The latest Spring snowstorms helped increase California’s water supply and lake levels, but the Golden State continues to face drought conditions. April’s wet weather in northern California have increased water levels at lakes like Folsom Lake. “The particular storm of this week increased the rain and snow over northern California by about 5-10 percent,” said […]
Heavy snow in Northern California has given a recent boost of moisture to a region grappling with drought. The Central Sierra Snow Lab at the University of California, Berkeley said Friday that more than 16 inches (43 centimeters) of snow fell in the past day. “We are now at 61% of our normal #snow #water equivalent for […]
Spirits live here. That’s what Paiute and Shoshone tribal members say about the Owens Lake playa, an arid, eerily flat expanse along the eastern Sierra Nevada range that is prone to choking dust storms. It is best known as the focal point of a historic feud that began in the early 1900s, when Los Angeles city agents quietly bought […]
Bounded by the Bitterroot Mountains to the west and the Sapphire Mountains to the east, Montana’s Bitterroot Valley is home to renowned fly fishing streams and soaring vistas. Its forests, however, are facing the greatest wildfire risk in the entire state, with towns like Florence, Victor and Darby all in the nation’s 98th-plus percentile for risk. Yet […]
Mired in an extreme drought, California lawmakers on Thursday took the first step toward lowering the standard for how much water people use in their homes — a move that won’t be enforced on individual customers but could lead to higher rates even as consumption declines. California’s current standard for residential indoor water use is […]
As warm spring winds whip the Eastern Plains, sapping soils of moisture, and the state’s reservoirs sit at below-average levels, water managers got more bad news Tuesday: this two-year drought cycle could continue through the summer and into the fall leading the state into its third year of below-average snowpack and streamflows and high wildfire […]
Folsom Lake Levels Improve, Drought Conditions Still an Issue
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /FOX 40 (Sacramento)by Julian Tack and Gurajpal SanghaThe latest Spring snowstorms helped increase California’s water supply and lake levels, but the Golden State continues to face drought conditions. April’s wet weather in northern California have increased water levels at lakes like Folsom Lake. “The particular storm of this week increased the rain and snow over northern California by about 5-10 percent,” said […]
Late-Season Snowfall Helps California in Dry Winter, Drought
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP NewsHeavy snow in Northern California has given a recent boost of moisture to a region grappling with drought. The Central Sierra Snow Lab at the University of California, Berkeley said Friday that more than 16 inches (43 centimeters) of snow fell in the past day. “We are now at 61% of our normal #snow #water equivalent for […]
Owens Valley Tribes Honor a Legacy of ‘Beauty and Suffering’ With Historic Site Nomination
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis SahagúnSpirits live here. That’s what Paiute and Shoshone tribal members say about the Owens Lake playa, an arid, eerily flat expanse along the eastern Sierra Nevada range that is prone to choking dust storms. It is best known as the focal point of a historic feud that began in the early 1900s, when Los Angeles city agents quietly bought […]
Why Rural Communities Struggle to Bring in Much-Needed Federal Grants
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /High Country Newsby Kylie Mohr and Theo WhitcombBounded by the Bitterroot Mountains to the west and the Sapphire Mountains to the east, Montana’s Bitterroot Valley is home to renowned fly fishing streams and soaring vistas. Its forests, however, are facing the greatest wildfire risk in the entire state, with towns like Florence, Victor and Darby all in the nation’s 98th-plus percentile for risk. Yet […]
California Senate OKs Lower Standard for Indoor Water Use
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Adam BeamMired in an extreme drought, California lawmakers on Thursday took the first step toward lowering the standard for how much water people use in their homes — a move that won’t be enforced on individual customers but could lead to higher rates even as consumption declines. California’s current standard for residential indoor water use is […]
La Niña Likely to Continue, Intensifying Drought, Wildfires; Snowpack Hits 91% of Average
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Education Coloradoby Jerd SmithAs warm spring winds whip the Eastern Plains, sapping soils of moisture, and the state’s reservoirs sit at below-average levels, water managers got more bad news Tuesday: this two-year drought cycle could continue through the summer and into the fall leading the state into its third year of below-average snowpack and streamflows and high wildfire […]