California Gov. Jerry Brown (D), one of the sharpest gubernatorial critics of President Trump, will travel to Washington this week for meetings on foreign policy and other matters. Brown will be in Washington starting tomorrow to attend the board meeting of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a group founded by Ted Turner and former Sen. Sam […]
There are over 500 wells pumping water from the same source — the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Sub-Basin. That includes municipal wells in Manteca, Ripon, Lathrop, Stockton, and Lodi as well as agricultural wells and domestic wells serving rural homes. You may consider that irrelevant information given water comes out of your tap when you […]
Winter weather is coming back to the Bay Area — just in time for spring. Starting Monday, the day of the vernal equinox, a week-long system of cool storms will swing through Northern California, bringing several inches of rain to the Bay Area and more snowfall in the snow-stuffed Sierra, according to the National Weather […]
After slowing to a trickle during the past five years of punishing drought, hydroelectric power in California is poised to make a major comeback this spring and summer, thanks to the wet winter. Across Northern California, hydroelectricity producers say their reservoirs are brimming at levels not seen in decades. Together, their dams should produce as […]
A bill to expand protections for California’s wild and scenic rivers is working its way through the state legislature. The measure approved by an Assembly committee Monday would bring state rules in line with more expansive federal laws. Supporters say California needs to step in now in case the federal government relaxes its rules under […]
The threat of destructive flooding from a monstrous Sierra Nevada snowpack that supplies Los Angeles with its water led Mayor Eric Garcetti to declare an emergency Monday to protect the city’s aqueduct system and the people who live nearby. Flooding is not a threat in the nation’s second-largest city. But it could swamp the rural […]
Gov. Brown Heading to Washington
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /E&E News (Washington D.C.) by Debra KahnCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown (D), one of the sharpest gubernatorial critics of President Trump, will travel to Washington this week for meetings on foreign policy and other matters. Brown will be in Washington starting tomorrow to attend the board meeting of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a group founded by Ted Turner and former Sen. Sam […]
Water Battle Is Now Going Underground
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Manteca Bulletinby Dennis WyattThere are over 500 wells pumping water from the same source — the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Sub-Basin. That includes municipal wells in Manteca, Ripon, Lathrop, Stockton, and Lodi as well as agricultural wells and domestic wells serving rural homes. You may consider that irrelevant information given water comes out of your tap when you […]
Winter-Like Rain Forecast For 1st Week Of Spring
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SF Gate (San Francisco)by Evan SernoffskyWinter weather is coming back to the Bay Area — just in time for spring. Starting Monday, the day of the vernal equinox, a week-long system of cool storms will swing through Northern California, bringing several inches of rain to the Bay Area and more snowfall in the snow-stuffed Sierra, according to the National Weather […]
How Hydroelectric Power Has Roared Back In California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Dominic FracassaAfter slowing to a trickle during the past five years of punishing drought, hydroelectric power in California is poised to make a major comeback this spring and summer, thanks to the wet winter. Across Northern California, hydroelectricity producers say their reservoirs are brimming at levels not seen in decades. Together, their dams should produce as […]
Bill Would Expand Protections For California’s Rivers
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)A bill to expand protections for California’s wild and scenic rivers is working its way through the state legislature. The measure approved by an Assembly committee Monday would bring state rules in line with more expansive federal laws. Supporters say California needs to step in now in case the federal government relaxes its rules under […]
Los Angeles Moves to Prevent Flooding in Area Near Aqueduct
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Associated Press (As published by U.S. News & World Report)by Brian MelleyThe threat of destructive flooding from a monstrous Sierra Nevada snowpack that supplies Los Angeles with its water led Mayor Eric Garcetti to declare an emergency Monday to protect the city’s aqueduct system and the people who live nearby. Flooding is not a threat in the nation’s second-largest city. But it could swamp the rural […]