No surprise here, but an annual spring survey that is an important indicator of the Delta smelt’s ability to spawn shows the species has hit another record low. “I am not optimistic that the smelt can make it through the next year or two. Love to be proved wrong,” California native fish expert Peter Moyle […]
Will Gov. Jerry Brown’s $17 billion Delta tunnels divert water to Southern California that belongs to northern Californians? No, according to papers filed this week by state and federal officials — an assertion challenged by environmentalists, who are filing their own paperwork. Months of contentious public hearings start July 27. This first set of hearings […]
Sites Reservoir could be built sooner than anticipated — if it ever receives public funding, Accelerating the construction timeline for the long-proposed reservoir project, as well as other proposed dams in the state, is the focus of a bill co-authored by Assemblyman James Gallagher, R-Plumas Lake. Assembly Bill 2551 recently passed the Assembly and will head […]
For the Central Valley, known for farming and shipping, its status as a manufacturer is often overlooked. However, here in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties, companies make products ranging from auto parts for Tesla’s electric cars to the steel beams for Sacramento’s new Golden One arena. “Because of the diverse base we have, California remains […]
More rain arrived in Northern California this year, which is good news overall. Yet, more bad news is lurking in the forest: Bark beetles. In fact, those bark beetles are lurking in backyards throughout Butte County. Trees were under stress the past few years due to lack of water. Bark beetles have an easier time attacking […]
Talk of El Nino has barely faded from the internet, and already attention has turned to what El Nino’s other half will bring to North America, especially drought-stricken regions in the West. La Nina is El Nino’s counterpart in the cycle known as the El Nino Southern Oscillation, and with El Nino, it makes up […]
BLOG: More Bad News for Delta Smelt
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /eSan Joaquin by Alex BreitlerNo surprise here, but an annual spring survey that is an important indicator of the Delta smelt’s ability to spawn shows the species has hit another record low. “I am not optimistic that the smelt can make it through the next year or two. Love to be proved wrong,” California native fish expert Peter Moyle […]
Delta tunnels won’t take northern California’s water, say officials
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The San Jose Mercury Newsby Lisa KriegerWill Gov. Jerry Brown’s $17 billion Delta tunnels divert water to Southern California that belongs to northern Californians? No, according to papers filed this week by state and federal officials — an assertion challenged by environmentalists, who are filing their own paperwork. Months of contentious public hearings start July 27. This first set of hearings […]
Bill Could Accelerate Sites Reservoir Timeline
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Appeal Democrat (Marysville)by Andrew CreaseySites Reservoir could be built sooner than anticipated — if it ever receives public funding, Accelerating the construction timeline for the long-proposed reservoir project, as well as other proposed dams in the state, is the focus of a bill co-authored by Assemblyman James Gallagher, R-Plumas Lake. Assembly Bill 2551 recently passed the Assembly and will head […]
Manufacturing Grows Despite Drought, Regulations
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Central Valley Business Journal (Stockton)For the Central Valley, known for farming and shipping, its status as a manufacturer is often overlooked. However, here in San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced counties, companies make products ranging from auto parts for Tesla’s electric cars to the steel beams for Sacramento’s new Golden One arena. “Because of the diverse base we have, California remains […]
New California Drought Threat: Bark Beetles and Tens of Millions of Dead Trees
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Chico Enterprise Recordby Heather HackingMore rain arrived in Northern California this year, which is good news overall. Yet, more bad news is lurking in the forest: Bark beetles. In fact, those bark beetles are lurking in backyards throughout Butte County. Trees were under stress the past few years due to lack of water. Bark beetles have an easier time attacking […]
La Nina is on the Way — Don’t Expect CA Drought to Lessen
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /CNBC (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.)by Robert FerrisTalk of El Nino has barely faded from the internet, and already attention has turned to what El Nino’s other half will bring to North America, especially drought-stricken regions in the West. La Nina is El Nino’s counterpart in the cycle known as the El Nino Southern Oscillation, and with El Nino, it makes up […]