Drought, water diversions and other environmental pressures mean that many rivers and streams in California don’t always have enough water to support healthy fish populations and other wildlife. Environmental water transactions (EWT), a voluntary, market-based system, is one item in the toolbox of agencies and other stakeholders, which they have been using to try to […]
Critics of the Governor Jerry Brown’s California Water Fix scored a victory on Wednesday. By a 9-2 vote, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved a financial audit of the controversial Twin Tunnels project. The two tunnels would divert water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and deliver it to southern parts of the state.The bi-partisan vote […]
As most of California recovers from this historical drought, one thing we can count on is that history will repeat itself. Californians can take full credit for willingly sacrificing landscape and adjusting habits to save water supply for another year. Toilets have been replaced, lawns have been converted to plastic, leaks have been fixed, prime […]
There is little good news for drought-parched California in the latest forecast for the winter. There is about a 55 percent to 60 percent chance that California will come under the influence of La Niña during the fall and winter 2016-17, it says. La Nina is the name given to a general cooling of Pacific […]
In January of this year, James Watson, an Australian scientist who works for the Wildlife Conservation Society, noticed an image that had been tweeted by a friend of his, a physician in Sydney. With a chain of progressively larger circles, it illustrated the relative frequency of causes of death among Australians, from the vanishingly rare […]
BLOG: Maximizing Return on Investments in River Flow
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Tara LohanDrought, water diversions and other environmental pressures mean that many rivers and streams in California don’t always have enough water to support healthy fish populations and other wildlife. Environmental water transactions (EWT), a voluntary, market-based system, is one item in the toolbox of agencies and other stakeholders, which they have been using to try to […]
Twin Tunnels Project to Face California State Audit
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Central Valley Business Journal (Stockton)Critics of the Governor Jerry Brown’s California Water Fix scored a victory on Wednesday. By a 9-2 vote, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved a financial audit of the controversial Twin Tunnels project. The two tunnels would divert water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and deliver it to southern parts of the state.The bi-partisan vote […]
OPINION: State Needs to Unite for More Water Storage
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Calaveras Enterprise (San Andreas)by John KingsburyAs most of California recovers from this historical drought, one thing we can count on is that history will repeat itself. Californians can take full credit for willingly sacrificing landscape and adjusting habits to save water supply for another year. Toilets have been replaced, lawns have been converted to plastic, leaks have been fixed, prime […]
La Niña May Develop Between Now and October
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Central Valley Business Times (Stockton)There is little good news for drought-parched California in the latest forecast for the winter. There is about a 55 percent to 60 percent chance that California will come under the influence of La Niña during the fall and winter 2016-17, it says. La Nina is the name given to a general cooling of Pacific […]
Federal Water Bills Would Harm our Salmon
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Patty Unterman and Alice WatersToday, one of our state’s most iconic local foods, chinook salmon, is in critical danger, threatened by drought and Congress.
Are Conservationists Worrying Too Much About Climate Change?
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The New Yorkerby Michelle NijhuisIn January of this year, James Watson, an Australian scientist who works for the Wildlife Conservation Society, noticed an image that had been tweeted by a friend of his, a physician in Sydney. With a chain of progressively larger circles, it illustrated the relative frequency of causes of death among Australians, from the vanishingly rare […]