Deep in the eastern Mojave Desert, rainwater trickles off limestone and granite mountains and collects in the crusted sponge of the desert’s ancient soil. The moisture feeds ephemeral lakes and seeps that bubble up in winter storms; it sustains springs that nurse wildlife through punishing summers. When it percolates beneath the surface, it replenishes aquifers […]
While I was California Environmental Protection Agency secretary, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and I often worked collaboratively on important statewide water issues. That is why I found her op-ed regarding the Cadiz water project so troubling (Water extraction project would be destructive to California’s Mojave Desert, May 24). The project has followed the law and offers […]
This is the third installment in our series Contaminated, in which we explore the 300 California communities that lack access to clean drinking water. When we began the series, we introduced you to the community of Lanare, which has arsenic-tainted water while a treatment plant in the center of town sits idle. Today, we return […]
After coming out of a major drought via a remarkably wet winter, California water management is top of mind for the fresh produce industry. Looking to address the issue, major water agencies are working with California Governor Jerry Brown to take additional responsibility in order to close a $15.7 billion delta tunnel deal, named WaterFix, […]
The cause of one of the year’s most memorable weather disasters is getting the boom this month — the spillway on the Lake Oroville Dam in California. In February, the spillway failed spectacularly, to the tune of 200,000 people evacuated from their homes. After torrential winter storms, water poured over the lake’s spillways. The main […]
Salmon are at the heart of tribal cultures up and down the West Coast—their diet, commerce, ceremonies, and spirituality. They appear in cave art of 10,000 or more years ago. Salmon are not just a way of life. They are life. And in California, they may soon be extinct. Three quarters of the state’s salmonids, as […]
Will Cadiz Project Drain Desert Aquifers?
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /Capital and Main (Los Angeles)by Judith Lewis MernitDeep in the eastern Mojave Desert, rainwater trickles off limestone and granite mountains and collects in the crusted sponge of the desert’s ancient soil. The moisture feeds ephemeral lakes and seeps that bubble up in winter storms; it sustains springs that nurse wildlife through punishing summers. When it percolates beneath the surface, it replenishes aquifers […]
OPINION: Sen. Feinstein Should Study The Facts Before Rejecting Cadiz’s Desert Water Project
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Winston H. HickoxWhile I was California Environmental Protection Agency secretary, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and I often worked collaboratively on important statewide water issues. That is why I found her op-ed regarding the Cadiz water project so troubling (Water extraction project would be destructive to California’s Mojave Desert, May 24). The project has followed the law and offers […]
They Built It, But Couldn’t Afford To Run It—Clean Drinking Water Fight Focuses On Gaps In Funding
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Valley Public Radio (Clovis)by Ezra David Romero and Kerry KleinThis is the third installment in our series Contaminated, in which we explore the 300 California communities that lack access to clean drinking water. When we began the series, we introduced you to the community of Lanare, which has arsenic-tainted water while a treatment plant in the center of town sits idle. Today, we return […]
California Water Agencies Look For Larger Stake To Speed Up Delta Tunnel Plan
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /AndNowYouKnowby Eva RoethlerAfter coming out of a major drought via a remarkably wet winter, California water management is top of mind for the fresh produce industry. Looking to address the issue, major water agencies are working with California Governor Jerry Brown to take additional responsibility in order to close a $15.7 billion delta tunnel deal, named WaterFix, […]
The Oroville Dam Spillway Failed Miserably, So California Is Blowing It Up
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby Angela FritzThe cause of one of the year’s most memorable weather disasters is getting the boom this month — the spillway on the Lake Oroville Dam in California. In February, the spillway failed spectacularly, to the tune of 200,000 people evacuated from their homes. After torrential winter storms, water poured over the lake’s spillways. The main […]
California Salmon and Trout in Peril: Study
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /New American Media (San Francisco)Salmon are at the heart of tribal cultures up and down the West Coast—their diet, commerce, ceremonies, and spirituality. They appear in cave art of 10,000 or more years ago. Salmon are not just a way of life. They are life. And in California, they may soon be extinct. Three quarters of the state’s salmonids, as […]