After two winters of La Niña, an official “El Niño Watch” is underway, the National Weather Service Climate Protection Center said Thursday. In its latest ENSO Alert System Status report, the Climate Protection Center said there’s a 61% chance that an El Niño is “likely to emerge” between this May and June, and “persist through at least […]
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum reiterated Tuesday that the federal government favors a negotiated deal between the seven states that share Colorado River water over the resource’s allocation rather than a protracted legal battle. During a Las Vegas Valley visit, Burgum said the federal government will continue pushing for a possible deal before the current 20-year-old […]
The explosive growth in data centers is fueling concerns in California, as well as across the country, about water and energy use. Some have gone as far as to propose a water usage fee on data centers. However, others argue that data center water use is just a drop in the bucket compared to other uses or that most […]
Beneath California’s Salton Sea, there is so much metal essential to rechargeable batteries that Gov. Gavin Newsom calls the vast lake “the Saudi Arabia of lithium.” An estimated $500 billion worth of lithium here could help power our smartphones, electric cars and electricity grids. And a so-called white gold rush could bring jobs, tax dollars […]
Pasadena Water and Power announced that the city’s two-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule is now in effect through October 31 as part of the City of Pasadena’s ongoing Level 2 Water Supply Shortage Plan. This measure limits outdoor irrigation to conserve water during the dry season. Under the schedule, residents and businesses with even-numbered addresses may irrigate their […]
The recent rupture of a massive pipe at the New Colgate Powerhouse on the Yuba River, about 50 miles north of Sacramento, was not a natural disaster. It was an infrastructure failure. The rupture of the penstock pipe in February sent a torrent of water down a steep hillside, triggering erosion that carried sediment and man-made debris […]
‘Strong’ El Niño May Be Brewing. Here’s What It Could Mean for Southern California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /NBC Los Angelesby Monica GarskeAfter two winters of La Niña, an official “El Niño Watch” is underway, the National Weather Service Climate Protection Center said Thursday. In its latest ENSO Alert System Status report, the Climate Protection Center said there’s a 61% chance that an El Niño is “likely to emerge” between this May and June, and “persist through at least […]
Interior Chief Pursues Colorado River Water Deal During Las Vegas Visit
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Las Vegas Review-Journalby Ricardo Torres-CortezU.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum reiterated Tuesday that the federal government favors a negotiated deal between the seven states that share Colorado River water over the resource’s allocation rather than a protracted legal battle. During a Las Vegas Valley visit, Burgum said the federal government will continue pushing for a possible deal before the current 20-year-old […]
Will Data Centers Threaten California’s Water? It’s Complicated.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Public Policy Institute of Californiaby Sarah Bardeen, Annalise BlumThe explosive growth in data centers is fueling concerns in California, as well as across the country, about water and energy use. Some have gone as far as to propose a water usage fee on data centers. However, others argue that data center water use is just a drop in the bucket compared to other uses or that most […]
The California Lake Billed as the ‘Saudi Arabia of Lithium’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /New York Timesby Soumya KarlamanglaBeneath California’s Salton Sea, there is so much metal essential to rechargeable batteries that Gov. Gavin Newsom calls the vast lake “the Saudi Arabia of lithium.” An estimated $500 billion worth of lithium here could help power our smartphones, electric cars and electricity grids. And a so-called white gold rush could bring jobs, tax dollars […]
Two-Day Outdoor Watering Schedule Now in Effect Through October in Pasadena
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Pasadena NowPasadena Water and Power announced that the city’s two-day-per-week outdoor watering schedule is now in effect through October 31 as part of the City of Pasadena’s ongoing Level 2 Water Supply Shortage Plan. This measure limits outdoor irrigation to conserve water during the dry season. Under the schedule, residents and businesses with even-numbered addresses may irrigate their […]
OPINION: Yuba River Disaster: It Could Be Coming to a River Near You
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Cal Mattersby Keiko MertzThe recent rupture of a massive pipe at the New Colgate Powerhouse on the Yuba River, about 50 miles north of Sacramento, was not a natural disaster. It was an infrastructure failure. The rupture of the penstock pipe in February sent a torrent of water down a steep hillside, triggering erosion that carried sediment and man-made debris […]