The push towards a green, battery-powered future comes with a major tradeoff. Student reporters from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University discovered that increased mining for lithium inside the United States will stress freshwater aquifers. Caitlin Thompson has their investigation.
Hydrologists measure large amounts of water in acre-feet – an acre of water one-foot deep, or 326,000 gallons. In an average year, 200 million acre-feet of water falls on California as rain or snow. The vast majority of it sinks into the ground or evaporates, but about a third of it finds its way into rivers. […]
It’s hard to think of a California company that carries more toxic baggage than Cadiz Inc. The Los Angeles firm has been trying for more than 20 years to advance a plan to siphon water from under the Mojave Desert and pump it to users throughout Southern California.
Metropolitan Water District representative Cynthia Kurtz reported that the agency has 3.4 million acre-feet of water in storage, enough to meet the future demand of its customers regardless of the weather.
In a sign of the ongoing threats to its precious groundwater stores, half a dozen regions in California rank among the world’s most rapidly declining aquifers, according to research published today.
A month after California’s water regulator gave its seal of approval to a controversial water infrastructure project that could replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the plan is coming under renewed legal fire.
How Demand For Lithium Batteries Could Drain America’s Water Resources
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /PBSThe push towards a green, battery-powered future comes with a major tradeoff. Student reporters from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University discovered that increased mining for lithium inside the United States will stress freshwater aquifers. Caitlin Thompson has their investigation.
OPINION – California Regulators Want to Spend Billions to Reduce a Fraction of Water Usage
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Cal Mattersby Dan WaltersHydrologists measure large amounts of water in acre-feet – an acre of water one-foot deep, or 326,000 gallons. In an average year, 200 million acre-feet of water falls on California as rain or snow. The vast majority of it sinks into the ground or evaporates, but about a third of it finds its way into rivers. […]
OPINION – California’s Most Improbable Water Project Rebrands Itself As A Crusader For Environmental Justice
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Los Angeles Timesby Michael HiltzikIt’s hard to think of a California company that carries more toxic baggage than Cadiz Inc. The Los Angeles firm has been trying for more than 20 years to advance a plan to siphon water from under the Mojave Desert and pump it to users throughout Southern California.
Metropolitan Water District Reports Record Level Water Stored, Lowest Water Revenue in Decades
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Pasadena Nowby Keith CalayagMetropolitan Water District representative Cynthia Kurtz reported that the agency has 3.4 million acre-feet of water in storage, enough to meet the future demand of its customers regardless of the weather.
California Ranks High Worldwide For Rapidly Depleted Groundwater
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerIn a sign of the ongoing threats to its precious groundwater stores, half a dozen regions in California rank among the world’s most rapidly declining aquifers, according to research published today.
Environmentalists, Local Agencies File Lawsuits Against California Delta Tunnel Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /The Modesto Beeby Ari PlachtaA month after California’s water regulator gave its seal of approval to a controversial water infrastructure project that could replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the plan is coming under renewed legal fire.