Rising river levels? It’s been a surprising sight in recent days for people out along the American River. California is in year three of a severe drought and people are being asked to conserve, but water releases from Folsom Dam are being dramatically increased this week.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a sweeping plastic-reduction measure that aims to dramatically shrink the amount of disposable packaging and food ware that Californians use in their daily lives. The bill, SB54, is the result of a breakthrough legislative deal between some environmentalists, business groups and waste haulers, a last-minute compromise that led proponents to withdraw […]
Mountain View is the latest Bay Area city to approve new water restrictions as California deals with dry conditions for its third consecutive year. As Bay Area residents deal with newly announced restrictions seemingly by the week the restrictions are even more severe in southern California and around the southwest.
Farmers up and down California are once again facing an uncertain season ahead of them as a state water curtailment order issued in August 2021 continues to take its toll on farming and ranching families. In July 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order calling a drought emergency and asking for water conservation. Soon […]
Unprecedented dryness across the western United States is meeting with increasingly warm temperatures to create climate conditions so extreme that the landscape of California could permanently and profoundly change, a growing number of scientists say. The Golden State’s great drying has already begun to reduce snowpack, worsen wildfires and dry out soils, and researchers say that […]
Bakersfield City water managers learned from California’s last “epic” drought – don’t wait to make a deal. In 2015, city water managers scrambled to keep taps flowing for more than 20,000 Bakersfield residents as the Kern River ran so low the city had zero water entitlement coming down the river.
What Do Increased Releases From Folsom Dam Mean For Region’s Water Levels?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CBS Sacramentoby Steve LargeRising river levels? It’s been a surprising sight in recent days for people out along the American River. California is in year three of a severe drought and people are being asked to conserve, but water releases from Folsom Dam are being dramatically increased this week.
California Lawmakers Pass Major Plastic-Reduction Measure After Years of Thwarted Attempts
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Dustin GardinerGov. Gavin Newsom has signed a sweeping plastic-reduction measure that aims to dramatically shrink the amount of disposable packaging and food ware that Californians use in their daily lives. The bill, SB54, is the result of a breakthrough legislative deal between some environmentalists, business groups and waste haulers, a last-minute compromise that led proponents to withdraw […]
Mountain View Orders Water Cutbacks but Even Tougher Drought Measures Elsewhere in California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KTVU FOX 2by Mark SayreMountain View is the latest Bay Area city to approve new water restrictions as California deals with dry conditions for its third consecutive year. As Bay Area residents deal with newly announced restrictions seemingly by the week the restrictions are even more severe in southern California and around the southwest.
California Farmers Preparing for State Water Curtailment Orders
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Paso Robles Pressby Camille DeVaulFarmers up and down California are once again facing an uncertain season ahead of them as a state water curtailment order issued in August 2021 continues to take its toll on farming and ranching families. In July 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order calling a drought emergency and asking for water conservation. Soon […]
Extreme Heat, Drought Will Permanently Scar California and Its Social Fabric
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithUnprecedented dryness across the western United States is meeting with increasingly warm temperatures to create climate conditions so extreme that the landscape of California could permanently and profoundly change, a growing number of scientists say. The Golden State’s great drying has already begun to reduce snowpack, worsen wildfires and dry out soils, and researchers say that […]
Water Deal to Keep Taps Flowing in Bakersfield Even as Lake Isabella Levels Continue to Drop
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SJV Waterby Lois HenryBakersfield City water managers learned from California’s last “epic” drought – don’t wait to make a deal. In 2015, city water managers scrambled to keep taps flowing for more than 20,000 Bakersfield residents as the Kern River ran so low the city had zero water entitlement coming down the river.