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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.
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 […]
OPINION: State Lawmakers May Ask Us To ‘Donate’ A Monthly Fee To Fund Clean Drinking Water. Bad Idea
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)Everyone in California — and everywhere else, for that matter — deserves clean drinking water. But relying on charity to upgrade failing water systems in low-income California communities is not the way to meet a basic human need. Yet that’s essentially what state Sen. Bill Monning is proposing in SB 845. The bill would require water […]
At Water-Starved Lake Mead And Lake Powell, ‘The Crisis Is Already Real,’ Scientists Say
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Arizona Central (Phoenix, Ariz.)by Ian JamesWith Lake Mead dropping to levels that could trigger water cutbacks in less than two years, there’s been a lot of talk lately about negotiating a deal to keep the reservoir from falling even further. But in a new report, scientists say the situation is just as worrisome upstream at Lake Powell. The declines there during the past 18 years, […]
Expert Views: Managing Wildfires To Protect Water Resources
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Lindsay AbramsIt’s wildfire season in the American West, and this one has already been setting records: the second-most destructive conflagration in Colorado, the largest-ever wildfire recorded in California and the worst air quality on record in smoky Seattle. Multiple fires continue to ravage the region, threatening homes, lives and, in many cases, water supplies.