In a major development for California American Water’s long-sought desalination project, the California Public Utilities Commission has issued a proposed decision recommending approval of the proposal known as the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project. In a 223-page filing, a three-judge panel found that Cal Am’s desal project is the best option available to provide the […]
Eighteen months after the dramatic failure of the spillways at Oroville Dam in Northern California, a disaster that led to the evacuation of 188,000 people, construction is on schedule to complete the concrete work in the main spillway by Nov. 1. In recent weeks, 805 workers from Kiewit, the Nebraska-based company that was awarded the […]
Serious water shortages on the Colorado River could be less than two years away, according to new federal estimates. Yet after 19 years of drought, just 500 farmers in one Arizona county may decide the fate of the entire Southwest: By holding tight to their own temporary water supply, they could stall a conservation plan […]
California Influencers, a group of the state’s most respected experts in public policy, politics and government, weighed in on this question: What is the biggest environmental challenge facing the state?
When a wall of flames raced up the hillside at Avalanche Creek on a recent afternoon, firefighters in Yosemite National Park had to act quickly. The giant Ferguson Fire was headed toward the south rim of Yosemite Valley, and if crews didn’t stop it here, the fire would open up on the edge of the […]
As students head back to class across California this month, many will sip water from school fountains or faucets that could contain high levels of lead. That’s because two-thirds of the state’s 1,026 school districts have not taken advantage of a free state testing program to determine whether the toxic metal is coming out of […]
California Public Utilities Commission’s Proposed Decision Backs Cal Am Desalination Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Monterey Heraldby Jim JohnsonIn a major development for California American Water’s long-sought desalination project, the California Public Utilities Commission has issued a proposed decision recommending approval of the proposal known as the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project. In a 223-page filing, a three-judge panel found that Cal Am’s desal project is the best option available to provide the […]
Oroville Dam: See Before-and-After Video of Construction Progress
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /East Bay Timesby Paul RogersEighteen months after the dramatic failure of the spillways at Oroville Dam in Northern California, a disaster that led to the evacuation of 188,000 people, construction is on schedule to complete the concrete work in the main spillway by Nov. 1. In recent weeks, 805 workers from Kiewit, the Nebraska-based company that was awarded the […]
Why One Arizona County Could Upend the Southwest’s Drought Plan
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Water Deeplyby Matt WeiserSerious water shortages on the Colorado River could be less than two years away, according to new federal estimates. Yet after 19 years of drought, just 500 farmers in one Arizona county may decide the fate of the entire Southwest: By holding tight to their own temporary water supply, they could stall a conservation plan […]
California’s Biggest Environmental Challengers? Water. Climate Change. Political Hot Air.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Sacramento Beeby Editorial StaffCalifornia Influencers, a group of the state’s most respected experts in public policy, politics and government, weighed in on this question: What is the biggest environmental challenge facing the state?
In California’s New Wildfire Reality, Facing the Need for Periodic Fires to Clear Fuel
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Francisco Chronicleby Curtis AlexanderWhen a wall of flames raced up the hillside at Avalanche Creek on a recent afternoon, firefighters in Yosemite National Park had to act quickly. The giant Ferguson Fire was headed toward the south rim of Yosemite Valley, and if crews didn’t stop it here, the fire would open up on the edge of the […]
Few California School Districts Have Tested Water for Lead, Even Though It’s Free
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Francisco Chronicleby Jill TuckerAs students head back to class across California this month, many will sip water from school fountains or faucets that could contain high levels of lead. That’s because two-thirds of the state’s 1,026 school districts have not taken advantage of a free state testing program to determine whether the toxic metal is coming out of […]