California’s water year runs from Oct. 1 through the end of September. California ended the 2023-24 water year with almost every major storage reservoir above historical average for the date, and we began the 2024-25 water year with the biggest October storm in many years. The State Water Resources Control Board raised the allocation of […]
Rural America is a long way from Taiwan. But cyber power is no respecter of geography. Should China make good on its repeated threats to reunify the island by force, the utilities that provide water and power to small towns all over the United States may find themselves on the digital front lines of a […]
In California’s Central Valley, an ambitious project is transforming the way we think about renewable energy by installing solar panels across canals instead of on land. The $20 million pilot, called Project Nexus, has turned sections of the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) canal network into clean electricity generators. Completed in August 2025, this 1.6-megawatt installation […]
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and “turbo-charging” the Earth’s climate and causing more extreme weather, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday. The World Meteorological Organization said in its latest bulletin on greenhouse gases, an […]
A climate innovation we first told you about here on ABC7 News is up and running. It’s California’s first solar-covered water canal. The advantages it offers could fast track the future of solar power.
Southern California water leader Shivaji Deshmukh will be the next general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the nation’s largest drinking water provider, following a unanimous vote today by the agency’s board of directors. Deshmukh will become Metropolitan’s 16th general manager in its nearly 100-year history, replacing retiring general manager Deven Upadhyay.
OPINION: California Begins New Water Year with Robust Storage Levels
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /The Raincross Gazetteby Mike GardnerCalifornia’s water year runs from Oct. 1 through the end of September. California ended the 2023-24 water year with almost every major storage reservoir above historical average for the date, and we began the 2024-25 water year with the biggest October storm in many years. The State Water Resources Control Board raised the allocation of […]
Weak and Exposed: U.S. Water Utilities a Chinese Hacker Target
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Bank Info Securityby Shaun WatermanRural America is a long way from Taiwan. But cyber power is no respecter of geography. Should China make good on its repeated threats to reunify the island by force, the utilities that provide water and power to small towns all over the United States may find themselves on the digital front lines of a […]
California’s Solar Canals Make Clean Power and Save Water at the Same Time
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /ZME Scienceby Rupendra BrahambhattIn California’s Central Valley, an ambitious project is transforming the way we think about renewable energy by installing solar panels across canals instead of on land. The $20 million pilot, called Project Nexus, has turned sections of the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) canal network into clean electricity generators. Completed in August 2025, this 1.6-megawatt installation […]
UN Agency Says C02 Levels Hit Record High Last Year, Causing More Extreme Weather
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jamey KeatenHeat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and “turbo-charging” the Earth’s climate and causing more extreme weather, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday. The World Meteorological Organization said in its latest bulletin on greenhouse gases, an […]
California’s First Solar-Covered Water Canal Now Generating Power
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /ABC 7 San Franciscoby Spencer ChristianA climate innovation we first told you about here on ABC7 News is up and running. It’s California’s first solar-covered water canal. The advantages it offers could fast track the future of solar power.
Metropolitan Board Appoints Shivaji Deshmukh as Agency’s Next General Manager
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Maven's NotebookSouthern California water leader Shivaji Deshmukh will be the next general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the nation’s largest drinking water provider, following a unanimous vote today by the agency’s board of directors. Deshmukh will become Metropolitan’s 16th general manager in its nearly 100-year history, replacing retiring general manager Deven Upadhyay.