As the sea level rises, it could impact more than the California coastline. The rising water could impact the Sacramento region. Some researchers said the rise could threaten levees in the area and increase the risk of flooding throughout the Delta and the Sacramento Valley. UC Davis watershed science researcher Jay Lund explained that the […]
A California Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on Monday proposed statewide procurement for renewable resources, finding that proposed resource plans from utilities and other power providers will not reduce greenhouse gases enough to meet state goals. The proposed decision from ALJ Julie Fitch would refuse to adopt the combined integrated resource plan (IRP) from the state’s […]
Three bipartisan energy storage bills were introduced in Congress last week, but none would provide investment tax credits, which industry has sought to increase the competitiveness of the technology. “I think the question, in our minds, is going to be do these folks see [storage ITC] as something that’s a near term concern or do […]
Residents and officials who packed a yacht club on the north shore of the Salton Sea in Southern California on Tuesday vented their anger about what they perceive as unnecessary delays and obfuscations about the environmental and public health disaster unfolding here. The California Water Resources Control Board held the workshop at the North Shore […]
Seven states that rely on a major waterway in the U.S. West have finished a yearslong effort to create a plan to protect the Colorado River amid a prolonged drought, the federal government declared Tuesday. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman commended Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming for reaching a consensus […]
Representatives of seven states finished a landmark agreement to shore up the dwindling Colorado River and signed a letter to Congress on Tuesday calling for legislation to enact the deal. The set of agreements would prop up water-starved reservoirs that supply cities and farms across the Southwest and would lay the groundwork for larger negotiations […]
How Rising Sea Levels Could Impact Delta, Sacramento Valley
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KCRA 3 (Sacramento)by Kevin OliverAs the sea level rises, it could impact more than the California coastline. The rising water could impact the Sacramento region. Some researchers said the rise could threaten levees in the area and increase the risk of flooding throughout the Delta and the Sacramento Valley. UC Davis watershed science researcher Jay Lund explained that the […]
California ALJ Proposes Statewide Renewable Energy Procurement For Utilities
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Utility Dive (Washington, D.C.)by Iulia GheorghiuA California Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on Monday proposed statewide procurement for renewable resources, finding that proposed resource plans from utilities and other power providers will not reduce greenhouse gases enough to meet state goals. The proposed decision from ALJ Julie Fitch would refuse to adopt the combined integrated resource plan (IRP) from the state’s […]
Trio Of Federal Energy Storage Bills Avoid Tax Credits
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Utility Dive (Washington, D.C.)by Iulia GheorghiuThree bipartisan energy storage bills were introduced in Congress last week, but none would provide investment tax credits, which industry has sought to increase the competitiveness of the technology. “I think the question, in our minds, is going to be do these folks see [storage ITC] as something that’s a near term concern or do […]
Water Managers Decry Blind Eye For Shrinking Salton Sea
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena, Calif.)by Matthew RendaResidents and officials who packed a yacht club on the north shore of the Salton Sea in Southern California on Tuesday vented their anger about what they perceive as unnecessary delays and obfuscations about the environmental and public health disaster unfolding here. The California Water Resources Control Board held the workshop at the North Shore […]
US Official Declares Drought Plan Done For Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press by Felicia FonsecaSeven states that rely on a major waterway in the U.S. West have finished a yearslong effort to create a plan to protect the Colorado River amid a prolonged drought, the federal government declared Tuesday. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman commended Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming for reaching a consensus […]
Western States Finish Colorado River Drought Deal, Ask Congress To Sign Off
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)by Ian James and Janet WilsonRepresentatives of seven states finished a landmark agreement to shore up the dwindling Colorado River and signed a letter to Congress on Tuesday calling for legislation to enact the deal. The set of agreements would prop up water-starved reservoirs that supply cities and farms across the Southwest and would lay the groundwork for larger negotiations […]