Science tells us the world is experiencing a sixth extinction. For California, one of the most environmentally aware places on the planet, to give up on protecting our salmon runs, upon which tens of thousands of jobs depend, rather than conserve and recycle water, would not just be a disaster for salmon communities, it would […]
Groundwater resources could be depleted in the next few decades in dry areas of the world where people use lots of water for drinking and irrigating crops, researchers said Thursday. The research was presented at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. “While many aquifers remain productive, economically exploitable groundwater is […]
Kale or quinoa? Free range chicken or seasonal veggie medley? Pellegrino or … recycled water? Californians could soon start drinking purified wastewater. In response to a five-year drought, the state Water Resources Control Board recently informed legislators that regulating recycled, drinkable water is perfectly feasible. California would be the first state in the nation to […]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., stayed off the Senate floor on Friday evening while her California Democratic colleague, Sen. Barbara Boxer, opposed a water resources bill. Boxer and senators from Washington and Oregon said the bill contains provisions to deal with the California drought that could damage the salmon industry and reduce the power of the […]
Observers of California’s longtime water wars expect language inserted into a major water bill last week to exacerbate the ongoing competition between fish and farms for scarce supplies.
Are we going to decide to kill fish tonight? It was a question Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell brought to the Senate floor last Friday as she implored colleagues to vote no on a controversial water bill that would increase water flow to San Joaquin farmers and away from fish habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. […]
OPINION: Protect Salmon, Drinking Water, And The San Francisco Bay-Delta
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby John McManusScience tells us the world is experiencing a sixth extinction. For California, one of the most environmentally aware places on the planet, to give up on protecting our salmon runs, upon which tens of thousands of jobs depend, rather than conserve and recycle water, would not just be a disaster for salmon communities, it would […]
Study Warns Of World’s Groundwater Depletion By 2050
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /YahooGroundwater resources could be depleted in the next few decades in dry areas of the world where people use lots of water for drinking and irrigating crops, researchers said Thursday. The research was presented at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. “While many aquifers remain productive, economically exploitable groundwater is […]
OPINION: Californians Could Soon Be Drinking Recycled Water
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /East Bay Times (Walnut Creek)by Colin SabolKale or quinoa? Free range chicken or seasonal veggie medley? Pellegrino or … recycled water? Californians could soon start drinking purified wastewater. In response to a five-year drought, the state Water Resources Control Board recently informed legislators that regulating recycled, drinkable water is perfectly feasible. California would be the first state in the nation to […]
Feinstein Explains Calif. Drought Legislation
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Tri-State Livestock News (Belle Fourche, S.D.)Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., stayed off the Senate floor on Friday evening while her California Democratic colleague, Sen. Barbara Boxer, opposed a water resources bill. Boxer and senators from Washington and Oregon said the bill contains provisions to deal with the California drought that could damage the salmon industry and reduce the power of the […]
Resources Bill Opens New Front In Long-Running Water Wars
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /E&E News (Washington, D.C.)by Debra KahnObservers of California’s longtime water wars expect language inserted into a major water bill last week to exacerbate the ongoing competition between fish and farms for scarce supplies.
OPINION: Don’t Mess With Washington Water and Fish, California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)Are we going to decide to kill fish tonight? It was a question Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell brought to the Senate floor last Friday as she implored colleagues to vote no on a controversial water bill that would increase water flow to San Joaquin farmers and away from fish habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. […]