If you haven’t heard about Sudden Oak Death, it’s a fungal disease that can wipe out a variety of California’s tree species, it’s spread by wind and rain, and after first becoming an epidemic here in 2002, it’s now gotten to the point where any efforts to stop it will likely not help. SFist first […]
Lake Cachuma, the county’s main reservoir, could be at its lowest water level in history by the end of the summer and fully exhausted by the end of the year. The new developments were revealed Tuesday by Tom Fayram, Santa Barbara County’s deputy director of water resources, during a presentation before the Board of Supervisors […]
Nestle extracted 36 million gallons of water from a national forest in California last year to sell as bottled water, even as Californians were ordered to cut their water use because of a historic drought in the state. And the permit that Nestle uses to operate its water pipeline in the San Bernardino national forest […]
Trees in California are dying at the highest rate in at least 15 years, raising the risk of faster-moving and more-intense forest fires, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Aerial surveys conducted by the service last year estimated a tenfold jump in tree mortality since 2014. According to results released last month, an estimated 27.6 […]
Trees in California are dying at the highest rate in at least 15 years, raising the risk of faster-moving and more-intense forest fires, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Aerial surveys conducted by the service last year estimated a tenfold jump in tree mortality since 2014. According to results released last month, an estimated 27.6 […]
U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she would not support efforts to weaken the federal law governing endangered species, breaking with fellow Democrat and rival Loretta Sanchez, who has said she would be open to amendments to help address the state’s protracted drought. “We have to support the Endangered Species Act,” Harris, the […]
Many of California’s Trees are in Serious Danger of Sudden Death
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /SFist (San Francisco)by By Jay BarmannIf you haven’t heard about Sudden Oak Death, it’s a fungal disease that can wipe out a variety of California’s tree species, it’s spread by wind and rain, and after first becoming an epidemic here in 2002, it’s now gotten to the point where any efforts to stop it will likely not help. SFist first […]
Lake Cachuma Faces Depletion by Year’s End
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /Lompoc Record (Santa Maria)by By Kenny LindbergLake Cachuma, the county’s main reservoir, could be at its lowest water level in history by the end of the summer and fully exhausted by the end of the year. The new developments were revealed Tuesday by Tom Fayram, Santa Barbara County’s deputy director of water resources, during a presentation before the Board of Supervisors […]
Nestle: Bottling Water in Drought-Hit California
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /BBC News by By Regan MorrisNestle extracted 36 million gallons of water from a national forest in California last year to sell as bottled water, even as Californians were ordered to cut their water use because of a historic drought in the state. And the permit that Nestle uses to operate its water pipeline in the San Bernardino national forest […]
Tree Deaths Rise Steeply in Sierra; Drought and Insects to Blame
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento BeeTrees in California are dying at the highest rate in at least 15 years, raising the risk of faster-moving and more-intense forest fires, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Aerial surveys conducted by the service last year estimated a tenfold jump in tree mortality since 2014. According to results released last month, an estimated 27.6 […]
Tree deaths rise steeply in Sierra; drought and insects to blame
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Edward OrtizTrees in California are dying at the highest rate in at least 15 years, raising the risk of faster-moving and more-intense forest fires, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Aerial surveys conducted by the service last year estimated a tenfold jump in tree mortality since 2014. According to results released last month, an estimated 27.6 […]
Kamala Harris, Silent on Dams, Says She Would Protect Species Law
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Bee by By Christopher CadelagoU.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she would not support efforts to weaken the federal law governing endangered species, breaking with fellow Democrat and rival Loretta Sanchez, who has said she would be open to amendments to help address the state’s protracted drought. “We have to support the Endangered Species Act,” Harris, the […]