Diana Marcum forged a career, and a life, by giving a voice to Californians whom many people didn’t take time to notice. Her favorite subjects were strivers and oddballs, the dispossessed and the people who dared to be delighted in the face of life’s struggles. The veteran journalist chronicled drought and hunger and deep anxiety […]
As forecasters sound the alarm about another potentially wet California winter fueled by El Niño, Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking urgent but controversial measures to prevent a repeat of the devastating floods that befell the state earlier this year. An executive order signed by the governor this month will streamline levee repairs and debris removal to help protect and […]
Golf professionals and course owners in the Southwest will meet for the first time to discuss how an industry defined by manicured grass can survive climate change, government water cuts and attract players to fairways and greens nourished with less Colorado River water.
A state water regulators meeting…not the kind of thing that makes you think “I’ve got to be there.” But with new environmental rules on the table for vineyards across Sonoma and Mendocino, there was hardly an empty seat to be found at the latest gathering of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Frank Reichenbacher worries it will soon be over for his Tumamoc globeberry — a rare Sonoran desert vine that features a fruit that looks like a tiny watermelon and tastes like dirt. For 41 years, Reichenbacher, an associate researcher at the University of Arizona’s Tumamoc Desert Lab, has followed the same three patches of the […]
Diana Marcum, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Former Reporter for Los Angeles Times, Dies
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby James RaineyDiana Marcum forged a career, and a life, by giving a voice to Californians whom many people didn’t take time to notice. Her favorite subjects were strivers and oddballs, the dispossessed and the people who dared to be delighted in the face of life’s struggles. The veteran journalist chronicled drought and hunger and deep anxiety […]
As Threat of El Niño Winter Looms, Newsom Signs Order to Hasten Levee Repairs
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith, Ian James, Susanne RustAs forecasters sound the alarm about another potentially wet California winter fueled by El Niño, Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking urgent but controversial measures to prevent a repeat of the devastating floods that befell the state earlier this year. An executive order signed by the governor this month will streamline levee repairs and debris removal to help protect and […]
Golf Course Operators Are Teaming Up to Survive Colorado River Water Cuts and a Future That’s Less Green
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /CPR Newsby Michael Elizabeth SakasGolf professionals and course owners in the Southwest will meet for the first time to discuss how an industry defined by manicured grass can survive climate change, government water cuts and attract players to fairways and greens nourished with less Colorado River water.
California Moves to Expand Reuse of Wastewater for Drinking
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Axios San Francisco by Shawna ChenNew proposed state regulations would allow cities to pipe highly purified wastewater directly into drinking water supplies.
Proposed New Water Rules Aim to Mitigate Impact of Vineyards
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /Northern California Public Media by Noah AbramsA state water regulators meeting…not the kind of thing that makes you think “I’ve got to be there.” But with new environmental rules on the table for vineyards across Sonoma and Mendocino, there was hardly an empty seat to be found at the latest gathering of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Long-Term Drought and Near-Term Heat Wave Take Toll on Arizona’s Desert Ecology
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /NBC Newsby Evan BushFrank Reichenbacher worries it will soon be over for his Tumamoc globeberry — a rare Sonoran desert vine that features a fruit that looks like a tiny watermelon and tastes like dirt. For 41 years, Reichenbacher, an associate researcher at the University of Arizona’s Tumamoc Desert Lab, has followed the same three patches of the […]