storage capacity would be divided up […]
How Will a Second Trump Presidency Shape the Colorado River?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Times of San Diegoby Alex HagerThe people who will determine the future of the Colorado River said they do not anticipate major changes to their negotiation process as a result of former president Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Multiple officials from states that use the Colorado River pointed to historical precedent and said that similar negotiations in the […]
What the Science Says About Fluoride in Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /ABC 10 News by Patrick TerpstraRobert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’ll be serving in a major health care policy role in the upcoming Trump administration, where his to-do list includes telling local communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water. “On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water,” Kennedy […]
US, Mexico Reach Agreement on Rio Grande Water Deliveries Amid Drought, Shortages
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /ReutersAn agreement aimed at ensuring more regular water from Mexico to the United States has been reached, both governments said on Saturday, following a long period of tension over a decades-old treaty. A new measure of the International Boundary and Water Commission, which oversees the 1944 U.S.-Mexico water treaty, will provide Mexico with “tools and […]
Here We Go Again: California Prepares to Battle Trump Over Environmental Policies
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Cal Mattersby Julie Cart, Alejandro Lazo, Alastair Bland and Alejandra Reyes-VelardeWhen President Donald Trump took office in 2017, his favorite sparring partner was California. The state’s ambitious environmental policies often clashed with the president’s promise to “drill, baby drill for oil” and rein in California’s regulations. Now it’s California v. Trump, 2.0 — and the stakes are much the same. Candidate Trump threatened to dismantle […]
Climate Change Identified as Main Driver of Worsening Drought in the Western United States
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesHumanity’s heating of the planet, driven by the burning of fossil fuels and unchecked emissions of greenhouse gases, has become the main driver of worsening droughts in California and the American West, according to new research. A team of UCLA and NOAA scientists found that while droughts in the last century were caused mainly by […]