For decades, California’s water debates have centered on a familiar tension: agriculture versus urban consumption. Agriculture, which consumes 80% of the state’s developed water supply, has long dominated discussions about conservation and efficiency. Yet, a new contender is emerging, one poised to dwarf agriculture in water demand and reshape the state’s water future: artificial intelligence […]
A barrage of storms known as atmospheric rivers is expected to soak the West Coast over the next eight to 10 days, raising the risk of flooding, power outages and holiday travel disruptions leading up to Christmas in a region that has already experienced significant weather activity this season. The bulk of the rain and […]
Since last month’s atmospheric river that drenched the North State, the water level in Lake Shasta — California’s largest manmade reservoir — has shot up nearly 20 feet. And after a few dry days this week, get ready for more rain in the northern Sacramento Valley as the region enters another wet pattern that is […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s health agency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has railed against the practice of adding fluoride to drinking water, a measure that public health experts and dentists credit with reductions in tooth decay. Seven out of 10 Americans who get their drinking water from public water systems receive fluoridated water, according […]
Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista three years ago. Escaping city life and growing her own food was a dream come true for the 52-year-old. Then Valle began to suspect water from her well […]
A recent bit of good news from the western United States is a welcome bright spot in the region’s long-running efforts to conserve precious water resources amid a growing population and an expanding agricultural industry. Water levels in Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir, have risen nearly 5 metres in the past two years after […]
OPINION: California’s Next Water War Won’t Concern Agriculture. It Will Be About AI
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /Sacramento Beeby Dean FlorezFor decades, California’s water debates have centered on a familiar tension: agriculture versus urban consumption. Agriculture, which consumes 80% of the state’s developed water supply, has long dominated discussions about conservation and efficiency. Yet, a new contender is emerging, one poised to dwarf agriculture in water demand and reshape the state’s water future: artificial intelligence […]
Back-To-Back-To-Back Atmospheric Rivers Are Expected to Soak the West Coast
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /New York Timesby Amy GraffA barrage of storms known as atmospheric rivers is expected to soak the West Coast over the next eight to 10 days, raising the risk of flooding, power outages and holiday travel disruptions leading up to Christmas in a region that has already experienced significant weather activity this season. The bulk of the rain and […]
Lake Shasta Water Level Boosted by California Wet Weather, With More Rain Coming
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /Redding Record Spotlightby David BendaSince last month’s atmospheric river that drenched the North State, the water level in Lake Shasta — California’s largest manmade reservoir — has shot up nearly 20 feet. And after a few dry days this week, get ready for more rain in the northern Sacramento Valley as the region enters another wet pattern that is […]
Which States Mandate Fluoride in Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /Washington Postby Hannah RechtPresident-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s health agency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has railed against the practice of adding fluoride to drinking water, a measure that public health experts and dentists credit with reductions in tooth decay. Seven out of 10 Americans who get their drinking water from public water systems receive fluoridated water, according […]
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rural California Drinking Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /Times of San Diegoby Hannah NormanJuana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista three years ago. Escaping city life and growing her own food was a dream come true for the 52-year-old. Then Valle began to suspect water from her well […]
Huge Conservation Success Replenishes Water for 40 Million People
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /The Weather Networkby Dennis MersereauA recent bit of good news from the western United States is a welcome bright spot in the region’s long-running efforts to conserve precious water resources amid a growing population and an expanding agricultural industry. Water levels in Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir, have risen nearly 5 metres in the past two years after […]