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 […]
Hoping to step up the federal government’s response to long-standing water issues facing Native American communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an “action plan” earlier this month that will seek solutions to the many barriers tribes have to running water and wastewater services. The plan will guide the EPA Office of Water as it works with […]
A moisture-rich atmospheric river is forecast to hit California on Sunday and Monday, delivering a much needed drenching of rain to a drought-plagued state at a time of year when big storms are unusual. It’s unclear at this point where the bull’s-eye of the storm will dump the most rain, but forecasters agree it will […]
Anchor Brewing is San Francisco’s oldest operating brewery, producing its flagship steam beer since 1896. Now it’s making history in a new way. The brewery will soon operate the city’s largest commercial water reuse facility. Instead of dumping out water after rinsing fermentation tanks and cleaning bottling lines, Anchor will collect, treat and recycle much […]
Imperial Irrigation District warns government officials and residents about how harmful the shrinking Colorado River is to our region. IID General Manager, Enrique Martinez, recently spoke to the United States House of Representatives about the issue the desert southwest is facing. He said the time to act is now. “The drought has been in existence […]
While wildfires and droughts dominate California weather, residents have to prepare for another kind of disaster — flooding. Sacramento is no stranger to seeing flooding of epic proportions. It happened during the Great Flood of 1862 that completely submerged Old Town, and the evidence is still right below our feet. Floodwaters have plagued the Central Valley several […]
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 […]
EPA Finally Has an Action Plan to Improve Water Infrastructure and Sanitation for US Tribes
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Gristby Mark ArmaoHoping to step up the federal government’s response to long-standing water issues facing Native American communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an “action plan” earlier this month that will seek solutions to the many barriers tribes have to running water and wastewater services. The plan will guide the EPA Office of Water as it works with […]
Top Expert on California’s Atmospheric Rivers: ‘It Can Break the Drought’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /SF Gateby Amy GraffA moisture-rich atmospheric river is forecast to hit California on Sunday and Monday, delivering a much needed drenching of rain to a drought-plagued state at a time of year when big storms are unusual. It’s unclear at this point where the bull’s-eye of the storm will dump the most rain, but forecasters agree it will […]
At S.F.’s Anchor Brewing, the Beer’s for Drinking but the Water’s for Recycling
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderAnchor Brewing is San Francisco’s oldest operating brewery, producing its flagship steam beer since 1896. Now it’s making history in a new way. The brewery will soon operate the city’s largest commercial water reuse facility. Instead of dumping out water after rinsing fermentation tanks and cleaning bottling lines, Anchor will collect, treat and recycle much […]
IID Rings Alarm on Shrinking Colorado River Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KECY, KYMAby Vince YbarraImperial Irrigation District warns government officials and residents about how harmful the shrinking Colorado River is to our region. IID General Manager, Enrique Martinez, recently spoke to the United States House of Representatives about the issue the desert southwest is facing. He said the time to act is now. “The drought has been in existence […]
Study Suggests Flooding Could Reach Never-Before-Seen Levels in Sacramento, Central Valleys
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Fox40by Melanie Townsend and Jordan RadachWhile wildfires and droughts dominate California weather, residents have to prepare for another kind of disaster — flooding. Sacramento is no stranger to seeing flooding of epic proportions. It happened during the Great Flood of 1862 that completely submerged Old Town, and the evidence is still right below our feet. Floodwaters have plagued the Central Valley several […]