The US Supreme Court has agreed to resolve a water dispute involving the Rio Grande River that’s been pending at the high court for a decade. At issue in the case accepted for argument on Monday is the 1938 Rio Grande Compact, which apportions water between Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
A California judge says a 60-year-old law does not give the state permission to borrow the billions of dollars it would need to build a large water project, a decision that could threaten a key source of funding for a controversial plan backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to build a massive underground tunnel that would […]
Water is the third rail of California politics — and the state’s Senate candidates are carefully steering around it. Water is a perpetual problem in California, with bitter fights over scarce resources even in rainy years.
Barely a month after he took office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom journeyed to a rural school in the Central Valley and stood by chance against a backdrop more prescient than he had planned: a classroom whiteboard that posed the “Essential Question — How do you respond to challenges?”
One reservoir in northern California rose by 5 feet after two atmospheric rivers supplemented the water levels. An atmospheric river began across much of the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon and Northern California, on Friday.
‘Snow Drought’ Darkening California’s Water Outlook
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Courthouse News Serviceby Natalie HansonDespite a spate of recent storms, scientists say California needs more winterlike weather to bolster its water supply and avoid another drought.
Supreme Court to Resolve Decade-Old Rio Grande Water Dispute
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Bloomberg Lawby Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson & Bobby MagillThe US Supreme Court has agreed to resolve a water dispute involving the Rio Grande River that’s been pending at the high court for a decade. At issue in the case accepted for argument on Monday is the 1938 Rio Grande Compact, which apportions water between Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
Court Ruling May Threaten Contentious California Delta Water Tunnel Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /CBS Newsby Adam BeamA California judge says a 60-year-old law does not give the state permission to borrow the billions of dollars it would need to build a large water project, a decision that could threaten a key source of funding for a controversial plan backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to build a massive underground tunnel that would […]
The One Issue No One Wants to Talk About In The California Senate Race
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Politicoby Camille Von KaenelWater is the third rail of California politics — and the state’s Senate candidates are carefully steering around it. Water is a perpetual problem in California, with bitter fights over scarce resources even in rainy years.
OPINION – Clean Drinking Water is a Human Right. Why Are So Many California Communities Without It?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Los Angeles Timesby Miriam PawelBarely a month after he took office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom journeyed to a rural school in the Central Valley and stood by chance against a backdrop more prescient than he had planned: a classroom whiteboard that posed the “Essential Question — How do you respond to challenges?”
How California Reservoir Water Levels Changed After Atmospheric Rivers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Newsweekby Anna SkinnerOne reservoir in northern California rose by 5 feet after two atmospheric rivers supplemented the water levels. An atmospheric river began across much of the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon and Northern California, on Friday.