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 […]
The governor’s proposed Delta tunnels ran into a roomful of skeptics Monday – an influential group of San Joaquin Valley farmers who remain unconvinced the controversial project will deliver the water they need at a price they’re prepared to swallow. Three weeks after the tunnels received a crucial green light from federal environmental regulators, the […]
Many Californians have fond memories of landing their first decent-paying job, working long hours to save enough for a down payment, and finally buying a family home. Many of us poured our weekends and hearts into repairing beautiful old houses. Now imagine, after years of paying your mortgage, raising your family, and upgrading your property, that […]
Even when snowbound and inaccessible to vehicles, the rustic Tioga Pass Resort on the crest of the Sierra Nevada range offered homemade pie, a wood-burning stove and plump sofas to relax on after a day of backcountry skiing. But the winter of 2017 was more than the log cabin lodge, just two miles east of […]
In June, two federal agencies gave their blessings to the controversial project to build two water conveyance tunnels under California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Environmental groups promptly sounded the alarm that the state’s so-named WaterFix project would not, as its backers claim, solve the matrix of problems plaguing the Delta and the people and creatures relying on it. The […]
Oroville – The state Department of Water Resources has filed a request with the Federal Energy Commission to demolish and reconstruct an additional 240 feet of the main Oroville Dam spillway upper chute this season. The purpose of the change is to ensure the reconstruction can be complete in two seasons, per a recent FERC […]
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 […]
These Farmers Say They May Not Pay For Delta Tunnels Pushed By Gov. Brown
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerThe governor’s proposed Delta tunnels ran into a roomful of skeptics Monday – an influential group of San Joaquin Valley farmers who remain unconvinced the controversial project will deliver the water they need at a price they’re prepared to swallow. Three weeks after the tunnels received a crucial green light from federal environmental regulators, the […]
The Delta Tunnels: A Bad Deal For All Californians
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /City Watch (Los Angeles)by Barbara Barrigan-ParrillaMany Californians have fond memories of landing their first decent-paying job, working long hours to save enough for a down payment, and finally buying a family home. Many of us poured our weekends and hearts into repairing beautiful old houses. Now imagine, after years of paying your mortgage, raising your family, and upgrading your property, that […]
Winter’s Snow is Disrupting this Sierra Nevada Summer
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles TimesEven when snowbound and inaccessible to vehicles, the rustic Tioga Pass Resort on the crest of the Sierra Nevada range offered homemade pie, a wood-burning stove and plump sofas to relax on after a day of backcountry skiing. But the winter of 2017 was more than the log cabin lodge, just two miles east of […]
Opponents of California’s Delta Tunnels Project Push Alternative Strategies
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /News Deeply (New York)by Alastair BlandIn June, two federal agencies gave their blessings to the controversial project to build two water conveyance tunnels under California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Environmental groups promptly sounded the alarm that the state’s so-named WaterFix project would not, as its backers claim, solve the matrix of problems plaguing the Delta and the people and creatures relying on it. The […]
Oroville Dam: DWR Wants To Reconstruct More Of Damaged Spillway This Season
/in California and the U.S. /by Andrea Mora /The Mercury News (San Jose)by Risa JohnsonOroville – The state Department of Water Resources has filed a request with the Federal Energy Commission to demolish and reconstruct an additional 240 feet of the main Oroville Dam spillway upper chute this season. The purpose of the change is to ensure the reconstruction can be complete in two seasons, per a recent FERC […]