When Yvonne Savio talks, savvy SoCal gardeners listen. And her message for fall is big: Despite a long tradition of planting during the “mild” days of September, her counsel this week is to put off any planting — even starting seeds — until late October or November, because folks, it’s just too darn hot these […]
Over the past decade, California has gone from being the state with the least groundwater regulation to adopting a law that serves as an international model. How the state implements its landmark groundwater law during California’s worst drought on record could inform global climate change adaptation practices for generations. The Golden State has one shot […]
The Dallas area is still reeling from record-breaking downpours that triggered flash floods across northeastern Texas last week. The event swamped houses, submerged vehicles and prompted hundreds of emergency rescues. At least one death has been reported so far. The sheer volume of rain was stunning, with some locations receiving more than a foot. But […]
Sandra L. Kerl, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s 24-month projection for water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
Already in doubt from the West’s changing climate, a proposed pipeline across southern Utah remains bogged in a regulatory limbo that could hold up the project indefinitely. If built, Utah’s 143-mile Lake Powell pipeline would draw up to 86,000 acre-feet of the Colorado River’s flow — depleted by drought and overuse — from the ever-shrinking […]
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has advanced the nation’s largest dam-removal project, which could restore flowing water to more than 400 miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon line. FERC’s release Friday of its final environmental impact statement reiterated its support for removing the Lower Klamath Project’s four hydroelectric dams.
How (and When) To Plant a Winter Garden During the Worsening Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Jeanette MarantosWhen Yvonne Savio talks, savvy SoCal gardeners listen. And her message for fall is big: Despite a long tradition of planting during the “mild” days of September, her counsel this week is to put off any planting — even starting seeds — until late October or November, because folks, it’s just too darn hot these […]
Opinion: California Can’t Waver on Water Regulation
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /CalMattersby Samantha Arthur and Ngodoo AtumeOver the past decade, California has gone from being the state with the least groundwater regulation to adopting a law that serves as an international model. How the state implements its landmark groundwater law during California’s worst drought on record could inform global climate change adaptation practices for generations. The Golden State has one shot […]
‘Weather Whiplash’ Withers, then Drowns Areas Worldwide
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Scientific Americanby Chelsea HarveyThe Dallas area is still reeling from record-breaking downpours that triggered flash floods across northeastern Texas last week. The event swamped houses, submerged vehicles and prompted hundreds of emergency rescues. At least one death has been reported so far. The sheer volume of rain was stunning, with some locations receiving more than a foot. But […]
Water Conservation is Critical in San Diego County as Colorado River Declines
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Contractor News and Views Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthoritySandra L. Kerl, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s 24-month projection for water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
Can The Lake Powell Pipeline Still Happen?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Salt Lake Tribuneby Brian MafflyAlready in doubt from the West’s changing climate, a proposed pipeline across southern Utah remains bogged in a regulatory limbo that could hold up the project indefinitely. If built, Utah’s 143-mile Lake Powell pipeline would draw up to 86,000 acre-feet of the Colorado River’s flow — depleted by drought and overuse — from the ever-shrinking […]
FERC Endorses Nation’s Largest Dam Removal Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Gayle Falkenthal /Greenwireby Jennifer YachninThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has advanced the nation’s largest dam-removal project, which could restore flowing water to more than 400 miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon line. FERC’s release Friday of its final environmental impact statement reiterated its support for removing the Lower Klamath Project’s four hydroelectric dams.