The November 5 edition of the AgNet News Hour struck a chord with California farmers and voters alike as hosts Nick Papagni and Josh McGill welcomed Don Wagner, candidate for Secretary of State of California, to discuss the state’s leadership crisis, water mismanagement, and the fight to restore common sense to Sacramento. Wagner, currently serving in Orange County and endorsed by former Secretary […]
The clock is ticking down on Mexico’s deadline this month to pay the United States water it owes under a 1944 international treaty. So far, Mexico has paid less than half what it owes during this five-year cycle, which ends on Oct. 25. Former McAllen Mayor Jim Darling, chairman of the Region M Water Planning Group, says […]
California often swings between climate extremes—from powerful storms to punishing droughts. As climate change drives more intense and frequent dry and wet cycles, pressure on California’s water supplies grows. A new University of California, Davis, economic study finds that drought in California pushes the price of water from rivers, lakes and reservoirs up by $487 per […]
Spurts of goo oozed between Jeff Wingfield’s fingers as he methodically crushed a handful of golden mussels, popping the shells of the tiny invaders like bubblewrap. Last October, a couple of miles down the Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel, state water managers first discovered that golden mussels had invaded North America. “You can just push your way right […]
This week one of the nation’s earliest and most important public works projects, the 363-mile Erie Canal linking the Hudson River with Lake Erie, marked its 200th anniversary. There was only negligible media and political notice. That’s regrettable, because the canal opening in 1825 utterly transformed the nation’s economy and ignited its expansion from a few sparsely populated […]
In a plan that will reverberate more than 300 miles north at Mono Lake, Los Angeles city leaders have decided to nearly double the wastewater that will be transformed into drinking water at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys. Instead of treating 25 million gallons per day as originally planned, the […]
OPINION: Don Wagner Calls for Common Sense in Sacramento: Ag, Water, and the Future of California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /AgNet News HourThe November 5 edition of the AgNet News Hour struck a chord with California farmers and voters alike as hosts Nick Papagni and Josh McGill welcomed Don Wagner, candidate for Secretary of State of California, to discuss the state’s leadership crisis, water mismanagement, and the fight to restore common sense to Sacramento. Wagner, currently serving in Orange County and endorsed by former Secretary […]
Deadline for Mexico to Pay Water Owed to Us Fast Approaching
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Border Reportby Sandra SanchezThe clock is ticking down on Mexico’s deadline this month to pay the United States water it owes under a 1944 international treaty. So far, Mexico has paid less than half what it owes during this five-year cycle, which ends on Oct. 25. Former McAllen Mayor Jim Darling, chairman of the Region M Water Planning Group, says […]
California Surface Water Costs Can Triple During Drought, Underlining Need for Better Management
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Phys.orgby Amy QuintonCalifornia often swings between climate extremes—from powerful storms to punishing droughts. As climate change drives more intense and frequent dry and wet cycles, pressure on California’s water supplies grows. A new University of California, Davis, economic study finds that drought in California pushes the price of water from rivers, lakes and reservoirs up by $487 per […]
‘Emerging Threat’: An Invasive Species Is Upending Life in the Delta, With No Help on the Way
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerSpurts of goo oozed between Jeff Wingfield’s fingers as he methodically crushed a handful of golden mussels, popping the shells of the tiny invaders like bubblewrap. Last October, a couple of miles down the Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel, state water managers first discovered that golden mussels had invaded North America. “You can just push your way right […]
OPINION: Erie Canal Creation Contrasts With the Glacial Pace of Public Works in California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Cal Mattersby Dan WaltersThis week one of the nation’s earliest and most important public works projects, the 363-mile Erie Canal linking the Hudson River with Lake Erie, marked its 200th anniversary. There was only negligible media and political notice. That’s regrettable, because the canal opening in 1825 utterly transformed the nation’s economy and ignited its expansion from a few sparsely populated […]
Los Angeles Will Nearly Double Recycled Water for 500,000 Residents
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesIn a plan that will reverberate more than 300 miles north at Mono Lake, Los Angeles city leaders have decided to nearly double the wastewater that will be transformed into drinking water at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys. Instead of treating 25 million gallons per day as originally planned, the […]