Blazes have burned thousands of acres, cued mandatory evacuations and threatened some of the state’s oldest and most impressive trees, but far fewer acres have burned in California wildfires through the first few weeks of summer than at the same point last year. The tides may turn in the coming weeks as conditions stay hot […]
Environmental agencies on the local, state and federal levels are commending the efforts of two tidal habitat restoration projects in Solano County. The California Department of Water Resources is aiming to preserve smelt and other fish populations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by improving food sources and habitat conditions in the Suisun Marsh, specifically by […]
An explosion at the Hoover Dam has prompted an emergency response from a Nevada fire crew, authorities said Tuesday morning. “We have a crew on the way where we have a report of a fire,” said Lisa LaPlant, a spokesperson for Boulder City. Boulder City officials said on Twitter that the city fire department was heading […]
More extreme water cuts are all but certain in the Southwest starting next year – including new water cuts for California – according to the latest government forecast for the Colorado River and Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir. Lake Mead, which provides water to roughly 25 million people in Arizona, Nevada, California and Mexico, is losing water […]
One morning in the summer of 2018, Kelly Stober woke up and started to get ready for work. But when she turned on the faucet in her shower, no water came out. Stober lives in a rural neighborhood a few miles east of downtown Sonoma. Like her neighbors, she relies on a well for drinking […]
Solvang commercial, industrial and institutional water system customers will face steep financial penalties if they don’t immediately cut back their water usage at least 20%. City Council members on July 11 unanimously adopted a drought ordinance update that clarifies rate tier penalties in relation to declared drought stages. The city has been in a Stage […]
California’s 2022 Wildfire Season is Off to a Relatively Tame Start. Will It Last?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Michael McGoughBlazes have burned thousands of acres, cued mandatory evacuations and threatened some of the state’s oldest and most impressive trees, but far fewer acres have burned in California wildfires through the first few weeks of summer than at the same point last year. The tides may turn in the coming weeks as conditions stay hot […]
Two Tidal Habitat Restoration Projects in the Works to Protect Delta Smelt
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SF Gateby Olivia WynkoopEnvironmental agencies on the local, state and federal levels are commending the efforts of two tidal habitat restoration projects in Solano County. The California Department of Water Resources is aiming to preserve smelt and other fish populations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by improving food sources and habitat conditions in the Suisun Marsh, specifically by […]
Transformer Explodes at Hoover Dam, Prompting Emergency Response; Fire Quickly Extinguished
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Felicia AlvarezAn explosion at the Hoover Dam has prompted an emergency response from a Nevada fire crew, authorities said Tuesday morning. “We have a crew on the way where we have a report of a fire,” said Lisa LaPlant, a spokesperson for Boulder City. Boulder City officials said on Twitter that the city fire department was heading […]
Lake Mead Forecast: Southwest Should Brace for More Water Cuts From Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CNNby Rachel RamirezMore extreme water cuts are all but certain in the Southwest starting next year – including new water cuts for California – according to the latest government forecast for the Colorado River and Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir. Lake Mead, which provides water to roughly 25 million people in Arizona, Nevada, California and Mexico, is losing water […]
As Wells Run Dry, Sonoma Valley Reckons With New Water Regulations
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Sonoma Magazineby Kristin MoeOne morning in the summer of 2018, Kelly Stober woke up and started to get ready for work. But when she turned on the faucet in her shower, no water came out. Stober lives in a rural neighborhood a few miles east of downtown Sonoma. Like her neighbors, she relies on a well for drinking […]
Solvang Water Customers Must Cut Back Usage by 20% or Face Steep Penalties
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Santa Maria Timesby Jennifer BestSolvang commercial, industrial and institutional water system customers will face steep financial penalties if they don’t immediately cut back their water usage at least 20%. City Council members on July 11 unanimously adopted a drought ordinance update that clarifies rate tier penalties in relation to declared drought stages. The city has been in a Stage […]