This wealthy Los Angeles suburb is famed for its celebrity residents and meticulously landscaped homes. After a crackdown on water use, it is now gaining renown for having some of the brownest lawns in America. “My kids are asking me, what is going wrong with this grass?” said Siran Galstian, whose once verdant lawn is dying. “I […]
The Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the finalized drought plan Tuesday with the stipulation that it would be a living document that develops as conditions change. Water and Resource Conservation Director Kammie Loeser was joined by Assistant Director Christina Buck to deliver a series of presentations on water with the first focus surrounding […]
Early one winter morning, as Brian Lilla was riding his bike through Napa, California’s hills and meadows, he spotted farmworkers driving ATVs through rows of vines. They hauled huge canisters of the weedkiller Roundup. As the workers sprayed vines, a chemical smell shot through the air. Having moved to Napa from Oakland nine years ago […]
The water that comes out of the tap for more than 900,000 Californians is unsafe to drink and the state isn’t acting fast enough to help clean it up, state auditors said in a report released Tuesday. Thousands of water systems supply the state’s 39 million people, and about 5% of them have some type […]
The western United States continues to suffer from a historic level of drought. California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot spoke during the Western Food and Ag Issues Summit hosted by Agri-Pulse. He offers a key example of the drought’s severity. “We are facing a worsening regional drought across most of the American West that’s […]
California’s deepening drought has resulted tens of millions of tree deaths, increasing the risk of wildfires and threatening the state’s surviving trees. “It’s obviously a concern and sad as well,” said Luis Garcia, who recently moved to the east foothills above San Jose’s Alum Rock Park. Cal Fire estimates more than 173 million trees have […]
California’s Worst Drought on Record Spells Trouble for Classic Green Lawns
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Wall Street Journalby Jim CarltonThis wealthy Los Angeles suburb is famed for its celebrity residents and meticulously landscaped homes. After a crackdown on water use, it is now gaining renown for having some of the brownest lawns in America. “My kids are asking me, what is going wrong with this grass?” said Siran Galstian, whose once verdant lawn is dying. “I […]
Butte County Supervisors Accept Final Drought Plan
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Enterprise-Recordby Jake HutchisonThe Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the finalized drought plan Tuesday with the stipulation that it would be a living document that develops as conditions change. Water and Resource Conservation Director Kammie Loeser was joined by Assistant Director Christina Buck to deliver a series of presentations on water with the first focus surrounding […]
A Napa Filmmaker Looked and Found Roundup, the Weedkiller Tied to Cancer, ‘Everywhere’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Capital and Mainby Evelyn NievesEarly one winter morning, as Brian Lilla was riding his bike through Napa, California’s hills and meadows, he spotted farmworkers driving ATVs through rows of vines. They hauled huge canisters of the weedkiller Roundup. As the workers sprayed vines, a chemical smell shot through the air. Having moved to Napa from Oakland nine years ago […]
Audit: California Too Slow to Fix Contaminated Water Systems
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Kathleen RonayneThe water that comes out of the tap for more than 900,000 Californians is unsafe to drink and the state isn’t acting fast enough to help clean it up, state auditors said in a report released Tuesday. Thousands of water systems supply the state’s 39 million people, and about 5% of them have some type […]
Western Drought Reaching Catastrophic Levels
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Ag Infoby Corryn La RueThe western United States continues to suffer from a historic level of drought. California Natural Resources Agency Secretary Wade Crowfoot spoke during the Western Food and Ag Issues Summit hosted by Agri-Pulse. He offers a key example of the drought’s severity. “We are facing a worsening regional drought across most of the American West that’s […]
California Drought Leading to Tens of Millions of Trees Dying in State
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS Bay Areaby Devin FehelyCalifornia’s deepening drought has resulted tens of millions of tree deaths, increasing the risk of wildfires and threatening the state’s surviving trees. “It’s obviously a concern and sad as well,” said Luis Garcia, who recently moved to the east foothills above San Jose’s Alum Rock Park. Cal Fire estimates more than 173 million trees have […]