In case you hadn’t heard, California is once again in a drought. But don’t take our word for it. The pictures tell a chilling (or, rather, incrementally heating) story. Boat slips on dry land. “Bathtub rings” around lakes. Juvenile salmon cooked to death in warming rivers. And the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a report on Monday that outlines just […]
Tourists flock by the thousands to the coastal town of Mendocino for its Victorian homes and cliff trails, but visitors this summer are also finding public portable toilets and signs on picket fences pleading: “Severe Drought. Please conserve water.” Hotels have closed their lobby bathrooms and residents have stopped watering their gardens in the foggy […]
Intensifying drought conditions in California and historically low water levels at the Oroville Dam on Aug. 5 forced the state’s Department of Water Resources to shut down the 644-MW Edward Hyatt Power Plant—the fourth-largest energy producer of all California’s hydroelectric facilities. While the current drought is affecting 95% of the West, it is bearing down […]
The city of Roseville plans to take 1.2 billion gallons from its wells to supply about 53,000 households with running water this summer. State reservoirs have receded to their lowest point in years. To prepare for dry seasons, Roseville has invested in new technology to boost its groundwater supply by ingesting water from previous snowmelt […]
Even though American spent more time at home in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, retail residential sales of electricity per capita rose by only 1% per person, year-on-year from 2019 to 2020, said the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration. The agency said that warmer weather in 2020, especially a particularly mild winter, increased electricity […]
An obscure farm-irrigation agency in the San Joaquin Valley, the Panoche Water District has been struggling with a monumental scandal the past three years, with top officials under criminal indictment for embezzling public funds and illegally dumping toxic waste. It turns out the district has also been allegedly taking water from the federal government. Earlier […]
Ways to Save Water During the Drought — and Whether It’s Worth Doing at All
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Jessica RoyIn case you hadn’t heard, California is once again in a drought. But don’t take our word for it. The pictures tell a chilling (or, rather, incrementally heating) story. Boat slips on dry land. “Bathtub rings” around lakes. Juvenile salmon cooked to death in warming rivers. And the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a report on Monday that outlines just […]
Dry California Tourist Town to Guests: ‘Please Conserve’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /AP Newsby Olga R. Rodriguez and Haven DaleyTourists flock by the thousands to the coastal town of Mendocino for its Victorian homes and cliff trails, but visitors this summer are also finding public portable toilets and signs on picket fences pleading: “Severe Drought. Please conserve water.” Hotels have closed their lobby bathrooms and residents have stopped watering their gardens in the foggy […]
Hydropower Levels Under Careful Watch as Drought Ravages the West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Powerby Sonal PatelIntensifying drought conditions in California and historically low water levels at the Oroville Dam on Aug. 5 forced the state’s Department of Water Resources to shut down the 644-MW Edward Hyatt Power Plant—the fourth-largest energy producer of all California’s hydroelectric facilities. While the current drought is affecting 95% of the West, it is bearing down […]
Roseville to Take 1.2 Billion Gallons From Wells to Supply Residents With Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Fox40by Connor Malone, Bridgette BjorloThe city of Roseville plans to take 1.2 billion gallons from its wells to supply about 53,000 households with running water this summer. State reservoirs have receded to their lowest point in years. To prepare for dry seasons, Roseville has invested in new technology to boost its groundwater supply by ingesting water from previous snowmelt […]
As the Climate Warms, Electricity Demand Shows a Regional Shift
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /pv magazineby Ryan KennedyEven though American spent more time at home in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, retail residential sales of electricity per capita rose by only 1% per person, year-on-year from 2019 to 2020, said the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration. The agency said that warmer weather in 2020, especially a particularly mild winter, increased electricity […]
California Water District Pays Millions Over ‘Unauthorized Diversion’ From Federal Canals
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento Beeby Dale KaslerAn obscure farm-irrigation agency in the San Joaquin Valley, the Panoche Water District has been struggling with a monumental scandal the past three years, with top officials under criminal indictment for embezzling public funds and illegally dumping toxic waste. It turns out the district has also been allegedly taking water from the federal government. Earlier […]