The extreme heat seen throughout the west is causing household lawns to cry out for water. In July, the Stockton City Council adopted a resolution declaring a Stage 2 Water Shortage Emergency in response to the ongoing drought and record-low reservoir levels in California.
I don’t see how this ends well. Most of the major players – the ones that matter, anyway, by which I mean Arizona, California, and the federal government – appear boxed in by constraints they can’t seem to overcome, while the water in the Colorado River’s big reservoirs is circling the drains.
These days it can feel almost cliche to throw around the word “dystopian.” But it’s hard not to use it while standing on the narrow road crossing the Hoover Dam as tourists gawk at the hulking structure’s exposed columns that for decades were underwater.
In 2016, the City of San Francisco was the first American municipality to ban the sales of water that comes in plastic bottles. At the time it was called a bold move that was building on a global movement to reduce the huge amount of waste from the billion-dollar plastic bottle industry. South Lake Tahoe […]
The devastating drought is continuing to ravage the Central Valley and is creating more of a water crisis for farmers. Right along the edge of West Fresno County sits miles and miles of uprooted almond trees. Farmer Joe Del Bosque says he’s never seen it like this.
Before Rick Lemos and the other directors of the Shasta River Water Association broke the law, they made a decision that under most circumstances might be considered unusual: they sent a letter to authorities spelling out exactly what they intended to do.
Stockton Residents Now Required to Reduce Water Use by 20%. See Latest Water Restrictions
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Recordnet.comby Hannah WorkmanThe extreme heat seen throughout the west is causing household lawns to cry out for water. In July, the Stockton City Council adopted a resolution declaring a Stage 2 Water Shortage Emergency in response to the ongoing drought and record-low reservoir levels in California.
Opinion: The Colorado River at the End of Water Year 2022: A Status Report
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Inkstainby J. FleckI don’t see how this ends well. Most of the major players – the ones that matter, anyway, by which I mean Arizona, California, and the federal government – appear boxed in by constraints they can’t seem to overcome, while the water in the Colorado River’s big reservoirs is circling the drains.
Where the Colorado River Crisis is Hitting Home
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /NPRby Kirk SieglerThese days it can feel almost cliche to throw around the word “dystopian.” But it’s hard not to use it while standing on the narrow road crossing the Hoover Dam as tourists gawk at the hulking structure’s exposed columns that for decades were underwater.
South Lake Tahoe Leads the Way as City Council Approves Water Bottle Ban
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Carson Now.orgby Jeff MunsonIn 2016, the City of San Francisco was the first American municipality to ban the sales of water that comes in plastic bottles. At the time it was called a bold move that was building on a global movement to reduce the huge amount of waste from the billion-dollar plastic bottle industry. South Lake Tahoe […]
Valley Farmer Calling on State to Increase Water Source
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC30by Brittany JacobThe devastating drought is continuing to ravage the Central Valley and is creating more of a water crisis for farmers. Right along the edge of West Fresno County sits miles and miles of uprooted almond trees. Farmer Joe Del Bosque says he’s never seen it like this.
Ranchers’ Rebellion: the Californians Breaking Water Rules in a Punishing Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Dani AnguianoBefore Rick Lemos and the other directors of the Shasta River Water Association broke the law, they made a decision that under most circumstances might be considered unusual: they sent a letter to authorities spelling out exactly what they intended to do.