Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein shaped California’s environment like no one else. Since her first election to the Senate in 1992, the onetime San Francisco mayor made herself the Golden State’s go-to legislator. With key committee assignments and a pragmatic bent, the veteran lawmaker put herself into the room where the deals got done.
Against the backdrop of a severe drought linked with global warming, conservation advocates and Native Americans in California are calling for a temporary emergency stop to all surface water diversions from Mono Lake, contending that continuing to drain the watershed, along with the long-term drought, threaten critical ecosystems, as well as the Kootzaduka’a tribe’s cultural connection […]
California is under new orders as of Monday to aggressively work to protect all water supplies from weather extremes brought on by climate change. Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to expand statewide storm runoff capture capacity, noting how years of prolonged drought finally paused after three weeks of atmospheric river storms slammed the Golden State […]
For decades, Californians have depended on the reliable appearance of spring and summer snowmelt to provide nearly a third of the state’s supply of water. But as the state gets drier, and as wildfires climb to ever-higher elevations, that precious snow is melting faster and earlier than in years past — even in the middle […]
California and other southwestern states have been in the grip of a megadrought for the past two decades. Scientists say that, despite recent storms, these drought-stricken states won’t be relieved from the hot and dry weather for a long time, and not without large amounts of rain.
Upper Colorado River Basin states have a new $125 million pot to rent and dry agricultural land and keep more water in the drought-plagued waterway, in a major expansion of a previous conservation pilot announced by the Biden administration’s Bureau of Reclamation.
Feinstein Will Leave a Vast Environmental Legacy
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Michael DoyleDemocratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein shaped California’s environment like no one else. Since her first election to the Senate in 1992, the onetime San Francisco mayor made herself the Golden State’s go-to legislator. With key committee assignments and a pragmatic bent, the veteran lawmaker put herself into the room where the deals got done.
Mono Lake Tribe Seeks to Assert Its Water Rights in Call for Emergency Halt of Water Diversions to Los Angeles
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Inside Climate Newsby Bob BerwynAgainst the backdrop of a severe drought linked with global warming, conservation advocates and Native Americans in California are calling for a temporary emergency stop to all surface water diversions from Mono Lake, contending that continuing to drain the watershed, along with the long-term drought, threaten critical ecosystems, as well as the Kootzaduka’a tribe’s cultural connection […]
Newsom Signs Executive Order to Increase Statewide Stormwater Capture
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Serviceby Natalie HansonCalifornia is under new orders as of Monday to aggressively work to protect all water supplies from weather extremes brought on by climate change. Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to expand statewide storm runoff capture capacity, noting how years of prolonged drought finally paused after three weeks of atmospheric river storms slammed the Golden State […]
California’s Snowpack Is Melting Faster Than Ever, Leaving Less Available Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithFor decades, Californians have depended on the reliable appearance of spring and summer snowmelt to provide nearly a third of the state’s supply of water. But as the state gets drier, and as wildfires climb to ever-higher elevations, that precious snow is melting faster and earlier than in years past — even in the middle […]
When Will The Megadrought Gripping Southwestern States End?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /MSNby Jess ThomsonCalifornia and other southwestern states have been in the grip of a megadrought for the past two decades. Scientists say that, despite recent storms, these drought-stricken states won’t be relieved from the hot and dry weather for a long time, and not without large amounts of rain.
Upper Colorado River States Land $125 Million for Pilot Conservation Program Amid Drought Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Colorado Sunby Michael BoothUpper Colorado River Basin states have a new $125 million pot to rent and dry agricultural land and keep more water in the drought-plagued waterway, in a major expansion of a previous conservation pilot announced by the Biden administration’s Bureau of Reclamation.