A decades-old plan to protect Alviso and surrounding South Bay areas from devastating floods has moved closer to reality with $177 million in federal funds to begin work on a 4-mile-long levee and wetlands restoration. The combination of flood control and environmental improvements will be a model for the rest of the country, Sam Schuchat, […]
Our state – our planet – is running a fever. Climate change is directly impacting our lives, our economy and our residents. The fires raging across California are causing devastation on an unprecedented scale. Currently, 14,000 firefighters are battling 16 major fires, which have destroyed more than 2,000 homes and killed at least 10 people.
California experienced its hottest single month in 124 years of recordkeeping, according to NOAA’s monthly summary of United States climate released Wednesday. For the contiguous U.S. as a whole, it was the 11th-hottest July on record, with almost every state coming in warmer than average. The national average of 75.5 degrees Fahrenheit was 1.9 degrees above the 20th-century […]
Ending a five-year moratorium, the Trump administration Wednesday took a first step toward opening 1.6 million acres of California public land to fracking and conventional oil drilling, triggering alarm bells among environmentalists. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said it’s considering new oil and natural gas leases on BLM-managed lands in Fresno, San Luis Obispo […]
Despite firefighters saying there is no need for more water to fight California’s wildfires, the Commerce Department is paving the way for more water pumping. The move comes after President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday and Monday that California’s water rules were leaving firefighters without enough water, a statement Cal Fire officials say isn’t true. The president […]
Crews have begun to place the final layer of concrete this week on the upper portion of the Oroville Dam spillway chute. This marks a “crucial milestone,” said Tony Meyers, project manager for the recovery project for the state Department of Water Resources, in a moderated media call on Wednesday. The top layer of the […]
Millions to be Spent Protecting SF Bay Shoreline From Sea Level Rise
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Francisco Chronicleby John WildermuthA decades-old plan to protect Alviso and surrounding South Bay areas from devastating floods has moved closer to reality with $177 million in federal funds to begin work on a 4-mile-long levee and wetlands restoration. The combination of flood control and environmental improvements will be a model for the rest of the country, Sam Schuchat, […]
OPINION: California Plays a Leading, Effective Role in Confronting Climate Change
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Sacrqamento Beeby Carl GuardinoOur state – our planet – is running a fever. Climate change is directly impacting our lives, our economy and our residents. The fires raging across California are causing devastation on an unprecedented scale. Currently, 14,000 firefighters are battling 16 major fires, which have destroyed more than 2,000 homes and killed at least 10 people.
July Was The Hottest Month On Record In California, Record-Wettest In Mid-Atlantic
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Weather Channelby Bob HensonCalifornia experienced its hottest single month in 124 years of recordkeeping, according to NOAA’s monthly summary of United States climate released Wednesday. For the contiguous U.S. as a whole, it was the 11th-hottest July on record, with almost every state coming in warmer than average. The national average of 75.5 degrees Fahrenheit was 1.9 degrees above the 20th-century […]
Trump Administration Moves To Open 1.6 Million Acres To Fracking, Drilling In California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerEnding a five-year moratorium, the Trump administration Wednesday took a first step toward opening 1.6 million acres of California public land to fracking and conventional oil drilling, triggering alarm bells among environmentalists. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said it’s considering new oil and natural gas leases on BLM-managed lands in Fresno, San Luis Obispo […]
Feds Order Water Release Changes After Trump Tweets On California Wildfires
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /CBS Sacramentoby Kyle BuisDespite firefighters saying there is no need for more water to fight California’s wildfires, the Commerce Department is paving the way for more water pumping. The move comes after President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday and Monday that California’s water rules were leaving firefighters without enough water, a statement Cal Fire officials say isn’t true. The president […]
“Crucial Milestone” Met At Oroville Dam With Structural Concrete Placement
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Chico Enterprise-Recordby Risa JohnsonCrews have begun to place the final layer of concrete this week on the upper portion of the Oroville Dam spillway chute. This marks a “crucial milestone,” said Tony Meyers, project manager for the recovery project for the state Department of Water Resources, in a moderated media call on Wednesday. The top layer of the […]