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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.
Brown Tries To Jam Delta Water Hearing Through Legislature
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Tracy Pressby Michael Ellis LangleyAn innocuous sounding hearing tomorrow morning for lawmakers on the Joint Legislative Budget Committee at the State Capitol may lock taxpayers into paying for the California WaterFix for the next half century. The informational hearing, called “Department of Water Resources: Proposed Water Supply Contract Extension & Amendments,” will commit 50 years of funding to the […]
Drought-Stricken Western Ventura County May Need More Than Planned $45M Pipeline As A Fix
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Ventura County Starby Cheri CarlsonHeading into an eighth year of drought, Ventura County water agencies teamed up to try to import water into Ventura. But a fix — a proposed seven-mile pipeline from Camarillo to Ventura — will still leave gaps in water supplies. “I think it’s very important that this area begin to look at its next step for […]
OPINION: California’s Energy Future: Are We Ready For 100?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Capitol Weekly (Sacramento)by Patrick HayesImagine a California powered solely by renewable energy – it may be within reach as the California Legislature considers Senate Bill 100, which would put the state on the path towards 100% fossil-fuel free electricity by 2045. On Tuesday, the bill passed the state Assembly, and it now heads to the state Senate for a final vote before […]
California Assembly Advances 100% Clean Energy Bill
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Liam DillonCalifornia would set some of the nation’s strongest clean energy goals under legislation that cleared a key vote in the Assembly on Tuesday, bringing the state a step closer to ending its reliance on fossil fuels by phasing out their use to generate electricity. The bill, which would require California to obtain 100% of its […]
California Committee OKs Bill On Desert Water-Pumping Plan
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Associated Press by Kathleen RonayneA last-minute effort to require more state oversight of a company’s plan to pump water from underneath the Mojave Desert passed a key committee Tuesday, advancing in the final days of the legislative session. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Gov. Jerry Brown and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is running for governor, all urged lawmakers to […]
This NASA Image Shows How California’s Wildfires Are Affecting The Atmosphere
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /CNBCby Catherine CliffordAs wildfires continue to burn in California, NASA has released a visualization that illustrates one of the ways in which the fires are affecting the atmosphere. NASA’s Earth Observatory, the arm of the space agency that shares with the public images of the Earth and its climate, created the map (embedded above, and below with […]