Gov. Gavin Newsom and some of California’s major water agencies hit a setback this week when a proposal to fast-track plans for a 45-mile water tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta died in the state Legislature. Newsom has been trying to streamline legal and environmental review of the proposed water tunnel through budget measures that also […]
Water is becoming a scarce resource as Texas continues to grow, and it’s prompting concerns among state officials and industry leaders over what happens when the next drought occurs. The regional economy is expanding, but growth trends are beginning to collide with stark realities about natural resources that are already strained.
In the more than four decades since I started at the L.A. Times, we’ve never had a reporter cover water with the depth and persistence of Ian James. California’s story is often the story of water — who’s got it, who doesn’t and who will find our next acre-foot. Ian is a former foreign correspondent […]
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors voted unanimously at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2 to endorse California’s Delta Conveyance Project, with managers and directors saying the plan could strengthen the State Water Project and reduce pressure on the drought-stricken Colorado River. The move is notable because Imperial County does not receive State […]
For more than two decades, satellites have tracked the total amounts of water held in glaciers, ice sheets, lakes, rivers, soil and the world’s vast natural reservoirs underground — aquifers. An extensive global analysis of that data now reveals fresh water is rapidly disappearing beneath much of humanity’s feet, and large swaths of the Earth […]
California’s biggest irrigation district is throwing its support behind a controversial water diversion project that aims to help relieve the Golden State’s historic battle with drought but also faces widespread local opposition. The Imperial Irrigation District — the biggest district not only in California, but also the nation — declared on Tuesday that it was […]
Newsom’s Push to Fast-Track Delta Water Tunnel Stalls in the California Legislature
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesGov. Gavin Newsom and some of California’s major water agencies hit a setback this week when a proposal to fast-track plans for a 45-mile water tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta died in the state Legislature. Newsom has been trying to streamline legal and environmental review of the proposed water tunnel through budget measures that also […]
Can Texas Avoid a Water Crisis?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Governingby Lana FergusonWater is becoming a scarce resource as Texas continues to grow, and it’s prompting concerns among state officials and industry leaders over what happens when the next drought occurs. The regional economy is expanding, but growth trends are beginning to collide with stark realities about natural resources that are already strained.
The Hunt for Water: A 45-Mile Tunnel, Retired Farmland and Desalination All Loom
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Los Angeles Timesby James RaineyIn the more than four decades since I started at the L.A. Times, we’ve never had a reporter cover water with the depth and persistence of Ian James. California’s story is often the story of water — who’s got it, who doesn’t and who will find our next acre-foot. Ian is a former foreign correspondent […]
IID Backs State’s Delta Project, Citing Relief for Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Calexico Chronicleby Eric EverwineThe Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors voted unanimously at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2 to endorse California’s Delta Conveyance Project, with managers and directors saying the plan could strengthen the State Water Project and reduce pressure on the drought-stricken Colorado River. The move is notable because Imperial County does not receive State […]
Humanity Is Rapidly Depleting Water and Much of the World Is Getting Drier
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James and Sean GreeneFor more than two decades, satellites have tracked the total amounts of water held in glaciers, ice sheets, lakes, rivers, soil and the world’s vast natural reservoirs underground — aquifers. An extensive global analysis of that data now reveals fresh water is rapidly disappearing beneath much of humanity’s feet, and large swaths of the Earth […]
California’s Biggest Irrigation District Throws Support Behind Disputed Diversion Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /KGET 17by Sharon Udasin and The HillCalifornia’s biggest irrigation district is throwing its support behind a controversial water diversion project that aims to help relieve the Golden State’s historic battle with drought but also faces widespread local opposition. The Imperial Irrigation District — the biggest district not only in California, but also the nation — declared on Tuesday that it was […]