Thursday, President Biden is expected to announce an infusion of funding aimed at eliminating the country’s dangerous lead pipes that carry drinking water into people’s homes and businesses.
The Department of Justice, representing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alongside the Attorney General of California, on behalf of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, has lodged a civil complaint in federal court against the City and County of San Francisco. The complaint highlights alleged Clean Water Act violations spanning the past […]
Twelve years after California became the first state in the nation to declare a “human right to water,” achieving this basic societal goal of securing clean water for all 39 million state residents is more daunting than ever.
Colorado and other Upper Basin states must pay particular attention to recently published scientific studies detailing the improved water budget on the Colorado River Basin. On April 4, 2024, The Colorado Sun published a story with the headline “Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers.”
Renewable energy sources are making up a growing portion of California’s power supply. For the first time, wind, water and solar power combined are consistently meeting or surpassing 100% of the demand on the state’s grid for at least part of a day.
Biden Pledges $3B More to Rid US Water of Lead. But for Flint, It’s Not That Simple
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Scripps Newsby Carrie CochranThursday, President Biden is expected to announce an infusion of funding aimed at eliminating the country’s dangerous lead pipes that carry drinking water into people’s homes and businesses.
U.S. EPA and California AG Sue San Francisco Over Clean Water Act Violations
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Environment + Energy LeaderThe Department of Justice, representing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alongside the Attorney General of California, on behalf of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, has lodged a civil complaint in federal court against the City and County of San Francisco. The complaint highlights alleged Clean Water Act violations spanning the past […]
Opinion: Californians Have a Right to Safe Water, Yet Many Don’t Have It. Is Help on the Way?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento Beeby Tom PhilpTwelve years after California became the first state in the nation to declare a “human right to water,” achieving this basic societal goal of securing clean water for all 39 million state residents is more daunting than ever.
Opinion: California Should Look to Ocean for Municipal Water, Not Our Pastures
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Daily Sentinelby Don MetzlerColorado and other Upper Basin states must pay particular attention to recently published scientific studies detailing the improved water budget on the Colorado River Basin. On April 4, 2024, The Colorado Sun published a story with the headline “Cherish that hamburger. It cost a quarter of the Colorado River, according to researchers.”
Atmospheric Rivers in California’s Ancient Past Exceeded Modern Storms
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KQEDby Ezra David RomeroClarke Knight studies just how far back in history, massive atmospheric river storms wreaked havoc on California.
Data Reveals Big Milestones for California’s Wind, Water and Solar Power Production
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KCRAby Heather WaldmanRenewable energy sources are making up a growing portion of California’s power supply. For the first time, wind, water and solar power combined are consistently meeting or surpassing 100% of the demand on the state’s grid for at least part of a day.