The halfway point is in the rear view for the Colorado River Drought Task Force. Now it’s crunch time. Task force members have until December to take their ideas on how to address Colorado’s top water issues and turn them into a written recommendation to the Colorado General Assembly.
Arizona, stressed by years of drought, has declared its housebuilding boom will have to be curbed due to a lack of water but one of its fastest-growing cities is refusing to give up its relentless march into the desert – even if it requires constructing a pipeline that would bring water across the border from […]
On Tuesday night, the Redding City Council unanimously voted to sign a letter of opposition regarding water regulations that have been approved for the state of California. City council voted to take a stand against “Making Conservation A Way Of Life” a strategy approved by the State Water Board in early 2023 and now officially […]
Climate scientists and weather forecasters suspect this winter could be as wet or wetter than last year’s torrential downpours. But just how wet will this winter become? The answer isn’t quite as simple as forecasters pumping various inputs into computer models that then spit out what we can definitively expect.
New projections show Lake Mead dropping about 9 feet between now and October of 2024 — but keeping an extra 2.57 feet compared to forecasts from just a month ago. The 24-month study for October 2023 from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is the first forecast of the 2023 water year, which runs from Oct. […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom last week passed on a chance to limit the use of the so-called “forever chemicals” in legions of plastic products when he vetoed a bill that would have banned them in synthetic lawns. His veto of an environmental bill that overwhelmingly passed the Legislature underscores California’s convoluted guidance on the plastic turf that some […]
Colorado River Task Force Slowly Grapples With Drought Response as Deadline Nears
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Colorado Sun by Shannon MullaneThe halfway point is in the rear view for the Colorado River Drought Task Force. Now it’s crunch time. Task force members have until December to take their ideas on how to address Colorado’s top water issues and turn them into a written recommendation to the Colorado General Assembly.
Pipeline Dreams: The Desert City Out to Surpass Phoenix by Importing Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /The Guardianby Oliver MilmanArizona, stressed by years of drought, has declared its housebuilding boom will have to be curbed due to a lack of water but one of its fastest-growing cities is refusing to give up its relentless march into the desert – even if it requires constructing a pipeline that would bring water across the border from […]
Redding City Council Opposes New State Water Regulations, Argues for Local Resource Consideration
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KRCR by Anna MontemorOn Tuesday night, the Redding City Council unanimously voted to sign a letter of opposition regarding water regulations that have been approved for the state of California. City council voted to take a stand against “Making Conservation A Way Of Life” a strategy approved by the State Water Board in early 2023 and now officially […]
Will El Niño’s Return Mean Rain and Snow for California’s 2023 Winter?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /KQEDby Ezra David RomeroClimate scientists and weather forecasters suspect this winter could be as wet or wetter than last year’s torrential downpours. But just how wet will this winter become? The answer isn’t quite as simple as forecasters pumping various inputs into computer models that then spit out what we can definitively expect.
Lake Mead Forecast Improves by 2 Feet Since September as New Water Year Begins
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /8 News Nowby Greg HaasNew projections show Lake Mead dropping about 9 feet between now and October of 2024 — but keeping an extra 2.57 feet compared to forecasts from just a month ago. The 24-month study for October 2023 from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is the first forecast of the 2023 water year, which runs from Oct. […]
Once Hailed as a Drought Fix, California Moves to Restrict Synthetic Turf Over Health Concerns
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Cal Mattersby Shreya AgrawalGov. Gavin Newsom last week passed on a chance to limit the use of the so-called “forever chemicals” in legions of plastic products when he vetoed a bill that would have banned them in synthetic lawns. His veto of an environmental bill that overwhelmingly passed the Legislature underscores California’s convoluted guidance on the plastic turf that some […]