When Kim Chapman and her husband Don Gross were tired of their lawn, and the brown grass and the water bills that accompanied it, they got paid to remove their grass. They were one of 150 households who have benefited from the City of Sonoma’s turf removal rebate since it launched in 2013. The program […]
State Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Red Bluff, and Sen. Andreas Borgeas, R-Fresno, introduced a bill last week that would have a significant impact on the Sites Reservoir project in Colusa County. The bill, Senate Bill 890, is meant to ensure millions of acre-feet of water is stored during wet years instead of being flushed out to […]
Standing at the foot of the southern Wasatch Mountains in Spanish Fork, Tommy Beaudreau, deputy secretary of the Interior, said the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure package will make Utah more drought resilient, while easing tensions between Western states and Washington, D.C. Less than a mile down the road, construction crews worked to install two massive […]
Solar panels are coming to two California canals. The “Project Nexus” follows research from the University of California-Merced finding substantial benefits for water quality and delivery, in addition to the benefits of renewable power generation. This first-of-its-kind pilot project will install solar arrays over two canals (one 25-feet wide and one 110-foot-wide) in the Turlock Irrigation District, allowing operators […]
Between the Winter Olympics and our dry January, I’ve been thinking a lot about snow over the last few weeks. Last month, Reno saw no measurable precipitation for the first time since such records were kept. The dry streak has continued past January. And although there have been longer periods of dryness in the region, it’s enough to be […]
First, it was a few days, then a few weeks and now over a month without measurable rain or snow in Northern California. On Wednesday, Feb. 9, UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Lab shared on its social media platforms that the site had broken a concerning record. There have now been 33 days straight without […]
The Beginning of the End of Lawns, One Rebate at a Time
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Sonoma Index-Tribuneby Chase HunterWhen Kim Chapman and her husband Don Gross were tired of their lawn, and the brown grass and the water bills that accompanied it, they got paid to remove their grass. They were one of 150 households who have benefited from the City of Sonoma’s turf removal rebate since it launched in 2013. The program […]
Sen. Nielsen Bill Seeks to Help Sites Reservoir Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Colusa County Sun Heraldby Robert SummaState Sen. Jim Nielsen, R-Red Bluff, and Sen. Andreas Borgeas, R-Fresno, introduced a bill last week that would have a significant impact on the Sites Reservoir project in Colusa County. The bill, Senate Bill 890, is meant to ensure millions of acre-feet of water is stored during wet years instead of being flushed out to […]
Interior Official: Federal Funds ‘Coming at Just the Right Time’ to Help Utah Drought
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Desert Newsby Kyle DunpheyStanding at the foot of the southern Wasatch Mountains in Spanish Fork, Tommy Beaudreau, deputy secretary of the Interior, said the recently passed bipartisan infrastructure package will make Utah more drought resilient, while easing tensions between Western states and Washington, D.C. Less than a mile down the road, construction crews worked to install two massive […]
Solar Panels to Be Installed Above California Canals
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /EcoWatchby Climate NexusSolar panels are coming to two California canals. The “Project Nexus” follows research from the University of California-Merced finding substantial benefits for water quality and delivery, in addition to the benefits of renewable power generation. This first-of-its-kind pilot project will install solar arrays over two canals (one 25-feet wide and one 110-foot-wide) in the Turlock Irrigation District, allowing operators […]
What Is the Future of Snow? Grappling With Climate Change and Warmer Winters
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Nevada Independent by Daniel RothbergBetween the Winter Olympics and our dry January, I’ve been thinking a lot about snow over the last few weeks. Last month, Reno saw no measurable precipitation for the first time since such records were kept. The dry streak has continued past January. And although there have been longer periods of dryness in the region, it’s enough to be […]
‘It Could End Up That This Winter Is Actually Contributing to the Drought’: Record-Long Snowless Streak Measured in the Sierra
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KCRAby Heather WaldmanFirst, it was a few days, then a few weeks and now over a month without measurable rain or snow in Northern California. On Wednesday, Feb. 9, UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Lab shared on its social media platforms that the site had broken a concerning record. There have now been 33 days straight without […]