Delegates and activists from nearly 200 countries returned from the COP26 global environmental forum in Glasgow, Scotland, with a long list of climate-related promises and targets to discuss and implement. While many countries made a renewed commitment to climate-resilient and sustainable agricultural systems, some groups accused leaders at COP26 of not doing enough to improve water security globally.
Autumnal rain has sent a surge of Chinook salmon swimming up Bay Area creeks, a sharp reversal in fortune for an iconic species that has struggled after years of drought. A living link between our mountains and coast, the fish responded to late October’s fierce atmospheric river by rushing up the region’s once-parched rivers, say […]
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is urging nearly 3 million water customers throughout the Bay Area to cut water usage by 10%, as it declares a water shortage emergency due to the ongoing drought. “With California still experiencing devastating drought and the uncertainty around this rainy season, we need to make tough decisions that […]
Drought has tightened its grip on the Western U.S., as dry conditions tick on into their second decade and strain a river that supplies 40 million people. Experts agree that things are bad and getting worse. But how exactly do you measure a drought, and how can you tell where it’s going? Brad Udall is […]
In actions that carry out President Biden’s economic agenda, the U.S. House of Representatives last week passed two pieces of significant legislation, including a $1.2 trillion bipartisan package that includes $8.3 billion for critical water projects in drought-parched California and the West. On Friday, the House also passed the president’s social safety-net bill, the $1.75 […]
A profound reduction in the Colorado River water earmarked for Arizona’s crops has at last triggered the rationing that irrigation farmers have dreaded. The Tier 1 shortage will prompt a 512,000-acre-foot reduction in Arizona’s Colorado River deliveries. That amounts to about 30% of Central Arizona Project’s normal supply. Extrapolating from University of Arizona studies, it will result in […]
Recycled Water Can Boost Sustainable Agriculture — if We Get Over the ‘Yuck’ Factor
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Washington Postby Chesney McOmber and Christine KirchhoffDelegates and activists from nearly 200 countries returned from the COP26 global environmental forum in Glasgow, Scotland, with a long list of climate-related promises and targets to discuss and implement. While many countries made a renewed commitment to climate-resilient and sustainable agricultural systems, some groups accused leaders at COP26 of not doing enough to improve water security globally.
Here’s What Brought King Salmon Back to Bay Area Rivers
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Mercury Newsby Lisa M. KriegerAutumnal rain has sent a surge of Chinook salmon swimming up Bay Area creeks, a sharp reversal in fortune for an iconic species that has struggled after years of drought. A living link between our mountains and coast, the fish responded to late October’s fierce atmospheric river by rushing up the region’s once-parched rivers, say […]
SFPUC Calls For 10% Voluntary Reduction In Water Use As It Declares Water Emergency
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CBS 5 Bay AreaThe San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is urging nearly 3 million water customers throughout the Bay Area to cut water usage by 10%, as it declares a water shortage emergency due to the ongoing drought. “With California still experiencing devastating drought and the uncertainty around this rainy season, we need to make tough decisions that […]
These Four Metrics Are Used to Track Drought, and They Paint a Bleak Picture
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KUNC Coloradoby Alex HagerDrought has tightened its grip on the Western U.S., as dry conditions tick on into their second decade and strain a river that supplies 40 million people. Experts agree that things are bad and getting worse. But how exactly do you measure a drought, and how can you tell where it’s going? Brad Udall is […]
Infrastructure Bill Passage to Boost California Projects
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AgAlertby Christine SouzaIn actions that carry out President Biden’s economic agenda, the U.S. House of Representatives last week passed two pieces of significant legislation, including a $1.2 trillion bipartisan package that includes $8.3 billion for critical water projects in drought-parched California and the West. On Friday, the House also passed the president’s social safety-net bill, the $1.75 […]
Opinion: Arizona Farmers Must Use Less Water to Survive. Here Are 5 things to Do Differently
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Arizona Centralby Gary NabhanA profound reduction in the Colorado River water earmarked for Arizona’s crops has at last triggered the rationing that irrigation farmers have dreaded. The Tier 1 shortage will prompt a 512,000-acre-foot reduction in Arizona’s Colorado River deliveries. That amounts to about 30% of Central Arizona Project’s normal supply. Extrapolating from University of Arizona studies, it will result in […]