A study released in May, The Magnitude of California’s Water Challenges, anticipated annual statewide water supply losses in the coming decades as follows: ending groundwater overdraft 2-3 million acre-feet (MAF), less from the Colorado River 0.5-0.8 MAF, climate change 1-3 MAF, and increases to required environmental flows 1-2 MAF. The total losses? 4.6 to 9 MAF […]
Back in 1994, Ace of Base and Boys II Men were chart-topping artists, “The Lion King” was the year’s most popular movie…and the Public Policy Institute of California drew its first breath. A lot has changed in California since then, so we sat down with key PPIC Water Policy Center staff to discuss what’s changed—and what hasn’t—in […]
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife, announced that he secured several top water infrastructure priorities for California through the unanimous Senate passage of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. The legislation includes provisions Padilla fought for to address […]
Imagine it’s a Saturday morning in Santa Monica in the year 2080. You brew your coffee, open your front door and breathe in the hot, dry air of … San Bernardino? That’s the potential future if climate change continues unabated, according to a new mapping tool from researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. […]
Another heat wave and more monsoonal thunderstorms are expected to increase wildfire danger in California over the weekend and into next week. A high-pressure system is expected to expand over the western United States on Wednesday and get stronger through Friday, according to the National Weather Service. California will be spared the worst of the […]
Climate change threatens to dramatically shrink the amount of water California can deliver over the next 20 years and could reduce supplies available from the State Water Project by up to 23%, according to new projections released Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. The analysis by the California Department of Water Resources examined a range of climate change scenarios […]
OPINION: How to Achieve Water Abundance in California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /California Globeby Edward RingA study released in May, The Magnitude of California’s Water Challenges, anticipated annual statewide water supply losses in the coming decades as follows: ending groundwater overdraft 2-3 million acre-feet (MAF), less from the Colorado River 0.5-0.8 MAF, climate change 1-3 MAF, and increases to required environmental flows 1-2 MAF. The total losses? 4.6 to 9 MAF […]
How Have California’s Water Issues Changed in the Past Thirty Years?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaBack in 1994, Ace of Base and Boys II Men were chart-topping artists, “The Lion King” was the year’s most popular movie…and the Public Policy Institute of California drew its first breath. A lot has changed in California since then, so we sat down with key PPIC Water Policy Center staff to discuss what’s changed—and what hasn’t—in […]
Senate Passes California Water Infrastructure and Ecosystem Restoration Priorities
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /PublicCEOToday, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife, announced that he secured several top water infrastructure priorities for California through the unanimous Senate passage of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. The legislation includes provisions Padilla fought for to address […]
Will Global Warming Turn L.A. into San Bernardino? Map Models Climate Change in 60 Years
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithImagine it’s a Saturday morning in Santa Monica in the year 2080. You brew your coffee, open your front door and breathe in the hot, dry air of … San Bernardino? That’s the potential future if climate change continues unabated, according to a new mapping tool from researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. […]
Heat Wave, Thunderstorms to Raise the Risk of Wildfires in California
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Summer LinAnother heat wave and more monsoonal thunderstorms are expected to increase wildfire danger in California over the weekend and into next week. A high-pressure system is expected to expand over the western United States on Wednesday and get stronger through Friday, according to the National Weather Service. California will be spared the worst of the […]
State Water Project Supplies Could Fall up to 23% Within 20 Years Due to Climate Change
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesClimate change threatens to dramatically shrink the amount of water California can deliver over the next 20 years and could reduce supplies available from the State Water Project by up to 23%, according to new projections released Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration. The analysis by the California Department of Water Resources examined a range of climate change scenarios […]