The Colorado River, which allows the desert to sustain itself and powers millions of American homes, is currently engaged in the fight of its life. The rapidly sinking river—victim of a nearly 23-year-long megadrought—stretches 1,450 miles, snaking its way from Colorado through Arizona, Nevada, and California, and finally into Mexico, where it should theoretically dump […]
With a much improved rainfall season and snowpack — at least for one year — the water allocation outlook for the area appears to be looking much better than in past years. The federal Bureau of Reclamation has stated it’s requesting a 100 percent water allocation locally for Class 1 Friant contractors. In addition is […]
Following the driest three-year period on record, California experienced one of the wettest three weeks in January. But now those extreme wet conditions have activated a water quality standard in the Delta that, coupled with the extended dry period since then, could result in a sharp reduction in the amount of water that can be […]
A California water irrigation district has launched Project Nexus, which is installing a 4 MW solar canopy on an irrigation canal in California. ESS Inc., a saltwater energy storage system manufacturer, has announced the delivery of an Energy Warehouse system to the Turlock Irrigation District in central California. The energy storage company will deploy a few Energy […]
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 […]
The Colorado River’s Urgent Lesson for Energy Policy
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Slateby Avery ArenaThe Colorado River, which allows the desert to sustain itself and powers millions of American homes, is currently engaged in the fight of its life. The rapidly sinking river—victim of a nearly 23-year-long megadrought—stretches 1,450 miles, snaking its way from Colorado through Arizona, Nevada, and California, and finally into Mexico, where it should theoretically dump […]
Reclamation Hopes for 100 Percent Water Allocation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Porterville Reporterby Charles WhisnandWith a much improved rainfall season and snowpack — at least for one year — the water allocation outlook for the area appears to be looking much better than in past years. The federal Bureau of Reclamation has stated it’s requesting a 100 percent water allocation locally for Class 1 Friant contractors. In addition is […]
DWR, Reclamation Submit Request to Adjust Water Right Permit Conditions to Conserve Storage
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /California Department of Water Resourcesby California Department of Water ResourcesFollowing the driest three-year period on record, California experienced one of the wettest three weeks in January. But now those extreme wet conditions have activated a water quality standard in the Delta that, coupled with the extended dry period since then, could result in a sharp reduction in the amount of water that can be […]
Saltwater Flow Battery Added to Solar-On-Canal Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /PV Magazineby Michael ShoeckA California water irrigation district has launched Project Nexus, which is installing a 4 MW solar canopy on an irrigation canal in California. ESS Inc., a saltwater energy storage system manufacturer, has announced the delivery of an Energy Warehouse system to the Turlock Irrigation District in central California. The energy storage company will deploy a few Energy […]
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 […]