There are many reasons to oppose the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta water tunnels project, now called the California WaterFix. The Trump administration has just added a few more. The WaterFix is the most controversial and expensive water project in California history. It would install two huge tunnels, at a cost of at least $20 billion, revamping […]
The State of California is working on a new regulatory program to oversee protection of wetlands and other ephemeral water bodies, such as seasonal streams. It comes in response to the Trump administration’s plan to roll back federal protection of such waters, which are critical for wildlife habitat, flood protection, groundwater recharge and water quality. Water […]
On Aug. 6, President Donald Trump made his first Twitter statement on California’s summer fire season, which started on June 1. Unlike his statement on last year’s Wine Country fires, when the president tweeted condolences to victims of the fires and support for the firefighters, Trump used these latest natural disasters to troll California with […]
Water Utility Managers in California are far from unified in their use of climate change science to guide decisions, according to a recent study from the University of California, Davis. And as a result, they may be putting water supplies at risk. The study’s authors were interested in finding out what was happening on the ground, right at […]
Call it the Big Gouge. Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration will try for a third time to secure a political mega-deal that would commit millions of California property owners to pay for the $19.9 billion Delta twin-tunnels water grab. Without approval of voters or the Legislature. It’s an atrocious abuse of the political system that […]
Researchers from UCLA and the University of Houston have been tracking changes in the groundwater table that runs below California’s San Joaquin Central Valley. The study directed by UCLA’s Department of Geography Dennis Lettenmaier shows how between 2002 and 2016 there was a significant loss of groundwater from what is considered one of the largest […]
OPINION: California’s WaterFix Was Always A Dangerous Deal. Now The Trump Administration Is Making It Worse
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Eric Wesselman and Robert WrightThere are many reasons to oppose the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta water tunnels project, now called the California WaterFix. The Trump administration has just added a few more. The WaterFix is the most controversial and expensive water project in California history. It would install two huge tunnels, at a cost of at least $20 billion, revamping […]
Water Agencies, Farmers Fret Over California’s Move To Regulate Wetlands
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserThe State of California is working on a new regulatory program to oversee protection of wetlands and other ephemeral water bodies, such as seasonal streams. It comes in response to the Trump administration’s plan to roll back federal protection of such waters, which are critical for wildlife habitat, flood protection, groundwater recharge and water quality. Water […]
Fire, Water And Trump’s Tweets
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Capitol Weekly (Sacramento, Calif.)by Scott SorianoOn Aug. 6, President Donald Trump made his first Twitter statement on California’s summer fire season, which started on June 1. Unlike his statement on last year’s Wine Country fires, when the president tweeted condolences to victims of the fires and support for the firefighters, Trump used these latest natural disasters to troll California with […]
Why Some Water Managers Are Unprepared For Climate Change
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Lindsay AbramsWater Utility Managers in California are far from unified in their use of climate change science to guide decisions, according to a recent study from the University of California, Davis. And as a result, they may be putting water supplies at risk. The study’s authors were interested in finding out what was happening on the ground, right at […]
OPINION: Stop The Delta Debacle Before Property Owners Get Gouged
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Ed ClendanielCall it the Big Gouge. Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration will try for a third time to secure a political mega-deal that would commit millions of California property owners to pay for the $19.9 billion Delta twin-tunnels water grab. Without approval of voters or the Legislature. It’s an atrocious abuse of the political system that […]
Part Of California Is Sinking, Here’s Where And Why
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Weather Networkby Dr. Mario PicazoResearchers from UCLA and the University of Houston have been tracking changes in the groundwater table that runs below California’s San Joaquin Central Valley. The study directed by UCLA’s Department of Geography Dennis Lettenmaier shows how between 2002 and 2016 there was a significant loss of groundwater from what is considered one of the largest […]