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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Judge Invalidates Long-Fought Delta Management Plan
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowIn a decision that could delay or complicate Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build two huge tunnels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday that a comprehensive management plan for the estuary is no longer valid.
OPINION: I’ve Never Seen Anything Like the Erskine Fire
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Bakersfield.comby Casey ChristieI’ve photographed dozens of wildland fires in my 37 years as a photojournalist and as a resident of Bodfish, we’ve been packed and ready to go more than once. But the Erskine Fire has wrought devastation like I have never seen, and hope to never see again. The 2002 Deer Fire started behind my house and […]
California Lawmakers Propose $3 Billion Parks Bond For November Ballot
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Capital Public Radio (Sacramento)by Ben BradfordCalifornia voters could have yet another decision to make on an already-packed November ballot. The state Assembly voted today to add a three billion dollar bond measure for state and local parks. Democratic Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia said a lack of funding has caused parks to fall into disrepair. “It’s been close to 14 years since this body […]
Judge Bumped From OID Fallowing Lawsuit
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby Garth StapleyBoard member Gary Osmundson, sued along with the Oakdale Irrigation District, had a judge removed from the case after the judge sided against the district in a pretrial ruling. In other action related to the lawsuit on OID’s stalled fallow-for-money program: The board majority voted Tuesday to alter legal action against two of its own […]
Nuclear Plant Closure Will Benefit California Marine Species
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Natural Resources Defense Council (New York)by Elizabeth MurdockThe California State Lands Commission is scheduled next week to consider a joint proposal from Pacific Gas & Electric, NRDC, Friends of the Earth, and others to begin an orderly closure of the giant Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, located along California’s majestic central coast that also is home to abundant and unique sea life, […]
Judge Throws Put Delta Plan, Twin Tunnels for Now
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise-RecordBarbara Vlamis, director of Chico-based AquAlliance.net, was dancing on the grave of the Delta Plan Thursday. Her group was a among a coalition that challenged the environmental review of the plan, which includes plans for the hotly-contested twin tunnels. However, a judge’s decision in May, and a clarification this week, invalidated the plan because it did […]