More than two months after he was placed on leave by the board of California’s largest urban water supplier, embattled General Manager Adel Hagekhalil defended his performance and insisted the accusations against him are unfounded. The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California met in closed session Tuesday to discuss the status of […]
Artificial intelligence technology is guzzling water and energy in California and around the globe, yet most tech companies have not been forthcoming about the actual environmental costs of their applications, my colleague Melody Petersen reports. That’s a huge problem, as their energy and water consumption will undoubtedly strain supplies and drive up demand for climate-warming oil, gas and coal […]
An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast over the weekend, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park. Parts of Highway 89 through Lassen Volcanic National Park in California […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom is making moves to keep control of California’s water — and protect the state’s endangered species from a potential second Trump administration. With federal and state officials in the midst of renegotiating how they manage a 400-mile system of reservoirs, pumps and canals that moves water out of the San Joaquin-Sacramento River […]
For nine out of the last 13 years, California was in a state of drought. The five-year drought from 2012 and 2016 is one of the top five most severe droughts California experienced in the last 120 years. Many wells went dry during this period; farmers fallowed land; some rural communities had no running water; […]
A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. The report, based on an analysis of previously published research, marks the first time a federal agency has determined — “with moderate confidence” — that there is a link […]
Embattled Manager of California Water Agency Defends Record, Says Complaints are Unfounded
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesMore than two months after he was placed on leave by the board of California’s largest urban water supplier, embattled General Manager Adel Hagekhalil defended his performance and insisted the accusations against him are unfounded. The board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California met in closed session Tuesday to discuss the status of […]
Boiling Point: Tech Companies Clam Up About AI’s Climate Costs
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithArtificial intelligence technology is guzzling water and energy in California and around the globe, yet most tech companies have not been forthcoming about the actual environmental costs of their applications, my colleague Melody Petersen reports. That’s a huge problem, as their energy and water consumption will undoubtedly strain supplies and drive up demand for climate-warming oil, gas and coal […]
Life Heat Waves, Wildfires, Snow: California Endures a Summer of Extremes
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Times of San DiegoAn unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast over the weekend, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park. Parts of Highway 89 through Lassen Volcanic National Park in California […]
Fearing Trump, California is Preparing to go its Own Way on Water
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Politicoby Camille Von KaenelGov. Gavin Newsom is making moves to keep control of California’s water — and protect the state’s endangered species from a potential second Trump administration. With federal and state officials in the midst of renegotiating how they manage a 400-mile system of reservoirs, pumps and canals that moves water out of the San Joaquin-Sacramento River […]
New Regulations to Cement Conservation as a “California Way of Life”
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Daily Journalby Wendy Y. Wang and Samuel JohnsonFor nine out of the last 13 years, California was in a state of drought. The five-year drought from 2012 and 2016 is one of the top five most severe droughts California experienced in the last 120 years. Many wells went dry during this period; farmers fallowed land; some rural communities had no running water; […]
US Government Report Says Fluoride at Twice the Recommended Limit is Linked to Lower IQ in Kids
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /AP Newsby Mike StobbeA U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. The report, based on an analysis of previously published research, marks the first time a federal agency has determined — “with moderate confidence” — that there is a link […]