A bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers are forming a “Congressional Colorado River Caucus,” with the goal of collaborating on ways to best address worsening drought conditions across the seven-state basin. “Together, and working with our colleagues in the Senate, we will collaborate with each other and state and local leaders, putting the interests of our […]
EPA’s historic move to regulate “forever chemicals” in drinking water has set the stage for a multi-pronged courtroom slugfest among the agency, water utilities that must comply with the rule and multinational conglomerates that have flooded the environment with the toxicants linked to a long list of health problems, including cancer.
California is no stranger to big swings between wet and dry weather. The “atmospheric river” storms that have battered the state this winter are part of a system that has long interrupted periods of drought with huge bursts of rain — indeed, they provide somewhere between 30 and 50 percent of all precipitation on the […]
California’s latest atmospheric rivers are sending rainfall higher into the mountains and onto the state’s crucial snowpack. The rain alone is a problem for low-lying areas already dealing with destructive flooding, but the prospect of rain on the deep mountain snow has triggered widespread flood warnings. When rain falls on snow, it creates complex flood risks […]
The latest in a series of atmospheric river storms soaked California on Tuesday, bringing another deluge of rain to the already-saturated state, while a Nor’easter swirling over New York and New England prompted emergency orders and closed roads. Several inches of rain was forecast in some areas of California, while as much as 3 feet […]
Glacial temperatures, battering rainfall and historic levels of snow are complicating conditions at ski resorts around Lake Tahoe, leaving crews to work around the clock to dig out chairlifts — usually suspended high above the slopes — that are now buried in snow.
House Lawmakers Join Senators in Rallying Around Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Hillby Sharon UdasinA bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers are forming a “Congressional Colorado River Caucus,” with the goal of collaborating on ways to best address worsening drought conditions across the seven-state basin. “Together, and working with our colleagues in the Senate, we will collaborate with each other and state and local leaders, putting the interests of our […]
PFAs Rule Sets Up Sprawling Legal War
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Pamela King and E.A. CrundenEPA’s historic move to regulate “forever chemicals” in drinking water has set the stage for a multi-pronged courtroom slugfest among the agency, water utilities that must comply with the rule and multinational conglomerates that have flooded the environment with the toxicants linked to a long list of health problems, including cancer.
How Rising Temperatures Are Intensifying California’s Atmospheric Rivers
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Gristby Jake BittleCalifornia is no stranger to big swings between wet and dry weather. The “atmospheric river” storms that have battered the state this winter are part of a system that has long interrupted periods of drought with huge bursts of rain — indeed, they provide somewhere between 30 and 50 percent of all precipitation on the […]
Opinion: Why Rain-On-Snow Floods From Atmospheric Rivers Could Get Much Worse
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Keith MusselmanCalifornia’s latest atmospheric rivers are sending rainfall higher into the mountains and onto the state’s crucial snowpack. The rain alone is a problem for low-lying areas already dealing with destructive flooding, but the prospect of rain on the deep mountain snow has triggered widespread flood warnings. When rain falls on snow, it creates complex flood risks […]
Soggy California Drenched Anew as Nor’easter Buries New England, New York
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Steve Gorman and Julia HarteThe latest in a series of atmospheric river storms soaked California on Tuesday, bringing another deluge of rain to the already-saturated state, while a Nor’easter swirling over New York and New England prompted emergency orders and closed roads. Several inches of rain was forecast in some areas of California, while as much as 3 feet […]
Photos: Ski Resorts So Buried in Snow They Have to Dig Out Frozen Chairlifts
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Annie VainsheteinGlacial temperatures, battering rainfall and historic levels of snow are complicating conditions at ski resorts around Lake Tahoe, leaving crews to work around the clock to dig out chairlifts — usually suspended high above the slopes — that are now buried in snow.