The American Water Works Association‘s (AWWA) Board of Directors has selected Heather Collins of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California as the association’s next president-elect.
In the wake of a megadrought, California is planning for a drier future. Regulators shouldn’t rush to impose conservation efforts that cost more than they’re worth. At the peak of the last drought, efforts to reduce water consumption remained mostly voluntary.
As California’s traditional season for rain and snow began last fall, meteorologists and hydrologists predicted that the state would probably experience a second year of heavy precipitation.
During California’s most recent drought, officials went to great lengths to safeguard water supplies, issuing emergency regulations to curb use by thousands of farms, utilities and irrigation districts.
They are used to give plastic products their distinctive durability, bendability and sleek, nonstick surface. Yet some of these chemical additives have been tied to maladies such as breast and prostate cancer, heart disease and diabetes, as well as problems with children’s brain development and adult fertility.
When do you get labor icon Dolores Huerta attacking a press conference attended by NAACP leaders? When it’s about water — which as we know is for fighting, not drinking. A press conference yesterday at the Capitol, put on by the group Groundswell and attended by state Sen. Steven Bradford and NAACP regional president Rick Callender, is raising […]
AWWA Selects Next President-Elect
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Water Finance & ManagementThe American Water Works Association‘s (AWWA) Board of Directors has selected Heather Collins of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California as the association’s next president-elect.
OPINION – California Should Rethink Its Water Conservation Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /The Press DemocratIn the wake of a megadrought, California is planning for a drier future. Regulators shouldn’t rush to impose conservation efforts that cost more than they’re worth. At the peak of the last drought, efforts to reduce water consumption remained mostly voluntary.
OPINION – Rollercoaster Weather Shows Why California Needs Better Infrastructure For Wetter Years
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Cal Mattersby Dan WaltersAs California’s traditional season for rain and snow began last fall, meteorologists and hydrologists predicted that the state would probably experience a second year of heavy precipitation.
California Farms Dried Up a River for Months. Nobody Stopped Them.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /The New York Timesby Raymond ZhongDuring California’s most recent drought, officials went to great lengths to safeguard water supplies, issuing emergency regulations to curb use by thousands of farms, utilities and irrigation districts.
More Concerning Than The Nanoplastics In Water Bottles Are The Chemicals On Them
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /Los Angeles Timesby Susanne RustThey are used to give plastic products their distinctive durability, bendability and sleek, nonstick surface. Yet some of these chemical additives have been tied to maladies such as breast and prostate cancer, heart disease and diabetes, as well as problems with children’s brain development and adult fertility.
What Lies Beneath (Is It Cadiz?)
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Politicoby Blanca Begert and Wes VenteicherWhen do you get labor icon Dolores Huerta attacking a press conference attended by NAACP leaders? When it’s about water — which as we know is for fighting, not drinking. A press conference yesterday at the Capitol, put on by the group Groundswell and attended by state Sen. Steven Bradford and NAACP regional president Rick Callender, is raising […]