In California’s Central Valley, an ambitious project is transforming the way we think about renewable energy by installing solar panels across canals instead of on land. The $20 million pilot, called Project Nexus, has turned sections of the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) canal network into clean electricity generators. Completed in August 2025, this 1.6-megawatt installation […]
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and “turbo-charging” the Earth’s climate and causing more extreme weather, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday. The World Meteorological Organization said in its latest bulletin on greenhouse gases, an […]
A climate innovation we first told you about here on ABC7 News is up and running. It’s California’s first solar-covered water canal. The advantages it offers could fast track the future of solar power.
Southern California water leader Shivaji Deshmukh will be the next general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the nation’s largest drinking water provider, following a unanimous vote today by the agency’s board of directors. Deshmukh will become Metropolitan’s 16th general manager in its nearly 100-year history, replacing retiring general manager Deven Upadhyay.
A strong, early-season winter storm will dump as much as 3 feet of snow in the high-elevation parts of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains this week, which could eventually supplement the water levels of many reservoirs in the area. Newsweek reached out to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) by email for comment.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they use. New data centers have been rapidly proliferating in California and other western states as the rise of artificial intelligence and growing investments in cloud computing drive a construction boom. The centers, full of equipment, generate lots […]
California’s Solar Canals Make Clean Power and Save Water at the Same Time
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /ZME Scienceby Rupendra BrahambhattIn California’s Central Valley, an ambitious project is transforming the way we think about renewable energy by installing solar panels across canals instead of on land. The $20 million pilot, called Project Nexus, has turned sections of the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) canal network into clean electricity generators. Completed in August 2025, this 1.6-megawatt installation […]
UN Agency Says C02 Levels Hit Record High Last Year, Causing More Extreme Weather
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jamey KeatenHeat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and “turbo-charging” the Earth’s climate and causing more extreme weather, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday. The World Meteorological Organization said in its latest bulletin on greenhouse gases, an […]
California’s First Solar-Covered Water Canal Now Generating Power
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /ABC 7 San Franciscoby Spencer ChristianA climate innovation we first told you about here on ABC7 News is up and running. It’s California’s first solar-covered water canal. The advantages it offers could fast track the future of solar power.
Metropolitan Board Appoints Shivaji Deshmukh as Agency’s Next General Manager
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Maven's NotebookSouthern California water leader Shivaji Deshmukh will be the next general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the nation’s largest drinking water provider, following a unanimous vote today by the agency’s board of directors. Deshmukh will become Metropolitan’s 16th general manager in its nearly 100-year history, replacing retiring general manager Deven Upadhyay.
How California Water Levels Will Change After 3 Feet of Snow
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /NewsWeekby Anna SkinnerA strong, early-season winter storm will dump as much as 3 feet of snow in the high-elevation parts of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains this week, which could eventually supplement the water levels of many reservoirs in the area. Newsweek reached out to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) by email for comment.
California Cracks Down on Water Theft but Spares Data Centers From Disclosing How Much They Use
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesGov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they use. New data centers have been rapidly proliferating in California and other western states as the rise of artificial intelligence and growing investments in cloud computing drive a construction boom. The centers, full of equipment, generate lots […]