Will the fifth time be the charm for California’s decades-long effort to replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta so that more Northern California water can be transported to Southern California? Don’t count on it. Last week, the state Department of Water Resources released a draft environmental impact report on the latest iteration of the 57-year-long effort […]
With monsoon rains four out of the last five days in the Las Vegas area, there is at least one plus — Lake Mead has risen 3 inches. At 7 p.m. Sunday the top of the lake was 1,040.99 feet above sea level at Hoover Dam. Five days ago, July 26, the lake measured at […]
When you go to the grocery store and fill the cart with food for your family, you are part of a long process that begins with soil, water, sunlight and the labor of farmers and farm workers. Most likely, the farms that grow most of your food are in a neighboring rural area or within […]
Lake Mead’s water levels have fallen to 1,040 feet, inching ever closer to dead-pool level. Lake Mead, a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, has been drying up because of the ongoing drought in the western United States. It stretches across Nevada and Arizona. According to new data from Lakes Online, as […]
Change is coming to farming in the San Joaquin Valley. Because of the need to reduce groundwater pumping to comply with the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, we’ve estimated that at least 500,000 acres of farmland will need to come out of irrigated production in the coming years. This is a major shift for California’s […]
On a ridge overlooking the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, it would have been possible to see the first flickering flames of the Oak Fire and then how it engulfed its surroundings. It took just 24 hours to mushroom to 10,000 acres and become California’s biggest wildfire this year. “That’s crazy fast,” said Joe Amador, […]
Opinion: Can Newsom Finally Win Long Delta Water Conflict?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Dan WaltersWill the fifth time be the charm for California’s decades-long effort to replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta so that more Northern California water can be transported to Southern California? Don’t count on it. Last week, the state Department of Water Resources released a draft environmental impact report on the latest iteration of the 57-year-long effort […]
Rain Helps Lake Mead Rise — 3 Inches
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Las Vegas Review-Journalby Marvin ClemonsWith monsoon rains four out of the last five days in the Las Vegas area, there is at least one plus — Lake Mead has risen 3 inches. At 7 p.m. Sunday the top of the lake was 1,040.99 feet above sea level at Hoover Dam. Five days ago, July 26, the lake measured at […]
Opinion: If Our Colorado River Water Supply is Cut, Prepare to See Empty Shelves at the Grocery Store
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Mike WadeWhen you go to the grocery store and fill the cart with food for your family, you are part of a long process that begins with soil, water, sunlight and the labor of farmers and farm workers. Most likely, the farms that grow most of your food are in a neighboring rural area or within […]
Lake Mead Water Level Falls to 1,040ft, Dead-Pool Level Inches Closer
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Newsweekby Robyn WhiteLake Mead’s water levels have fallen to 1,040 feet, inching ever closer to dead-pool level. Lake Mead, a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, has been drying up because of the ongoing drought in the western United States. It stretches across Nevada and Arizona. According to new data from Lakes Online, as […]
Opinion: Can San Joaquin Valley Agriculture Survive With Less Irrigation? Here Are Ways to Do It
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby Caitlin PetersonChange is coming to farming in the San Joaquin Valley. Because of the need to reduce groundwater pumping to comply with the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, we’ve estimated that at least 500,000 acres of farmland will need to come out of irrigated production in the coming years. This is a major shift for California’s […]
How ‘Spreading Like Wildfire’ is Getting a Terrifying New Meaning in the California of Climate Change
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CNNby Bill WeirOn a ridge overlooking the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, it would have been possible to see the first flickering flames of the Oak Fire and then how it engulfed its surroundings. It took just 24 hours to mushroom to 10,000 acres and become California’s biggest wildfire this year. “That’s crazy fast,” said Joe Amador, […]