Almost two months ago, the seven Colorado River Basin states blew past a federal deadline to negotiate significant cuts to their water usage. There’s finally some concrete action. Water managers in California, which uses more Colorado River water than any other state, have agreed to reduce their usage by one-tenth in 2023.
The Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Endangered Species Act protections Thursday for a crucial population of the longfin smelt, an unassuming California fish that has pit farmers against environmentalists and could end up redirecting the future course of the state’s water. Reversing earlier calls made during both the Obama and Trump administrations, FWS said the San Francisco […]
A Central Valley lawmaker says she’s committed to supporting farmworkers who risk losing income during the drought – but state and labor groups are at odds on the best approach.
With the Colorado River in crisis and reservoir levels continuing to decline, California water agencies that depend on the river are planning to significantly reduce their use of water from the river starting next year. As a result, officials with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California said they plan to endorse mandatory conservation measures […]
Facing demands from the federal government, California water agencies offered today to cut back the amount of water they import from the Colorado River starting in 2023. After months of negotiations, water agencies wrote to federal agencies today offering to reduce California’s water use by 400,000 acre-feet every year through 2026. That amounts to 9% of the […]
Lake Mead is America’s largest reservoir, supplying water for 25 million people across the southwest. It’s also drying up — a kind of poster child for the ongoing drought in the West. But upstream, a much larger but lesser known source of stored water is also disappearing: mountain snow. This is how climate change is […]
Why is it So Hard to Negotiate a Colorado River Conservation Deal?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Marketplace.orgby Savannah MaherAlmost two months ago, the seven Colorado River Basin states blew past a federal deadline to negotiate significant cuts to their water usage. There’s finally some concrete action. Water managers in California, which uses more Colorado River water than any other state, have agreed to reduce their usage by one-tenth in 2023.
Feds Propose Protections for California’s Longfin Smelt
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Michael DoyleThe Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Endangered Species Act protections Thursday for a crucial population of the longfin smelt, an unassuming California fish that has pit farmers against environmentalists and could end up redirecting the future course of the state’s water. Reversing earlier calls made during both the Obama and Trump administrations, FWS said the San Francisco […]
Can California Help Drought-Stricken Farmworkers Following Gavin Newsom’s Recent Veto?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Fresno Beeby Melissa MontalvoA Central Valley lawmaker says she’s committed to supporting farmworkers who risk losing income during the drought – but state and labor groups are at odds on the best approach.
More Water Restrictions Likely as California Pledges to Cut Use of Colorado River Supply
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesWith the Colorado River in crisis and reservoir levels continuing to decline, California water agencies that depend on the river are planning to significantly reduce their use of water from the river starting next year. As a result, officials with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California said they plan to endorse mandatory conservation measures […]
California Offers to Reduce Imports of Colorado River Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Rachel BeckerFacing demands from the federal government, California water agencies offered today to cut back the amount of water they import from the Colorado River starting in 2023. After months of negotiations, water agencies wrote to federal agencies today offering to reduce California’s water use by 400,000 acre-feet every year through 2026. That amounts to 9% of the […]
Snow Loss is Fueling the West’s Megadrought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Gristby Jesse NicholsLake Mead is America’s largest reservoir, supplying water for 25 million people across the southwest. It’s also drying up — a kind of poster child for the ongoing drought in the West. But upstream, a much larger but lesser known source of stored water is also disappearing: mountain snow. This is how climate change is […]