The Assembly approved sweeping climate-change legislation Tuesday that extends the state’s targets for reducing greenhouse gases from 2020 to 2030 in a controversial bill that saw White House officials and Gov. Jerry Brown privately urging lawmakers for support. Under SB32, the state would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. The […]
Water availability in the U.S. characterized by four years of drought in the West and more rainfall in the East reflects the nation’s geographic extremes from deserts and mountains to low-lying almost tropical swamplands. Even where water seems abundant, increasing demand is stressing the ability to re-charge groundwater supplies everywhere. From all appearances, the West […]
The state Fish and Game Commission on Thursday will no longer consider a controversial proposal to allow anglers to catch and keep more nonnative Delta bass. On Tuesday, backers pulled a petition that sought to increase the size and daily bag limits for nonnative striped and black bass in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Michael Boccadoro, […]
THE CALIFORNIA DROUGHT is now in its fifth year, but we still know little about how it has affected public health. A half-million acres of farmland were fallowed in 2015, leaving thousands of agricultural workers jobless. More than a thousand families saw their drinking water wells go dry. Many more were forced to ration water, […]
Americans in their 20s and 30s could lose trillions of dollars in potential lifetime earnings as climate change disrupts the global economy and weakens U.S. productivity, according to a new report by NextGen Climate said. If countries fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the amount and pace of global warming, a 21-year-old college graduate […]
Many farmers regard themselves as the original land stewards. For us, it is especially stressful to watch the planting and harvesting seasons change, for reasons out of our control. In 2015, drought and irregular weather brought my pistachio crop nearly to disaster. It’s clear that for us to remain resilient in the face of uncertain new […]
State Assembly Narrowly Passes SB32 to Extend Climate Change Fight
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFGate (San Francisco)by Melody Gutierrez and Kate GalbraithThe Assembly approved sweeping climate-change legislation Tuesday that extends the state’s targets for reducing greenhouse gases from 2020 to 2030 in a controversial bill that saw White House officials and Gov. Jerry Brown privately urging lawmakers for support. Under SB32, the state would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. The […]
Groundwater Declines Seen, Even in Wet Climates: Studies
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg BNA (Edison, N.J.)by Amena H. SaiyidWater availability in the U.S. characterized by four years of drought in the West and more rainfall in the East reflects the nation’s geographic extremes from deserts and mountains to low-lying almost tropical swamplands. Even where water seems abundant, increasing demand is stressing the ability to re-charge groundwater supplies everywhere. From all appearances, the West […]
Backers Drop Plan to Allow Delta Anglers to Keep More Striped Bass
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Ryan SabalowThe state Fish and Game Commission on Thursday will no longer consider a controversial proposal to allow anglers to catch and keep more nonnative Delta bass. On Tuesday, backers pulled a petition that sought to increase the size and daily bag limits for nonnative striped and black bass in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Michael Boccadoro, […]
California Drought’s Impact on Health to be Revealed
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserTHE CALIFORNIA DROUGHT is now in its fifth year, but we still know little about how it has affected public health. A half-million acres of farmland were fallowed in 2015, leaving thousands of agricultural workers jobless. More than a thousand families saw their drinking water wells go dry. Many more were forced to ration water, […]
Climate Change Could Cost Millennials Trillions of Dollars in Lifetime Income
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Yahoo Newsby Maria GallucciAmericans in their 20s and 30s could lose trillions of dollars in potential lifetime earnings as climate change disrupts the global economy and weakens U.S. productivity, according to a new report by NextGen Climate said. If countries fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the amount and pace of global warming, a 21-year-old college graduate […]
OPINION: Climate Change is Real to Farmers in California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby Don CameronMany farmers regard themselves as the original land stewards. For us, it is especially stressful to watch the planting and harvesting seasons change, for reasons out of our control. In 2015, drought and irregular weather brought my pistachio crop nearly to disaster. It’s clear that for us to remain resilient in the face of uncertain new […]