With severe drought strangling the West, the country’s largest water provider has embarked on a multibillion-dollar project that could help them cope with increasingly frequent shortages exacerbated by climate change. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California wants to recycle Los Angeles’ wastewater, creating a new supply stream that would significantly reduce the city’s reliance […]
California’s energy future keeps pointing to Kern. The latest 10-figure energy storage proposal in the county is a damlike “pumped hydro” project connected to the California Aqueduct that would store and release 3,500 gigawatt-hours of power per year on or near Tejon Ranch. There’s no money yet for it or a similar proposal the same […]
Since the start of the pandemic, thirsty Americans have drowned their sorrow in bottled water. Even before the coronavirus blew into all our lives, bottled water was, and has been for years, the No. 1 beverage in the United States, surpassing soft drinks as the choice of increasingly health-conscious consumers. The COVID-19 pandemic only accelerated […]
Standing atop a pockmarked red mesa, Rod Colwell looks out at an expanse of water that resembles a thin blue strip on the horizon. The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake, has come and gone at least five times in the last 1,300 years, most recently in 1905, when floodwaters from the Colorado River refilled its […]
Increasing evaporative demand is escalating summertime drought severity in California and the West, according to climate researchers. Evaporative demand is essentially the atmosphere’s “thirst.” It is calculated based on temperature, humidity, wind speed and solar radiation. It’s the sum of evaporation and transpiration from plants, and it’s driven by warmer global temperatures, which can be […]
Importing muddy water from the Mississippi River to save Arizona from drought could be as simple as landing a man on the moon. As droughts force local communities to find alternative solutions to water shortages, Arizonans could turn to importing flood water in the future.
Could LA Water Recycling Be a Miracle for Parched West?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Jeremy P. JacobsWith severe drought strangling the West, the country’s largest water provider has embarked on a multibillion-dollar project that could help them cope with increasingly frequent shortages exacerbated by climate change. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California wants to recycle Los Angeles’ wastewater, creating a new supply stream that would significantly reduce the city’s reliance […]
Major Energy Storage Project Proposed Near Lebec Along California Aqueduct
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bakersfield.comby John CoxCalifornia’s energy future keeps pointing to Kern. The latest 10-figure energy storage proposal in the county is a damlike “pumped hydro” project connected to the California Aqueduct that would store and release 3,500 gigawatt-hours of power per year on or near Tejon Ranch. There’s no money yet for it or a similar proposal the same […]
Column: You Do Know That, in Most Cases, Bottled Water Is Just Tap Water?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby David LazarusSince the start of the pandemic, thirsty Americans have drowned their sorrow in bottled water. Even before the coronavirus blew into all our lives, bottled water was, and has been for years, the No. 1 beverage in the United States, surpassing soft drinks as the choice of increasingly health-conscious consumers. The COVID-19 pandemic only accelerated […]
In Search of ‘Lithium Valley’: Why Energy Companies See Riches in the California Desert
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Aaron Miguel CantúStanding atop a pockmarked red mesa, Rod Colwell looks out at an expanse of water that resembles a thin blue strip on the horizon. The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake, has come and gone at least five times in the last 1,300 years, most recently in 1905, when floodwaters from the Colorado River refilled its […]
A ‘Thirsty’ Atmosphere is Propelling Northern California’s Drought Into the Record Books
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Paul DuginskiIncreasing evaporative demand is escalating summertime drought severity in California and the West, according to climate researchers. Evaporative demand is essentially the atmosphere’s “thirst.” It is calculated based on temperature, humidity, wind speed and solar radiation. It’s the sum of evaporation and transpiration from plants, and it’s driven by warmer global temperatures, which can be […]
Importing Water for Drought Fix Huge Project
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Arizona Capitol Timesby Obren ManjencichImporting muddy water from the Mississippi River to save Arizona from drought could be as simple as landing a man on the moon. As droughts force local communities to find alternative solutions to water shortages, Arizonans could turn to importing flood water in the future.