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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.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To EPA Water Regulation
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Reuters (As published by Yahoo News)by Lawrence HurleyThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge led by states and environmental groups to an Environmental Protection Agency regulation that lets government agencies transfer water between different bodies, such as rivers and lakes, without needing to protect against pollution. The nine justices left in place a lower court ruling upholding the EPA’s […]
Hidden ‘Rock Moisture’ Possible Key To Forest Response To Drought
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ScienceDaily (Rockville, Md.)A little-studied, underground layer of rock may provide a vital reservoir for trees, especially in times of drought, report scientists funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and affiliated with The University of Texas (UT) at Austin and the University of California, Berkeley. The study, published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of […]
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To EPA Water Regulation
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Lawrence HurleyThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge led by states and environmental groups to an Environmental Protection Agency regulation that lets government agencies transfer water between different bodies, such as rivers and lakes, without needing to protect against pollution. The nine justices left in place a lower court ruling upholding the EPA’s […]
‘Cloud Seeding’ May Make It Snow, But Will It Reduce Droughts In The West?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby Sophie QuintonMachines that prod clouds to make snow may sound like something out of an old science fiction movie. But worsening water scarcity, combined with new evidence that “cloud seeding” can work, is spurring states, counties, water districts and power companies across the thirsty West to use the strategy. Last month, a study funded by the National […]
Bill Beefing Up Dam Inspections Signed Into Law
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Union (Western Nevada County, Calif.)by Jake AbbottGov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Monday that will increase the frequency of inspections at the state’s most at-risk dams and require the Department of Water Resources to update dam safety protocols. Assemblyman James Gallagher, R-Yuba City, authored Assembly Bill 1270 following the Lake Oroville spillway crisis last February that saw more than […]
Rain, Snow And Hail Pound Northern California At End Of Bone-Dry February
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Benjy EgelFinally, rain. And snow. Some hail, even. Plus there’s more to come. A storm doused Northern California on Monday, ending Sacramento’s month-plus dry spell and setting the table for a heavy pounding that could dump up to 4 feet of snow on the Sierra Nevada range later this week. After a pause in the weather […]