The Senate yesterday passed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. This $12 billion bill reauthorizes the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and funds a wide range of programs addressing the county’s water and wastewater infrastructure, ports and inland waterways, flood protection, ecosystem restoration and drought resiliency. The bill also authorizes $170 million to address […]
It’s all about water. At least this column will be. If you haven’t read the big, giant water bill that had Sen. Barbara Boxer’s panties in a big, giant twist, I encourage you to give it a skim. That bill has everything in it. Sure, it has provisions that will authorize some operational changes in […]
The report’s findings were unequivocal: Given the current pace of water diversions, the San Francisco Bay and the Delta network of rivers and marshes are ecological goners, with many of its native fish species now experiencing a “sixth extinction,” environmental science’s most-dire definition of ecosystem collapse. Once a vast, soaked marsh and channel fed by […]
It was a rainy Saturday in Northern California. The Valley has had less than a half-inch of rain, but the foothills have seen between 2 and 5 inches of rain. Below are places that were slammed by Saturday’s wet weather. Grass Valley police said Wolf Creek crested early Saturday morning. It led to flooding on […]
The California water bill now ready for the president’s signature dramatically shifts 25 years of federal policy and culminates a long and fractious campaign born in the drought-stricken San Joaquin Valley. A rough five years in the making, the $558 million bill approved by the Senate early Saturday morning steers more water to farmers, eases […]
The California water bill now ready for the president’s signature dramatically shifts 25 years of federal policy and culminates a long and fractious campaign born in the drought-stricken San Joaquin Valley. A rough five years in the making, the $558 million bill approved by the Senate early Saturday morning steers more water to farmers, eases […]
Senator Dianne Feinstein: Water Resources Bill Greatly Benefits California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Sierra Sun Times (Mariposa)The Senate yesterday passed the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. This $12 billion bill reauthorizes the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and funds a wide range of programs addressing the county’s water and wastewater infrastructure, ports and inland waterways, flood protection, ecosystem restoration and drought resiliency. The bill also authorizes $170 million to address […]
OPINION: Water Odds and Ends
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Bakersfield Californianby Lois HenryIt’s all about water. At least this column will be. If you haven’t read the big, giant water bill that had Sen. Barbara Boxer’s panties in a big, giant twist, I encourage you to give it a skim. That bill has everything in it. Sure, it has provisions that will authorize some operational changes in […]
To Save The Delta, State Aims To Re-Plumb California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Daily Democrat (Woodland)by Julie CartThe report’s findings were unequivocal: Given the current pace of water diversions, the San Francisco Bay and the Delta network of rivers and marshes are ecological goners, with many of its native fish species now experiencing a “sixth extinction,” environmental science’s most-dire definition of ecosystem collapse. Once a vast, soaked marsh and channel fed by […]
4 Northern California Places Hit Hard By Saturday’s Storm
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /KCRA (Sacramento)by Devon ArmijoIt was a rainy Saturday in Northern California. The Valley has had less than a half-inch of rain, but the foothills have seen between 2 and 5 inches of rain. Below are places that were slammed by Saturday’s wet weather. Grass Valley police said Wolf Creek crested early Saturday morning. It led to flooding on […]
After Years Of Drama, Farmers Score A Big Win In California Water Battle
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /McClatchyDC (Washington, D.C.)by Michael DoyleThe California water bill now ready for the president’s signature dramatically shifts 25 years of federal policy and culminates a long and fractious campaign born in the drought-stricken San Joaquin Valley. A rough five years in the making, the $558 million bill approved by the Senate early Saturday morning steers more water to farmers, eases […]
After Years Of Drama, Farmers Score A Big Win In California Water Battle
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Michael DoyleThe California water bill now ready for the president’s signature dramatically shifts 25 years of federal policy and culminates a long and fractious campaign born in the drought-stricken San Joaquin Valley. A rough five years in the making, the $558 million bill approved by the Senate early Saturday morning steers more water to farmers, eases […]