Silicon Valley is known for its startup culture where so-called angel investors provide financing to launch companies that aspire to change the world. Innovations spawned in Silicon Valley have indeed changed the world, and in the process, made the San Francisco Bay Area home to thousands of near-billionaires and billionaires. With wealth like that comes […]
The heavy rains that soaked California late last year were welcomed by farmers, urban planners – and endangered coho salmon. “We’ve seen fish in places that they haven’t been for almost 25 years,” said Preston Brown, director of watershed conservation for Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN). California received more precipitation from October to December than in […]
Sweeping cutbacks in water allocations to farms are leading to widespread underemployment in some of California’s most vulnerable communities. Lawmakers are scrambling for policy solutions. The impact to paychecks has been raising food insecurity and malnutrition issues as food prices soar, while the reduced spending is reverberating through local businesses and economies. And the situation […]
Deep in the Southern California desert, a massive drill rig taps into what could be the energy of the future. Temperatures in the region can reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit, and residents live under the threat of toxic dust caused by decades of agricultural runoff depositing chemicals into the Salton Sea, a saltwater lake. But in the […]
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced last week that it plans to adjust management protocols for the Colorado River in early 2022 to reduce monthly releases from Lake Powell in an effort to keep the reservoir from dropping farther below 2021′s historic lows. As of Jan. 6, the nation’s second-largest reservoir — part of a […]
This past summer, as California faced a historic drought, reservoirs used by the small city of Healdsburg dropped to record lows. “It puts us in a situation where we just simply don’t have enough water to go about our normal daily practices,” says Terry Crowley, the city’s utility director. He says to conserve water, Healdsburg […]
Opinion: Proposed Ballot Measure Would Create Water Infrastructure
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Cal Mattersby Edward RingSilicon Valley is known for its startup culture where so-called angel investors provide financing to launch companies that aspire to change the world. Innovations spawned in Silicon Valley have indeed changed the world, and in the process, made the San Francisco Bay Area home to thousands of near-billionaires and billionaires. With wealth like that comes […]
After Rain Burst, California Salmon Reclaim Old Spawning Grounds
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Nathan FrandinoThe heavy rains that soaked California late last year were welcomed by farmers, urban planners – and endangered coho salmon. “We’ve seen fish in places that they haven’t been for almost 25 years,” said Preston Brown, director of watershed conservation for Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN). California received more precipitation from October to December than in […]
Drought is Revealing a Human Security Crisis in Farming Communities
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Agri-Pulse.comby Brad HookerSweeping cutbacks in water allocations to farms are leading to widespread underemployment in some of California’s most vulnerable communities. Lawmakers are scrambling for policy solutions. The impact to paychecks has been raising food insecurity and malnutrition issues as food prices soar, while the reduced spending is reverberating through local businesses and economies. And the situation […]
Lithium in a California Lake Could Help U.S. Gain Energy Autonomy
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NBC Newsby Guad VenegasDeep in the Southern California desert, a massive drill rig taps into what could be the energy of the future. Temperatures in the region can reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit, and residents live under the threat of toxic dust caused by decades of agricultural runoff depositing chemicals into the Salton Sea, a saltwater lake. But in the […]
Scientists See Silver Lining in Fed’s Efforts at Lake Powell
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Joan MeinersThe U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced last week that it plans to adjust management protocols for the Colorado River in early 2022 to reduce monthly releases from Lake Powell in an effort to keep the reservoir from dropping farther below 2021′s historic lows. As of Jan. 6, the nation’s second-largest reservoir — part of a […]
California City Finds a Creative Way to Conserve Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Yale Climate Connectionsby YCC TeamThis past summer, as California faced a historic drought, reservoirs used by the small city of Healdsburg dropped to record lows. “It puts us in a situation where we just simply don’t have enough water to go about our normal daily practices,” says Terry Crowley, the city’s utility director. He says to conserve water, Healdsburg […]