After decades of deterioration and ecological collapse in the heart of California’s water system, state regulators today embraced the Newsom administration’s controversial plan to overhaul how farms and cities take water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and rivers that feed it. It’s a major development in a long-running battle over how much water must flow […]
In Arizona’s desert Southwest, water is life. It grows the food that fills grocery stores across the nation — even in the middle of winter. But today, Arizona farms face unprecedented challenges, and our food security hangs in the balance.
The worst water Colt Smith has seen in 14 years with Utah’s Division of Drinking Water was at a mobile home park, where residents had been drinking it for years before state officials discovered the contamination. The well water carried cancer-causing arsenic as much as 10 times the federal limit. Smith had to put the […]
California legislative staffers and environmental advocates took flight Tuesday to get a rare aerial view of watershed restoration in the Sierra Nevada, a project they say is critical to protecting the state’s water supply. Much of California’s drinking water begins in places like the Yuba River Watershed, where decades of fire damage and climate change […]
Groundbreaking on one of California’s newest reservoirs could begin by the end of next year, officials announced Friday. Work on the Sites Reservoir, west of Maxwell in Colusa County, starts when crews begin testing soils and rocks in and around the 14,000 acre site of the proposed lake, said Fritz Durst, chairman of the Sites […]
The Imperial Irrigation District, which provides water to farmers in the southeastern corner of California, drew a figurative line in the sand earlier this month, calling for a halt to the conversion of agricultural fields into solar panel farms. Noting that more than 13,000 acres of fertile land had already been converted, the water district […]
Key Player in California’s Water Wars Embraces Controversial Pact
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /CalMattersby Rachel BeckerAfter decades of deterioration and ecological collapse in the heart of California’s water system, state regulators today embraced the Newsom administration’s controversial plan to overhaul how farms and cities take water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and rivers that feed it. It’s a major development in a long-running battle over how much water must flow […]
OPINION: If Yuma Loses Water, America Could Be Left With Empty Plates
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /azcentralby Tom Davis and Dan KeppenIn Arizona’s desert Southwest, water is life. It grows the food that fills grocery stores across the nation — even in the middle of winter. But today, Arizona farms face unprecedented challenges, and our food security hangs in the balance.
For Millions in Us Mobile Home Parks, Clean and Safe Tap Water Isn’t a Given
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Associated Pressby Michael Phillis, Travis Loller and M.K. WildemanThe worst water Colt Smith has seen in 14 years with Utah’s Division of Drinking Water was at a mobile home park, where residents had been drinking it for years before state officials discovered the contamination. The well water carried cancer-causing arsenic as much as 10 times the federal limit. Smith had to put the […]
Watershed Restoration in the Sierra Aims to Protect California’s Water Supply
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /CBS 13 Sacramentoby Conor McGillCalifornia legislative staffers and environmental advocates took flight Tuesday to get a rare aerial view of watershed restoration in the Sierra Nevada, a project they say is critical to protecting the state’s water supply. Much of California’s drinking water begins in places like the Yuba River Watershed, where decades of fire damage and climate change […]
California’s Newest Lake, a North State Reservoir, Could Break Ground in 2026
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Redding Record Searchlightby Damon ArthurGroundbreaking on one of California’s newest reservoirs could begin by the end of next year, officials announced Friday. Work on the Sites Reservoir, west of Maxwell in Colusa County, starts when crews begin testing soils and rocks in and around the 14,000 acre site of the proposed lake, said Fritz Durst, chairman of the Sites […]
California Agriculture Industry Spars Over Converting Land to Solar Farms
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /The Mercury Newsby Dan WaltersThe Imperial Irrigation District, which provides water to farmers in the southeastern corner of California, drew a figurative line in the sand earlier this month, calling for a halt to the conversion of agricultural fields into solar panel farms. Noting that more than 13,000 acres of fertile land had already been converted, the water district […]