California lawmakers on Thursday voted to spend more than $2 billion to prevent wildfires and address a severe drought, closing the book — for now — on a $262.5 billion operating budget that began the year with a record deficit because of the pandemic and ended with a record surplus in spite of it.
For the first time, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation issued a water shortage for Lake Mead starting in 2022. Located between southern Nevada and northwestern Arizona, Lake Mead provides water and generates electricity for the more than 20 million people in the lower Colorado River Basin.
The bustle of birds and insect pollinators is the first thing you notice at Full Belly Farm in Guinda, about 100 miles northeast of San Francisco in the Capay Valley, where Judith Redmond and her partners started farming four decades ago.
The major arteries of California’s water-delivery system are crumbling, but a proposal in the state Legislature to spend $785 million fixing them is dead for the year. The legislation, SB 559 was pulled off the table this week by its chief author, state Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), after an Assembly committee stripped the funding and […]
Environmental groups failed to justify blocking the federal government from funding groundwater pumping in the Sacramento River Valley pending a preliminary injunction hearing, a federal court in California ruled. There’s no evidence that pumping will immediately occur without injunctive relief, according to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland talked about dealing with drought, including a reservoir planned near Patterson, in a Zoom call with reporters Wednesday. She was joined by Rep. Josh Harder, D-Turlock, who has urged increased federal spending on such efforts.
California OKs New Spending on Drought, Wildfire Prevention
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Associated Pressby Adam BeamCalifornia lawmakers on Thursday voted to spend more than $2 billion to prevent wildfires and address a severe drought, closing the book — for now — on a $262.5 billion operating budget that began the year with a record deficit because of the pandemic and ended with a record surplus in spite of it.
Opinion: Depleted by Drought, Lakes Powell and Mead Were Doomed from the Beginning
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Washington Postby Becky BolingerFor the first time, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation issued a water shortage for Lake Mead starting in 2022. Located between southern Nevada and northwestern Arizona, Lake Mead provides water and generates electricity for the more than 20 million people in the lower Colorado River Basin.
California’s Sustainable Farms, Models for Agriculture in Warming World, Need Help Surviving It
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /KQEDby Liza GrossThe bustle of birds and insect pollinators is the first thing you notice at Full Belly Farm in Guinda, about 100 miles northeast of San Francisco in the Capay Valley, where Judith Redmond and her partners started farming four decades ago.
California’s Vital Canals are Crumbling. A Plan to Fix Them Just Died in the Legislature
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerThe major arteries of California’s water-delivery system are crumbling, but a proposal in the state Legislature to spend $785 million fixing them is dead for the year. The legislation, SB 559 was pulled off the table this week by its chief author, state Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), after an Assembly committee stripped the funding and […]
California Groundwater Pumping Project Can Proceed, for Now
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /Bloomberg Lawby Maya EarlsEnvironmental groups failed to justify blocking the federal government from funding groundwater pumping in the Sacramento River Valley pending a preliminary injunction hearing, a federal court in California ruled. There’s no evidence that pumping will immediately occur without injunctive relief, according to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Biden’s Interior Secretary Backs West Side Reservoir, More California Water Storage
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /The Modesto Beeby John HollandInterior Secretary Deb Haaland talked about dealing with drought, including a reservoir planned near Patterson, in a Zoom call with reporters Wednesday. She was joined by Rep. Josh Harder, D-Turlock, who has urged increased federal spending on such efforts.