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: If Trump Wants Coal, He Can Have It. But California Must Commit To 100 Percent Clean Energy
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento BeeBy most measures, California is way ahead of the rest of the country when it comes to fighting climate change. We have some of the strictest environmental regulations, more zero-emission cars on the road than any other state and, as of July, are four years ahead of our self-imposed goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to levels […]
OPINION: State Water Board Plan Would Require Water Rationing In The Bay Area
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /San Francisco Chronicleby Jim WundermanApart from a famous Mark Twain quote involving whiskey and fighting, no cliché about California water is more abused than the phrase “water wars.” However, in the instance of the State Water Resources Control Board’s plan to restore the San Joaquin River, the label fits. War has been declared on the Bay Area’s largest source […]
OPINION: Sacramento’s New Way To Tax The Water You Drink
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Californianby Susan ShellyAnother new tax is headed for your water bill as if it wasn’t high enough already. Gov. Jerry Brown has been trying to push through a statewide tax on drinking water, the first ever in California history, and as you might imagine, it has been a challenge for him. People are fed up with new […]
Is There Water Left To Be Developed In The Colorado River Basin?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KUNC (Greeley, Colo.)by Luke RunyonThe Colorado River is running low on water. The lifeline that slakes the thirst of 40 million southwestern residents is projected to hit a historic low mark within two years, forcing mandatory cuts to water deliveries in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico. Facing exceptional drought conditions, cities throughout the watershed this summer have imposed mandatory water […]
Lake Mead Water Shortage Could Spell Trouble For Colorado
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Durango Heraldby Marianne GoodlandA new forecast from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation shows signs that water levels at Lake Mead, which supplies water to three southwestern states and northern Mexico, could drop so low by next year that it could eventually result in a demand for more water from the Colorado River and from the upper basin states, including Colorado, […]
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 […]