Water cuts aimed at farmers amid the West’s megadrought have set the stage for bitter legal and political fights over one of the most overlooked water uses—the right of water to remain in streams to sustain fish and endangered species, lawyers say. The drought is poised to call that right into question, pitting drinking water […]
Singapore is using desalination as part of the solution to provide enough clean drinking water for its ever-growing population of 5.5 million. Though surrounded by water, having enough drinking water has always been a challenge for this island state. Currently the demand for drinking water is up to 430 million gallons a day. The Keppel […]
Arizona has water issues. But they are not nearly as deep or widespread as those pummeling northern California. Some areas there are facing mandatory 40% cuts in use. In Redwood Valley, residents have been asked to live on 55 gallons a day – barely enough to take a bath and flush the toilet a few times. Meanwhile, […]
After last year’s historic wildfire season, two nights of blackouts and a dry winter that raised alarm bells about another drought, California knew a difficult summer lay head.
The federal government on Monday declared a water shortage on the Colorado River for the first time, triggering mandatory water consumption cuts for states in the Southwest, as climate change-fueled drought pushes the level in Lake Mead to unprecedented lows. Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US by volume, has drained at an alarming rate this year. At […]
In California, our natural resource world has changed and continues to change faster than our policies and institutions can adapt. Temperature records are being set annually, tinder-dry watersheds experience raging wildfire driven by high winds, and reduced snowpack often evaporates without running into rivers. Higher temperatures have put natural systems in a tailspin, and California […]
Megadrought to Pit Fish Lives Against Human Needs in U.S. West
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bloomberg Lawby Bobby MagillWater cuts aimed at farmers amid the West’s megadrought have set the stage for bitter legal and political fights over one of the most overlooked water uses—the right of water to remain in streams to sustain fish and endangered species, lawyers say. The drought is poised to call that right into question, pitting drinking water […]
Singapore’s First Dual-Mode Desalination Plant
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /WaterWorldSingapore is using desalination as part of the solution to provide enough clean drinking water for its ever-growing population of 5.5 million. Though surrounded by water, having enough drinking water has always been a challenge for this island state. Currently the demand for drinking water is up to 430 million gallons a day. The Keppel […]
Opinion: What Can Arizona Learn from California’s Drought and Mandatory Water Cuts?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Arizona Republicby Joanna AllhandsArizona has water issues. But they are not nearly as deep or widespread as those pummeling northern California. Some areas there are facing mandatory 40% cuts in use. In Redwood Valley, residents have been asked to live on 55 gallons a day – barely enough to take a bath and flush the toilet a few times. Meanwhile, […]
Wildfires, Drought and Blackouts: California’s Climate Change Nightmare Is Already Here
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento Beeby Dale Kasler and Margo RosenbaumAfter last year’s historic wildfire season, two nights of blackouts and a dry winter that raised alarm bells about another drought, California knew a difficult summer lay head.
The Climate Crisis Is Taking These Farmers’ Most Valuable Resource
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KDRVThe federal government on Monday declared a water shortage on the Colorado River for the first time, triggering mandatory water consumption cuts for states in the Southwest, as climate change-fueled drought pushes the level in Lake Mead to unprecedented lows. Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US by volume, has drained at an alarming rate this year. At […]
Opinion: Climate Change Demands Reorganizing California Policies and Institutions
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Lester SnowIn California, our natural resource world has changed and continues to change faster than our policies and institutions can adapt. Temperature records are being set annually, tinder-dry watersheds experience raging wildfire driven by high winds, and reduced snowpack often evaporates without running into rivers. Higher temperatures have put natural systems in a tailspin, and California […]