Not everyone is a fan, including Andy Mueller, director of the Colorado River District. He doesn’t like programs that pay farmers to stop farming. Mueller also didn’t ask for the Inflation Reduction Act’s $125 million to pay the farmers he represents. Mueller’s organization exists to keep Western Colorado’s rural water away from growing cities across […]
For Californians, drought has been a constant and inescapable fact of life for decades. Worsening drought in the Western United States is just one of the many life-threatening impacts of the climate crisis. And as drying conditions bring water reservoirs along the Colorado River to dangerously low levels, the impact of extended drought conditions is […]
Last century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies the bulk of the state’s drinking and irrigation water. Now state officials and supporters are ready to build the next one. The Sites Reservoir — planned in a remote corner of the western Sacramento Valley for at least 40 years — has been gaining […]
Southern California is bracing for a cold winter storm this weekend that is expected to bring up to 5 feet of snow accumulation in certain areas. While this forecast might curtail your outdoor weekend plans, it is excellent news for the state’s recovering water reservoirs.
Between Christmas and January this year, a parade of nine atmospheric rivers — vast streams of water vapor flowing east from the tropical Pacific — pummeled California. The trillions of gallons of rain poured on the state caused widespread flooding. While the rain topped up some drought-depleted reservoirs and aquifers and filled out snowpack in […]
California and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S., while thousands of people in Michigan shivered through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades. The National Weather Service warned of a “cold and dangerous winter storm” […]
Colorado Conflicted About Cutting Its Water Use
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Lake Powell Chronicleby Dave MarstonNot everyone is a fan, including Andy Mueller, director of the Colorado River District. He doesn’t like programs that pay farmers to stop farming. Mueller also didn’t ask for the Inflation Reduction Act’s $125 million to pay the farmers he represents. Mueller’s organization exists to keep Western Colorado’s rural water away from growing cities across […]
Opinion: Solving the Worsening Drought in the Western States Will Require All of Us Working Together
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Alex Padilla and Dianne FeinsteinFor Californians, drought has been a constant and inescapable fact of life for decades. Worsening drought in the Western United States is just one of the many life-threatening impacts of the climate crisis. And as drying conditions bring water reservoirs along the Colorado River to dangerously low levels, the impact of extended drought conditions is […]
This Reservoir on the Sacramento River Has Been Planned for Decades. What’s Taking So Long?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Alastair BlandLast century, California built dozens of large dams, creating the elaborate reservoir system that supplies the bulk of the state’s drinking and irrigation water. Now state officials and supporters are ready to build the next one. The Sites Reservoir — planned in a remote corner of the western Sacramento Valley for at least 40 years — has been gaining […]
How the Winter Storm Could Impact California Reservoirs
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Newsweekby Pandora DewanSouthern California is bracing for a cold winter storm this weekend that is expected to bring up to 5 feet of snow accumulation in certain areas. While this forecast might curtail your outdoor weekend plans, it is excellent news for the state’s recovering water reservoirs.
How Weather Forecasts Can Help Dams Supply More Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Yale Environment 360by James DinneenBetween Christmas and January this year, a parade of nine atmospheric rivers — vast streams of water vapor flowing east from the tropical Pacific — pummeled California. The trillions of gallons of rain poured on the state caused widespread flooding. While the rain topped up some drought-depleted reservoirs and aquifers and filled out snowpack in […]
Cold Storm Brings Rain, Blizzard Warnings to California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Robert JablonCalifornia and other parts of the West faced heavy snow and rain Friday from the latest winter storm to pound the U.S., while thousands of people in Michigan shivered through extended power outages wrought by one of the worst ice storms in decades. The National Weather Service warned of a “cold and dangerous winter storm” […]