Ventura County farmers can now buy and sell groundwater on a formal market. The market, the first of its kind in California, experts say will improve the economic value of farming and boost conservation efforts throughout the region. The Fox Canyon Water Market and Advanced Metering Pilot was created this year in response to legal […]
Saying he wants to “change the narrative” about California water, U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney will introduce legislation today that he describes as an alternative to Gov. Jerry Brown’s controversial Delta tunnels. The bill focuses on making the far reaches of the state more self-reliant — and therefore less reliant on the Delta — by recycling […]
On the heels of the worst drought in California history, state officials are telling water users in the San Joaquin River basin to give up a major share of their water supplies – permanently. The timing, in some ways, couldn’t be worse for farmers who struggled through the drought. On the other hand, the time is […]
After weeks of closed-door talks and days of intense debate, a proposal to extend California’s signature program for regulating global-warming greenhouse gases through the end of 2030 finally faces a showdown today in both the Senate and the Assembly. Gov. Jerry Brown, who has been making a name for himself as an international climate leader, […]
California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta supplies water to 25 million people and 3 million acres of farmland. Irrigators, water districts and environmental groups have fought for years over how much can be pumped from the Delta and how much must be left to protect dwindling salmon and smelt (“California’s tangled water politics,” HCN, 12/20/10). Under the […]
California lawmakers voted Monday evening to extend the state’s premiere program on climate change, a victory for Gov. Jerry Brown that included unprecedented Republican support for fighting global warming. In a break with party leaders and activists in California and Washington, eight Republicans joined with Democrats to continue the cap-and-trade program, which requires companies to buy permits to release greenhouse gases […]
State’s First Water Market Will Allow Farmers To Buy, Sell Groundwater
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Ventura County Star (Camarillo)Ventura County farmers can now buy and sell groundwater on a formal market. The market, the first of its kind in California, experts say will improve the economic value of farming and boost conservation efforts throughout the region. The Fox Canyon Water Market and Advanced Metering Pilot was created this year in response to legal […]
McNerney Outlines Tunnels Alternative
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Stockton Recordby Alex BreitlerSaying he wants to “change the narrative” about California water, U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney will introduce legislation today that he describes as an alternative to Gov. Jerry Brown’s controversial Delta tunnels. The bill focuses on making the far reaches of the state more self-reliant — and therefore less reliant on the Delta — by recycling […]
Battle Looms as California Moves to Dedicate More Water to Fish
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserOn the heels of the worst drought in California history, state officials are telling water users in the San Joaquin River basin to give up a major share of their water supplies – permanently. The timing, in some ways, couldn’t be worse for farmers who struggled through the drought. On the other hand, the time is […]
Judgment Day for California Climate-Change Program
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Katy MurphyAfter weeks of closed-door talks and days of intense debate, a proposal to extend California’s signature program for regulating global-warming greenhouse gases through the end of 2030 finally faces a showdown today in both the Senate and the Assembly. Gov. Jerry Brown, who has been making a name for himself as an international climate leader, […]
Latest: Delta Tunnels Plan Challenged in Court
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /High Country News (Paonia, Colo.)by Jodi PetersonCalifornia’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta supplies water to 25 million people and 3 million acres of farmland. Irrigators, water districts and environmental groups have fought for years over how much can be pumped from the Delta and how much must be left to protect dwindling salmon and smelt (“California’s tangled water politics,” HCN, 12/20/10). Under the […]
California Legislature Extends State’s Cap-And-Trade Program In Rare Bipartisan Effort To Address Climate Change
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Melanie Mason & Chris MegerianCalifornia lawmakers voted Monday evening to extend the state’s premiere program on climate change, a victory for Gov. Jerry Brown that included unprecedented Republican support for fighting global warming. In a break with party leaders and activists in California and Washington, eight Republicans joined with Democrats to continue the cap-and-trade program, which requires companies to buy permits to release greenhouse gases […]