Scorching temperatures and desperately dry conditions set the stage for the rapid spread of several explosive wildfires that erupted over the weekend, forcing evacuations in California and Arizona. The blazes are among dozens that have broken out across the US south-west early in the summer, including a ferocious fire in New Mexico that became the worst in the state’s […]
As drought continues to be a concern across California and Kern County, there is a new proposal in the state senate that could spend up to $1.5 billion to buy back the water rights that allow farmers to take as much water as they need from the state’s rivers and streams to grow their crops. […]
Sacramentans should continue to water their trees regularly despite the city’s watering restrictions on lawns and landscapes. While residents can only water their lawns and landscapes twice a week during the dry season until the end of October, trees are exempt from this restriction, according to the city. Why are trees exempt from this rule, […]
As the drought in California and across much of the western United States enters another summer season, several experts participated in a conference hosted by the California Department of Water Resources and the Water Education Foundation on Thursday to discuss issues of how modeling precipitation can impact decisions made by policymakers. One of the main […]
The federal government did not breach its contract when it gave water users, including the city of Fresno, a zero water allocation in the extreme drought year of 2014, according to a ruling issued June 6 in Federal Claims Court. It may not seem fair, Judge Armando Bonilla wrote in his ruling, and “To be […]
To some residents of Southern California, the golf course is a detested symbol of social privilege and water profligacy — a lush playground for the wealthy that can drink more than 100 million gallons a year, even as neighboring lawns shrivel and brown. “Why are golf courses still a thing?” East Hollywood resident Spence Nicholson […]
Wildfires Erupt in Arizona and California in Foreboding Sign of Intense Summer
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Guardianby Gabrielle CanonScorching temperatures and desperately dry conditions set the stage for the rapid spread of several explosive wildfires that erupted over the weekend, forcing evacuations in California and Arizona. The blazes are among dozens that have broken out across the US south-west early in the summer, including a ferocious fire in New Mexico that became the worst in the state’s […]
Farmers Worry Water-Rights Proposal Could Affect Food Supply
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /23ABCby Breanna PolkAs drought continues to be a concern across California and Kern County, there is a new proposal in the state senate that could spend up to $1.5 billion to buy back the water rights that allow farmers to take as much water as they need from the state’s rivers and streams to grow their crops. […]
Sacramento Watering Rules Don’t Apply to Your Trees. Here’s How to Care for Them in Drought
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Beeby Noor AdatiaSacramentans should continue to water their trees regularly despite the city’s watering restrictions on lawns and landscapes. While residents can only water their lawns and landscapes twice a week during the dry season until the end of October, trees are exempt from this restriction, according to the city. Why are trees exempt from this rule, […]
Conference Highlights Deficiency of Models for Drought Situations
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Serviceby Kevin WinterAs the drought in California and across much of the western United States enters another summer season, several experts participated in a conference hosted by the California Department of Water Resources and the Water Education Foundation on Thursday to discuss issues of how modeling precipitation can impact decisions made by policymakers. One of the main […]
Court Rules Federal Government Didn’t Stiff Fresno, Other Water Users During Last Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby Lois HenryThe federal government did not breach its contract when it gave water users, including the city of Fresno, a zero water allocation in the extreme drought year of 2014, according to a ruling issued June 6 in Federal Claims Court. It may not seem fair, Judge Armando Bonilla wrote in his ruling, and “To be […]
SoCal’s Lush Golf Courses Face New Water Restrictions. How Brown Will the Grass Go?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith and Ian JamesTo some residents of Southern California, the golf course is a detested symbol of social privilege and water profligacy — a lush playground for the wealthy that can drink more than 100 million gallons a year, even as neighboring lawns shrivel and brown. “Why are golf courses still a thing?” East Hollywood resident Spence Nicholson […]