Eight white shipping containers, instruments spouting from the tops of some and a generator humming away in another, sit in the East River valley, on the outskirts of this mountain town, pulling data out of the air. The containers, a “mobile atmospheric observatory,” will gather bits of information over the next two years about the […]
A massive storm barreled toward Southern California on Monday after flooding highways, toppling trees, cutting power and causing rock slides and mud flows in areas burned bare by wildfires across the northern half of the state. Drenching rains and strong winds accompanied the weekend arrival of an atmospheric river — a long plume of Pacific […]
Talk about timing. Last Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended and expanded his declaration of a drought emergency, just as the first in a series of storms rolled in from the Pacific to give California a much-needed respite. Of course, it was just coincidence, one that reminds us of the fickle nature of the state’s water supply, […]
This past week, California declared a statewide drought emergency. It follows the first-ever federal shortage declaration on the Colorado River, triggering cuts to water supplies in the Southwest. The Colorado is the lifeblood of the region. It waters some of the country’s fastest-growing cities, nourishes some of our most fertile fields and powers $1.4 trillion […]
Cutting water use became a bit of a competition for retiree John Diniakos and his wife Merrilyn Joyce after the city mandated a 40% water restriction back in June. Wearing a faded green collared shirt tucked into equally worn blue jeans, Diniakos said he now limits his showers to “once every other day, sometimes every three […]
California has a reputation as a leader on climate and environmental policy. So it doesn’t advertise the fact that it allows the oil and gas industry to store wastewater produced during drilling and extraction in unlined pits in the ground, a practice that began in the early 1900s. Now, though, researchers have revealed the environmental […]
From Sky to Bedrock, Researchers Near Crested Butte Are Resetting What We Know About Water in the West
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Colorado Sunby Mark JaffeEight white shipping containers, instruments spouting from the tops of some and a generator humming away in another, sit in the East River valley, on the outskirts of this mountain town, pulling data out of the air. The containers, a “mobile atmospheric observatory,” will gather bits of information over the next two years about the […]
Drought-Stricken California Pounded by Massive Storm
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP NewsA massive storm barreled toward Southern California on Monday after flooding highways, toppling trees, cutting power and causing rock slides and mud flows in areas burned bare by wildfires across the northern half of the state. Drenching rains and strong winds accompanied the weekend arrival of an atmospheric river — a long plume of Pacific […]
Opinion: It’s Time to Get Serious About Water Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Dan WaltersTalk about timing. Last Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended and expanded his declaration of a drought emergency, just as the first in a series of storms rolled in from the Pacific to give California a much-needed respite. Of course, it was just coincidence, one that reminds us of the fickle nature of the state’s water supply, […]
Southwest States Facing Tough Choices About Water as Colorado River Diminishes
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /60 Minutesby Bill WhitakerThis past week, California declared a statewide drought emergency. It follows the first-ever federal shortage declaration on the Colorado River, triggering cuts to water supplies in the Southwest. The Colorado is the lifeblood of the region. It waters some of the country’s fastest-growing cities, nourishes some of our most fertile fields and powers $1.4 trillion […]
Healdsburg Cut its Water Use in Half. What’s in the City’s Secret, Water-Saving Sauce?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KQEDby Ezra David RomeroCutting water use became a bit of a competition for retiree John Diniakos and his wife Merrilyn Joyce after the city mandated a 40% water restriction back in June. Wearing a faded green collared shirt tucked into equally worn blue jeans, Diniakos said he now limits his showers to “once every other day, sometimes every three […]
Unchecked Oil and Gas Wastewater Threatens California Groundwater
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Inside Climate Newsby Liza GrossCalifornia has a reputation as a leader on climate and environmental policy. So it doesn’t advertise the fact that it allows the oil and gas industry to store wastewater produced during drilling and extraction in unlined pits in the ground, a practice that began in the early 1900s. Now, though, researchers have revealed the environmental […]