Two environmental groups have sued the Regional Water Quality Control Board over its decision to grant a permit for Poseidon Water’s desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach, saying the board’s environmental review of the project was inadequate. Poseidon has been working on the controversial, $1.4 billion project for 22 years. The regional board’s approval on April 29 […]
Federal officials project more bad news for the drought-stressed Colorado River, which provides water to Las Vegas and much of the Southwest. The Bureau of Reclamation issued a report last week saying there is a high likelihood over the next few years that California, the river’s largest water user, will join Nevada, Arizona, and Mexico in […]
With severe drought strangling the West, the country’s largest water provider has embarked on a multibillion-dollar project that could help them cope with increasingly frequent shortages exacerbated by climate change. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California wants to recycle Los Angeles’ wastewater, creating a new supply stream that would significantly reduce the city’s reliance […]
California’s energy future keeps pointing to Kern. The latest 10-figure energy storage proposal in the county is a damlike “pumped hydro” project connected to the California Aqueduct that would store and release 3,500 gigawatt-hours of power per year on or near Tejon Ranch. There’s no money yet for it or a similar proposal the same […]
Since the start of the pandemic, thirsty Americans have drowned their sorrow in bottled water. Even before the coronavirus blew into all our lives, bottled water was, and has been for years, the No. 1 beverage in the United States, surpassing soft drinks as the choice of increasingly health-conscious consumers. The COVID-19 pandemic only accelerated […]
Standing atop a pockmarked red mesa, Rod Colwell looks out at an expanse of water that resembles a thin blue strip on the horizon. The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake, has come and gone at least five times in the last 1,300 years, most recently in 1905, when floodwaters from the Colorado River refilled its […]
Lawsuit Seeks to Block Poseidon Desalination Plant in Huntington Beach
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Orange County Registerby Martin WisckolTwo environmental groups have sued the Regional Water Quality Control Board over its decision to grant a permit for Poseidon Water’s desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach, saying the board’s environmental review of the project was inadequate. Poseidon has been working on the controversial, $1.4 billion project for 22 years. The regional board’s approval on April 29 […]
The Bad News Keeps Flowing For The Colorado River
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Nevada Public Radioby Joe Schoenmann and Zachary GreenFederal officials project more bad news for the drought-stressed Colorado River, which provides water to Las Vegas and much of the Southwest. The Bureau of Reclamation issued a report last week saying there is a high likelihood over the next few years that California, the river’s largest water user, will join Nevada, Arizona, and Mexico in […]
Could LA Water Recycling Be a Miracle for Parched West?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Jeremy P. JacobsWith severe drought strangling the West, the country’s largest water provider has embarked on a multibillion-dollar project that could help them cope with increasingly frequent shortages exacerbated by climate change. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California wants to recycle Los Angeles’ wastewater, creating a new supply stream that would significantly reduce the city’s reliance […]
Major Energy Storage Project Proposed Near Lebec Along California Aqueduct
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bakersfield.comby John CoxCalifornia’s energy future keeps pointing to Kern. The latest 10-figure energy storage proposal in the county is a damlike “pumped hydro” project connected to the California Aqueduct that would store and release 3,500 gigawatt-hours of power per year on or near Tejon Ranch. There’s no money yet for it or a similar proposal the same […]
Column: You Do Know That, in Most Cases, Bottled Water Is Just Tap Water?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby David LazarusSince the start of the pandemic, thirsty Americans have drowned their sorrow in bottled water. Even before the coronavirus blew into all our lives, bottled water was, and has been for years, the No. 1 beverage in the United States, surpassing soft drinks as the choice of increasingly health-conscious consumers. The COVID-19 pandemic only accelerated […]
In Search of ‘Lithium Valley’: Why Energy Companies See Riches in the California Desert
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Aaron Miguel CantúStanding atop a pockmarked red mesa, Rod Colwell looks out at an expanse of water that resembles a thin blue strip on the horizon. The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake, has come and gone at least five times in the last 1,300 years, most recently in 1905, when floodwaters from the Colorado River refilled its […]