The Supreme Court will review the question of which wetlands get protections under the Clean Water Act, a case with implications for water pollution and business operations. The court on Monday agreed to take up the question of what legal test should be used to determine whether certain wetlands are protected under the federal law. At issue is […]
The Central Arizona Project, which delivers Colorado River water to more than 80% of Arizona’s growing population, is taking a three-pronged approach to the megadrought that has resulted in the first water cutbacks to Arizona farmers. One of those approaches is N-Drip, which converts flood-irrigated fields into a drip system that uses gravity, with no […]
When weather patterns and conditions develop that fuel extreme fire behavior, the National Weather Service issues what it calls a “Red Flag Warning.” In response, firefighters rapidly shift resources, beef up staffing and alert nearby communities. It’s an all-hands-on-deck moment to prepare for the worst – one we’ve become increasingly familiar with, even in winter months.
You probably noticed a lot of weird weather in 2021. From record-breaking deluges and tropical storms to drought-stricken landscapes that erupted in wildfire, the nation seemed to lurch from one weather-related disaster to the next. You’re forgiven if you dismiss these events as unrelated, albeit unfortunate, phenomena. But they actually share a common bond – […]
After recent reservoir-boosting rainfall, Marin County’s largest water district decided Tuesday to repeal recently established financial penalties for excessive water use. In September, the Marin Municipal Water District board adopted an ordinance that established financial penalties for exceeding certain water use limits it set in April as drought conditions worsened across the Bay Area and California. In […]
Almost 10% of the 8 billion people on earth are already undernourished with 3 billion lacking healthy diets, and the land and water resources farmers rely on stressed to “a breaking point.” And by 2050 there will be 2 billion more mouths to feed, warns a new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization […]
Supreme Court to Review Which Wetlands Get Federal Water Protections
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Hillby Rachel FrazinThe Supreme Court will review the question of which wetlands get protections under the Clean Water Act, a case with implications for water pollution and business operations. The court on Monday agreed to take up the question of what legal test should be used to determine whether certain wetlands are protected under the federal law. At issue is […]
New Irrigation Technology Could Save Water for Arizona Farms
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Arizona Daily Sunby Diana QuinteroThe Central Arizona Project, which delivers Colorado River water to more than 80% of Arizona’s growing population, is taking a three-pronged approach to the megadrought that has resulted in the first water cutbacks to Arizona farmers. One of those approaches is N-Drip, which converts flood-irrigated fields into a drip system that uses gravity, with no […]
Opinion: California’s Wildfire Warning and the Action We Need to Take
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Cal Mattersby Ashley Conrad-Saydah and Hugh SaffordWhen weather patterns and conditions develop that fuel extreme fire behavior, the National Weather Service issues what it calls a “Red Flag Warning.” In response, firefighters rapidly shift resources, beef up staffing and alert nearby communities. It’s an all-hands-on-deck moment to prepare for the worst – one we’ve become increasingly familiar with, even in winter months.
People Haven’t Just Made the Planet Hotter. We’ve Changed the Way It Rains.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /USA TODAYby USA TODAY StaffYou probably noticed a lot of weird weather in 2021. From record-breaking deluges and tropical storms to drought-stricken landscapes that erupted in wildfire, the nation seemed to lurch from one weather-related disaster to the next. You’re forgiven if you dismiss these events as unrelated, albeit unfortunate, phenomena. But they actually share a common bond – […]
Busting Water Limits Won’t Cost You in Marin County: Penalties Canceled as Rain Fills Reservoirs
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Danielle EcheverriaAfter recent reservoir-boosting rainfall, Marin County’s largest water district decided Tuesday to repeal recently established financial penalties for excessive water use. In September, the Marin Municipal Water District board adopted an ordinance that established financial penalties for exceeding certain water use limits it set in April as drought conditions worsened across the Bay Area and California. In […]
UN Report: the World’s Farms Stretched to ‘a Breaking Point’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Yale Climate Connectionsby Dana NuccitelliAlmost 10% of the 8 billion people on earth are already undernourished with 3 billion lacking healthy diets, and the land and water resources farmers rely on stressed to “a breaking point.” And by 2050 there will be 2 billion more mouths to feed, warns a new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization […]