For California, the arrival of winter means the beginning of our rainy season, at least relatively speaking. However much precipitation California is going to receive in a year, the bulk of it typically falls between December and March. And given the severity of our state’s ongoing drought, the amount of rain we get this winter couldn’t […]
An estimated 40 million people rely on water that originates in the Colorado River Basin, but the river can no longer keep up with demand, and it’s raising serious questions about the future of water in the west. Surrounded by bright orange pumpkins and empty shanks of corn outside his store east of Pueblo, Shane […]
Despite pleas to conserve water during a historic drought, Californians have not saved much at all this year. But there are exceptions. We look at how Healdsburg dramatically cut its water use.
President Biden on Monday signed a historic $1-trillion bipartisan bill that he said will overhaul the nation’s infrastructure and boost the nation’s economy, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Touting the legislation as a job creator, the president said it was also an example of him fulfilling a campaign promise to reach across […]
The rolling hills and ranchlands of eastern Contra Costa County are known for wineries, cattle ranches, wind turbines and growing subdivisions. But soon they may be known for something else: The biggest new water storage project in the Bay Area in years. And now, amid the current drought, nearly every major water agency in the […]
Faced with a worsening drought and the ever-present threat of more wildfires, the Bay Area needed a miracle. And last month, it got one. An unexpected and almost unprecedented October deluge gave the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, the primary water supply for San Francisco and most of the Bay Area, a more than 21-foot bump in […]
What La Niña Means for California’s Drought
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The New York Timesby Soumya KarlamanglaFor California, the arrival of winter means the beginning of our rainy season, at least relatively speaking. However much precipitation California is going to receive in a year, the bulk of it typically falls between December and March. And given the severity of our state’s ongoing drought, the amount of rain we get this winter couldn’t […]
A Water Crisis: Colorado Agriculture Facing Changes as Drought Continues
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KRDOby Bart BedsoleAn estimated 40 million people rely on water that originates in the Colorado River Basin, but the river can no longer keep up with demand, and it’s raising serious questions about the future of water in the west. Surrounded by bright orange pumpkins and empty shanks of corn outside his store east of Pueblo, Shane […]
How One California City Cut Its Water Use in Half
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /NPRDespite pleas to conserve water during a historic drought, Californians have not saved much at all this year. But there are exceptions. We look at how Healdsburg dramatically cut its water use.
Biden Signs Historic $1-Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Erin B. LoganPresident Biden on Monday signed a historic $1-trillion bipartisan bill that he said will overhaul the nation’s infrastructure and boost the nation’s economy, which has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Touting the legislation as a job creator, the president said it was also an example of him fulfilling a campaign promise to reach across […]
$1 Billion Project to Expand Major Bay Area Reservoir Gains Momentum
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Mercury Newsby Paul RogersThe rolling hills and ranchlands of eastern Contra Costa County are known for wineries, cattle ranches, wind turbines and growing subdivisions. But soon they may be known for something else: The biggest new water storage project in the Bay Area in years. And now, amid the current drought, nearly every major water agency in the […]
Opinion: Don’t Let a Few ‘Monster’ Storms Fool You, S.F.’s Water Supply is Unsustainable
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco ChronicleFaced with a worsening drought and the ever-present threat of more wildfires, the Bay Area needed a miracle. And last month, it got one. An unexpected and almost unprecedented October deluge gave the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, the primary water supply for San Francisco and most of the Bay Area, a more than 21-foot bump in […]