California and the U.S.
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.
OPINION: Safe Drinking Water For All
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The New York Timesby Laurel Firestone and Susana De AndaIn 2007, the small town of Lanare in California’s Central Valley finally got what it had desperately needed for years — a treatment plant to remove high levels of arsenic in the drinking water. But the victory was short-lived. Just months after the $1.3 million federally funded plant began running, the town was forced to shut […]
Tree Rings Tell CSUF Students About Droughts And Fires In The Sierra
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Orange County Registerby Wendy FawthorpSome students plant trees. Some hug them. This summer, eight Cal State Fullerton students sampled trees. Really, the students were listening to what trees had to say about the droughts and fires they had lived through. Specifically, the students extracted cores from trees in the Sierra Nevada – including some in Yosemite that had burned […]
California’s Water Wars Heat Up At Sacramento Hearing Over River Flows
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderCentral Valley farmers and their elected leaders converged on Sacramento on Tuesday to accuse the state of engineering a water grab that puts the fate of fish above their fields and jeopardizes a thriving agricultural economy. The allegations came at a meeting of the powerful State Water Resources Control Board, which recently unveiled a far-reaching […]
Behind Most Wildfires, A Person And A Spark: ‘We Bring Fire With Us’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The New York Timesby Tim ArangoIn the summer of 1965, Johnny Cash was living in the wilderness of Southern California when — possibly high on drugs — he sparked a wildfire with his overheated truck that blazed through more than 500 acres and threatened the lives of endangered condors. When asked by a judge if he started the fire, he said, […]
California Lawmakers Eye Voluntary Tax To Pay For Central Valley Water Contamination
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by Chris NicholsCalifornia lawmakers are considering whether to approve a voluntary tax on water customers across the state. Revenue from the tax would be use to pay for cleaning up contaminated water in rural and low-income communities in the Central Valley. Supporters of Senate Bill 845 contend the tax is necessary to keep safe the one million Californians exposed […]
OPINION: Sacramento Is At It Again: The New Water Tax Con Job
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Times-Advocate (Escondido)by Greg Thomas and Gary ArantYou have to hand it to Sacramento; they are very creative in figuring out how to take more of your money. You may or may not have heard about the proposed “Water Tax.” It is intended to place a monthly tax on your water bill, from $1.00 to $10.00, depending on your meter size or […]