Mexican officials are scrambling to come up with a plan to increase the amount of water the country sends to the United States because of growing concern that President Donald Trump could drag a dispute over an 81-year-old water treaty into trade negotiations, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Under a 1944 treaty that outlines water […]
Nearly all of California’s major reservoirs are fuller than they were in previous years after a wet and stormy winter. As the rainy season fizzles out, the California reservoirs are seeing “well-above average” water levels, setting up a positive scenario for the dry, summer months, Jay Lund, a professor and vice director for the Center […]
The United States is holding back water payments to Mexico in order to send a message, the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commissioner told Border Report.
California public health officials are touting the safety and health benefits of fluoride in drinking water, as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly revealed plans to curtail the practice and the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will conduct a review on the topic.
There’s no doubt that customers of Padre Dam Water District, already paying among the highest rates in the nation, will pay even more for the coming year. It’s just a matter of how much. At its April 2 meeting, PDWD’s board of directors heard from the San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Dan Denham […]
The Trump administration wants to rewrite the definition for what counts as protected ‘waters of the United States.’ The rule has caused frustration among farmers, but environmental attorneys worry a change could lead to more pollution. On National Agriculture Day in March, newly-appointed Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin laid out a lofty goal during […]
Exclusive: Water Looms as New Front in Mexico’s Trade Negotiations With the US
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by dguillen /Reutersby Emily Green, Cassandra Garrison and Stephen EisenhammerMexican officials are scrambling to come up with a plan to increase the amount of water the country sends to the United States because of growing concern that President Donald Trump could drag a dispute over an 81-year-old water treaty into trade negotiations, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Under a 1944 treaty that outlines water […]
As Dry Season Nears, Here Are the Water Levels at California’s Major Reservoirs
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by dguillen /SF Gateby Madilynne MedinaNearly all of California’s major reservoirs are fuller than they were in previous years after a wet and stormy winter. As the rainy season fizzles out, the California reservoirs are seeing “well-above average” water levels, setting up a positive scenario for the dry, summer months, Jay Lund, a professor and vice director for the Center […]
US Withholding Water From Mexico to Address Debt, Official Says
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Milla Kuiper /Fox 5by Sandra SanchezThe United States is holding back water payments to Mexico in order to send a message, the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commissioner told Border Report.
California Stands by Fluoridated Drinking Water as RFK Jr., EPA Raise Concerns
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Milla Kuiper /Desert Sunby Brian DayCalifornia public health officials are touting the safety and health benefits of fluoride in drinking water, as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly revealed plans to curtail the practice and the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will conduct a review on the topic.
Padre Dam Water Rates Likely Rising Again
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by dguillen /East County Magazineby Mike Allen Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
There’s no doubt that customers of Padre Dam Water District, already paying among the highest rates in the nation, will pay even more for the coming year. It’s just a matter of how much. At its April 2 meeting, PDWD’s board of directors heard from the San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Dan Denham […]
EPA Chief Hopes a Change to What’s Protected Under the Clean Water Act Can Win Over Farmers
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by dguillen /NPRby Kate GrumkeThe Trump administration wants to rewrite the definition for what counts as protected ‘waters of the United States.’ The rule has caused frustration among farmers, but environmental attorneys worry a change could lead to more pollution. On National Agriculture Day in March, newly-appointed Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin laid out a lofty goal during […]