While many environmentalists oppose the construction and expansion of dams, the Biden Administration believes in the value of above-ground water storage. The Department of Interior on Monday announced $210 million in funding for water storage and conveyance projects in the western United States.
Congressional staffers who helped craft the landmark Clean Water Act 50 years ago acknowledge they left a big hole in the law — one that’s now blamed for the single largest pollution source in streams, rivers and lakes. Nonpoint-source pollution — a technocratic term describing pesticides, oil, fertilizers, toxins, sediment and grime that storms wash […]
In forests throughout the Golden State, trees are turning a dark shade of rust, succumbing to the impacts of the drought in a well-documented phenomenon known to forest scientists as tree mortality. The problem first peaked in 2016 when the U.S. Forest Service released images from a statewide aerial survey, estimating 62 million trees died […]
Colorado’s river-recreation community is asking for more recognition in the update to the state’s Water Plan. In a Sept. 30 comment letter addressed to the Colorado Water Conservation Board Director Rebecca Mitchell and Gov. Jared Polis, a group of recreation, environmental-conservation organizations and local businesses ask for river recreation to play a more prominent role in the […]
Reports of low water levels at a few big hydropower plants in the West over the last few years have made it seem like hydropower is becoming less reliable. Last summer, officials in California were forced to shut down the Edward Hyatt Powerplant when water levels in Lake Oroville, the reservoir that feeds the plant, dropped below […]
A research study just published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment provides new information about how much the planet has warmed and what warming we may expect in the coming decades. This study is important because it motivates us to take actions to mitigate and respond to climate change. It shows what will happen if […]
Interior Announces $137 Million for California Dam Projects
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /GV Wireby Bill McEwenWhile many environmentalists oppose the construction and expansion of dams, the Biden Administration believes in the value of above-ground water storage. The Department of Interior on Monday announced $210 million in funding for water storage and conveyance projects in the western United States.
Pollution Still Flows Through Clean Water Act Loophole
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /E&E Newsby Hannnah NortheyCongressional staffers who helped craft the landmark Clean Water Act 50 years ago acknowledge they left a big hole in the law — one that’s now blamed for the single largest pollution source in streams, rivers and lakes. Nonpoint-source pollution — a technocratic term describing pesticides, oil, fertilizers, toxins, sediment and grime that storms wash […]
Fragile Forests: Millions of California Trees Dying Due to Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Fox 40 Newsby Dennis ShanahanIn forests throughout the Golden State, trees are turning a dark shade of rust, succumbing to the impacts of the drought in a well-documented phenomenon known to forest scientists as tree mortality. The problem first peaked in 2016 when the U.S. Forest Service released images from a statewide aerial survey, estimating 62 million trees died […]
Recreation Groups Ask for More Inclusion in Colorado Water Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Vail Daily by Heather SackettColorado’s river-recreation community is asking for more recognition in the update to the state’s Water Plan. In a Sept. 30 comment letter addressed to the Colorado Water Conservation Board Director Rebecca Mitchell and Gov. Jared Polis, a group of recreation, environmental-conservation organizations and local businesses ask for river recreation to play a more prominent role in the […]
The West’s Biggest Source of Renewable Energy Depends on Water. Will it Survive the Drought?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Gristby Emily PontecorvoReports of low water levels at a few big hydropower plants in the West over the last few years have made it seem like hydropower is becoming less reliable. Last summer, officials in California were forced to shut down the Edward Hyatt Powerplant when water levels in Lake Oroville, the reservoir that feeds the plant, dropped below […]
A New Comprehensive Assessment of Ocean Warming Highlights Future Climate Risks
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Phys.orgby Chinese Academy of SciencesA research study just published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment provides new information about how much the planet has warmed and what warming we may expect in the coming decades. This study is important because it motivates us to take actions to mitigate and respond to climate change. It shows what will happen if […]