A new bill in the state Legislature would require California to review the environmental impacts of a company’s proposal to pump groundwater from beneath the Mojave Desert and sell it to Southern California cities — a controversial plan that was slowed down by President Obama, but which appears to have the backing of the Trump administration. […]
Agricultural leaders and farmers pressed their case for a reliable water supply, immigration reform and their fair share of the Farm Bill during a roundtable discussion with Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday. Harris is the former attorney general who won election last November in the race to replace outgoing Democrat Barbara Boxer. Harris is touring California this […]
Even though there’s still plenty of snow in the Sierra and plenty of warm weather ahead, the California Department of Water Resources says it believes the annual snowmelt has peaked and should now decline. The observation came after a week in which landowners in some low-lying areas coped with flooding that resulted from a record-setting […]
California’s 2017-2018 fiscal year budget includes $17 million in allocations to tackle the Golden State’s drinking water crisis’ immediate needs, the Community Water Center reported. The drinking water advocacy group also called for state officials to seek long-term, sustainable funding sources for the state’s water systems. In a separate announcement, the U.S. Department of the […]
In the Ohlone Wilderness south of Pleasanton is a 220-foot-tall reminder that the past may catch up with California. Calaveras Dam – built by the City of San Francisco 92 years ago – sits next to an active earthquake fault. Downstream are Fremont and other communities along Alameda Creek where 300,000 people live who are […]
The drought may be over in the minds of urban Californians, quite literally washed away by huge accumulations of rain last year that filled reservoirs and left the state’s mountains covered with snow even now. But the farmers and others in the Central Valley, veterans of multiple drought-and-flood cycles, know the reprieve is only temporary. […]
California Bill Takes Aim At Mojave Desert Groundwater Project With Ties To Trump Nominee
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Hispanic Access Foundation (Washington, D.C.)A new bill in the state Legislature would require California to review the environmental impacts of a company’s proposal to pump groundwater from beneath the Mojave Desert and sell it to Southern California cities — a controversial plan that was slowed down by President Obama, but which appears to have the backing of the Trump administration. […]
Farmers Seek Help From Sen. Kamala Harris. What Did They Want Most? Hint: Starts With ‘W’
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Modesto Beeby Robert RodriguezAgricultural leaders and farmers pressed their case for a reliable water supply, immigration reform and their fair share of the Farm Bill during a roundtable discussion with Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday. Harris is the former attorney general who won election last November in the race to replace outgoing Democrat Barbara Boxer. Harris is touring California this […]
‘Worst Is Over’ For Snowmelt, Officials Say
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /California Farm Bureau (Sacramento) by Christine SouzaEven though there’s still plenty of snow in the Sierra and plenty of warm weather ahead, the California Department of Water Resources says it believes the annual snowmelt has peaked and should now decline. The observation came after a week in which landowners in some low-lying areas coped with flooding that resulted from a record-setting […]
Waterwise: State Budget Includes Funds For Water Projects
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Visalia Times-DeltaCalifornia’s 2017-2018 fiscal year budget includes $17 million in allocations to tackle the Golden State’s drinking water crisis’ immediate needs, the Community Water Center reported. The drinking water advocacy group also called for state officials to seek long-term, sustainable funding sources for the state’s water systems. In a separate announcement, the U.S. Department of the […]
OPINION: Lies, Damned Lies & Twin Tunnels
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Ceres Courier (Turlock)by Dennis WyattIn the Ohlone Wilderness south of Pleasanton is a 220-foot-tall reminder that the past may catch up with California. Calaveras Dam – built by the City of San Francisco 92 years ago – sits next to an active earthquake fault. Downstream are Fremont and other communities along Alameda Creek where 300,000 people live who are […]
Kamala Harris Works To Forge Relationship With Central Valley
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles TimesThe drought may be over in the minds of urban Californians, quite literally washed away by huge accumulations of rain last year that filled reservoirs and left the state’s mountains covered with snow even now. But the farmers and others in the Central Valley, veterans of multiple drought-and-flood cycles, know the reprieve is only temporary. […]