In recent decades, as water has grown increasingly precious, Californians have tried countless ways to find more of it and make it last longer, including covering agricultural canals with solar panels to prevent evaporation, building costly desalination plants and pulling out tracts of water-hungry grass.
Three members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation have asked the Department of Justice to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, which prompted warnings to other water treatment facilities.
The 10-year proposal aims to shield communities from a neurotoxin that can cause permanent damage to the brain and nervous system, especially in children.
Millions of Southern Californians who were required to dramatically reduce their water use last year will have increased access to water under two projects recently announced by the Metropolitan Water District.
It might seem hard to imagine, but there’s a connection between water supplies in Northern California’s Sacramento region and distant cities such as Las Vegas. We may be separated by deserts and mountain ranges, but these very different places could actually share water. And with a little cooperation, all of us could survive the challenges […]
In California, Farmers Test a Method to Sink More Water into Underground Stores
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Inside Climate Newsby Emma Foehringer MerchantIn recent decades, as water has grown increasingly precious, Californians have tried countless ways to find more of it and make it last longer, including covering agricultural canals with solar panels to prevent evaporation, building costly desalination plants and pulling out tracts of water-hungry grass.
DOJ Asked to Investigate Water Utility Hack
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Hillby Lauren IrwinThree members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation have asked the Department of Justice to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, which prompted warnings to other water treatment facilities.
Can US Pull Off a $30bn Plan to Dump Lead Water Pipes?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /BBC Newsby Chloe KimThe 10-year proposal aims to shield communities from a neurotoxin that can cause permanent damage to the brain and nervous system, especially in children.
Local Water Districts Tap Into New Sources of Supply
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Thousand Oaks AcornMillions of Southern Californians who were required to dramatically reduce their water use last year will have increased access to water under two projects recently announced by the Metropolitan Water District.
How California’s Reservoirs Will Change After Atmospheric River Hits
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Microsoft Startby Anna SkinnerCalifornia will escape much of the rainfall from an incoming atmospheric river, but the storm will still benefit some of the state’s reservoirs.
Breaking Boundaries: How Northern California Could Help Las Vegas During Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Nevada Independentby Jim PeiferIt might seem hard to imagine, but there’s a connection between water supplies in Northern California’s Sacramento region and distant cities such as Las Vegas. We may be separated by deserts and mountain ranges, but these very different places could actually share water. And with a little cooperation, all of us could survive the challenges […]