The Marin Municipal Water District is moving away from plans to acquire temporary desalination plants and instead is exploring purchasing more water from Sonoma County during the winter months. “We are determining that this is really not a feasible approach for the current drought where winter water does seem promising,” Paul Sellier, the district operations […]
Wherever you get your drinking water, there’s a good chance it contains some amount of tiny plastic pieces. There aren’t a lot of rules or regulations around this particular pollutant because it is considered an emerging contaminant, but that is changing.
The parade of storms that blasted California over the past week marked a strong start to the rainy season. Some parts of the state, including Napa, Santa Rosa and Sacramento, received half the rain in 24 hours that they got in all of the past year. But with California locked in one of its worst […]
For over 30 years, I’ve been a climate scientist who has focused intensely on the causes and consequences of drought and climate change. I’ve done my research all over the planet, but my No. 1 focus has been on interactions of drought and climate change in the Southwest United States and on how drought and […]
When you’ve been coming to the same place for decades, it’s easy to notice changes. On this ranch near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the tell-tale signs of drought are everywhere. Todd Hagenbuch stands beside a silent, dusty creek bed, where golden grasses and scrub are beginning to reclaim the thin channel.
Most Marin County residents will be prohibited from turning on their sprinklers and drip irrigation systems under new drought restrictions starting in December. The Marin Municipal Water District board voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt an ordinance that bans residents from using outdoor irrigation systems including overhead sprinklers and drip irrigation from Dec. 1 through May […]
Marin Desalination Prospects Fade in Favor of Imports
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Marin Independent Journalby Will HoustonThe Marin Municipal Water District is moving away from plans to acquire temporary desalination plants and instead is exploring purchasing more water from Sonoma County during the winter months. “We are determining that this is really not a feasible approach for the current drought where winter water does seem promising,” Paul Sellier, the district operations […]
As Need to Test Water for Microplastics Increases, California Finds a Way
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Spectrum News 1by Parker CollinsWherever you get your drinking water, there’s a good chance it contains some amount of tiny plastic pieces. There aren’t a lot of rules or regulations around this particular pollutant because it is considered an emerging contaminant, but that is changing.
Recent Northern California Storms Made a Dent in the Drought. But Will It Be Enough?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderThe parade of storms that blasted California over the past week marked a strong start to the rainy season. Some parts of the state, including Napa, Santa Rosa and Sacramento, received half the rain in 24 hours that they got in all of the past year. But with California locked in one of its worst […]
Opinion: The Southwest Must Fight for its Water and its Future
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Hillby Jonathan OverpeckFor over 30 years, I’ve been a climate scientist who has focused intensely on the causes and consequences of drought and climate change. I’ve done my research all over the planet, but my No. 1 focus has been on interactions of drought and climate change in the Southwest United States and on how drought and […]
The West Needs a Lot of Snow to Escape Drought. This Year, That’s Unlikely
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KUNCby Alex HagerWhen you’ve been coming to the same place for decades, it’s easy to notice changes. On this ranch near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the tell-tale signs of drought are everywhere. Todd Hagenbuch stands beside a silent, dusty creek bed, where golden grasses and scrub are beginning to reclaim the thin channel.
Marin Municipal Water District Tightens Usage Restrictions
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Marinijby Will HoustonMost Marin County residents will be prohibited from turning on their sprinklers and drip irrigation systems under new drought restrictions starting in December. The Marin Municipal Water District board voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt an ordinance that bans residents from using outdoor irrigation systems including overhead sprinklers and drip irrigation from Dec. 1 through May […]