For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ice, according to new research that shows the glaciers have probably existed since the last Ice Age more than 11,000 years ago. The remnants of these glaciers, which have already shrunk […]
Environmental leaders across California prepared on Monday to ring in the new water year. This means it’s time to collect new precipitation data ahead of the state’s “wet season.” We’re told this water year, California is starting things off with more groundwater data than ever before. According to water management professionals, this promotes sustainability and […]
California lawmakers started the year signaling they were ready to get tough on data centers, aiming to protect the environment and electricity ratepayers. Nine months later, they have little to show for it. Of four data center bills in play, two never made it out of the Legislature, including one that would have required data […]
The mighty Colorado River, which supplies water to cities and farms across Southern California, could again dwindle to dangerously low levels next year. That’s the finding of a new analysis published earlier this month by a group of prominent scholars. They claim the river is closer than previously thought to running into serious infrastructure complications that could […]
California lawmakers started the year signaling they were ready to get tough on data centers, aiming to protect the environment and electricity ratepayers. Nine months later, they have little to show for it. Of four data center bills in play, two never made it out of the Legislature, including one that would have required data centers to […]
California’s largest drinking water supplier is trying to turn the page. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which imports and sells water to 19 million people in Los Angeles and the surroundings, earlier this month zeroed in on Shivaji Deshmukh, the current general manager of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to replace retiring General Manager Deven […]
As California Glaciers Disappear, People Will See Ice-Free Peaks Exposed for the First Time in Millennia
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesFor as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ice, according to new research that shows the glaciers have probably existed since the last Ice Age more than 11,000 years ago. The remnants of these glaciers, which have already shrunk […]
California Launches Into New ‘Water Year’ Prepared for Weather Extremes Across the Spectrum
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Fox 40by Sierra KrugEnvironmental leaders across California prepared on Monday to ring in the new water year. This means it’s time to collect new precipitation data ahead of the state’s “wet season.” We’re told this water year, California is starting things off with more groundwater data than ever before. According to water management professionals, this promotes sustainability and […]
California Lawmakers Send Weaker Proposals for Data Centers to Gov. Newsom
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Khari JohnsonCalifornia lawmakers started the year signaling they were ready to get tough on data centers, aiming to protect the environment and electricity ratepayers. Nine months later, they have little to show for it. Of four data center bills in play, two never made it out of the Legislature, including one that would have required data […]
Experts Call for Immediate Cuts to Water Use From the Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /KPBS by Kori SuzukiThe mighty Colorado River, which supplies water to cities and farms across Southern California, could again dwindle to dangerously low levels next year. That’s the finding of a new analysis published earlier this month by a group of prominent scholars. They claim the river is closer than previously thought to running into serious infrastructure complications that could […]
California Lawmakers Wanted to Get Tough on Data Centers. Here’s What Survived
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Cal Mattersby Khari JohnsonCalifornia lawmakers started the year signaling they were ready to get tough on data centers, aiming to protect the environment and electricity ratepayers. Nine months later, they have little to show for it. Of four data center bills in play, two never made it out of the Legislature, including one that would have required data centers to […]
Metropolitan Navigates Choppy Waters
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Politicoby Camille Von KaenelCalifornia’s largest drinking water supplier is trying to turn the page. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which imports and sells water to 19 million people in Los Angeles and the surroundings, earlier this month zeroed in on Shivaji Deshmukh, the current general manager of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, to replace retiring General Manager Deven […]