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 […]
Overhead irrigation systems have revolutionized agriculture across the United States and in other parts of the world, using less water than furrow irrigation and requiring significantly less labor and maintenance than drip systems. But in California, the No. 1 agriculture state in the nation, it hasn’t gotten off the ground. That is beginning to change. […]
Californians fought the urge to take long showers and generally slosh water around after all the rainfall this year, cutting water use instead by 26.1 percent in April, state officials said Monday.
Californians continued to save water in April despite the easing of the drought, reducing use by about 26 percent compared to 2013, the State Water Resources Control Board said Monday. The reductions came before the recent roll back of harsh mandatory conservation targets. They also came during a relatively dry April. Sacramento received about 1.5 […]
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 […]
Researchers See More Overhead Irrigation use in California’s Future
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Porterville ReporterOverhead irrigation systems have revolutionized agriculture across the United States and in other parts of the world, using less water than furrow irrigation and requiring significantly less labor and maintenance than drip systems. But in California, the No. 1 agriculture state in the nation, it hasn’t gotten off the ground. That is beginning to change. […]
Conservation Sticks as Californians Cut Water Use 26%
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Peter FimriteCalifornians fought the urge to take long showers and generally slosh water around after all the rainfall this year, cutting water use instead by 26.1 percent in April, state officials said Monday.
Californians Cut Water Use by 26 Percent in April
/in California and the U.S. /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Bee by Phillip Reese and Ryan SabalowCalifornians continued to save water in April despite the easing of the drought, reducing use by about 26 percent compared to 2013, the State Water Resources Control Board said Monday. The reductions came before the recent roll back of harsh mandatory conservation targets. They also came during a relatively dry April. Sacramento received about 1.5 […]