Salmon are struggling to survive all along the West Coast, where runs that historically numbered in the millions of fish have dwindled into the thousands or even dozens. Environmental laws that have been put in place to see that these fish remain healthy and plentiful are not working in many places. While some people have […]
California WaterFix is Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build twin tunnels under the Delta to move water directly from the Sacramento River to the California Aqueduct, which serves the urban and agricultural interests of Southern California. These twin tunnels are supposed to prevent damage to the Delta ecosystem caused by direct pumping of water from […]
Local water leaders on Tuesday formally scorned a state proposal to drastically change river levels, saying it would cripple farms and the economy and threaten people’s drinking water in Modesto, San Francisco and beyond. “To me, this is an outrage,” said Greg Salyer, general manager of the Modesto Irrigation District. “This is probably the worst […]
Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 814 into law to crack down on excessive water use during droughts. The law, effective Jan. 1, 2017, penalizes the state’s biggest water wasters and could result in public disclosure of their names.The new law requires retail water suppliers with more than 3,000 customers to put in place rules […]
Flood control efforts in California’s Central Valley get a boost in sprawling water legislation that reaches the House floor Tuesday. No, it’s not the drought-inspired, California-only bill that has inspired so much wrangling in recent years. That remains stuck. Instead, following the Senate’s lead, the House is taking up its latest version of the Water […]
A new study paints a picture of an Earth that is warmer than it has been in about 120,000 years, and is locked into eventually hitting its hottest mark in more than 2 million years. As part of her doctoral dissertation at Stanford University, Carolyn Snyder , now a climate policy official at the U.S. […]
BLOG: Federal Agencies Criticized for Not Enforcing Laws That Protect Salmon
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Alastair BlandSalmon are struggling to survive all along the West Coast, where runs that historically numbered in the millions of fish have dwindled into the thousands or even dozens. Environmental laws that have been put in place to see that these fish remain healthy and plentiful are not working in many places. While some people have […]
OPINION: Twin Tunnels, Delta and Tuolumne Are All Connected
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby Rob Santos and Paul CampbellCalifornia WaterFix is Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to build twin tunnels under the Delta to move water directly from the Sacramento River to the California Aqueduct, which serves the urban and agricultural interests of Southern California. These twin tunnels are supposed to prevent damage to the Delta ecosystem caused by direct pumping of water from […]
State Plan For Rivers Doesn’t Hold Water, MID Says
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Modesto Beeby Garth StapleyLocal water leaders on Tuesday formally scorned a state proposal to drastically change river levels, saying it would cripple farms and the economy and threaten people’s drinking water in Modesto, San Francisco and beyond. “To me, this is an outrage,” said Greg Salyer, general manager of the Modesto Irrigation District. “This is probably the worst […]
California Water Wasters to Face New Penalties, Possible Public Disclosure of Names
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Northern California Recordby Tara MapesGov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 814 into law to crack down on excessive water use during droughts. The law, effective Jan. 1, 2017, penalizes the state’s biggest water wasters and could result in public disclosure of their names.The new law requires retail water suppliers with more than 3,000 customers to put in place rules […]
Try Humming ‘When the Levee Breaks’ While Reading About California Flood Control
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Michael DoyleFlood control efforts in California’s Central Valley get a boost in sprawling water legislation that reaches the House floor Tuesday. No, it’s not the drought-inspired, California-only bill that has inspired so much wrangling in recent years. That remains stuck. Instead, following the Senate’s lead, the House is taking up its latest version of the Water […]
Study: Earth’s Roughly Warmest in About 100,000 Years
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /ABC Newsby Seth BorensteinA new study paints a picture of an Earth that is warmer than it has been in about 120,000 years, and is locked into eventually hitting its hottest mark in more than 2 million years. As part of her doctoral dissertation at Stanford University, Carolyn Snyder , now a climate policy official at the U.S. […]