As he set goals last Thursday for the Bay Area to conserve water, Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged the lack of metering provides no sense of how much water is used by California agriculture. Growers in the Watsonville area in Santa Cruz County, however, are metered, and the meters have resulted in significant water conservation.
A California power plant likely will shut down for the first time ever because of low water during a prolonged drought, squeezing the state’s very tight electricity supplies, state officials said yesterday. The Edward Hyatt power plant, an underground facility next to Oroville Dam in Butte County, is expected to close in August or September, said […]
The North American monsoon has returned to Colorado, and the rain has brought some much-needed relief to some of the driest parts of the state — after multiple back-to-back years of almost no summer rain. “We call it the no-soon, because we just didn’t get anything,” said Bill Trampe, a third-generation rancher from Gunnison in southwestern Colorado. […]
Signing an Executive Order on July 8, California (CA) Governor Gavin Newsom has asked Californians to voluntarily cut their water use by 15% to mitigate severe drought conditions across the state, and to protect water reserves and help maintain critical flows for fish and wildlife. During the last drought from 2012 to 2016, Californians were ordered to cut their water […]
Global warming has already left its mark on the backbone of California’s water supply, and represents a growing threat to its first developed agricultural region, state experts have warned in a new study. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta fuels California’s $3 trillion economy, including its $50 billion agricultural industry, sustains more than 750 plant and animal species […]
Climate change is exacerbating droughts and accelerating the transformation and decline of California’s native forest and aquatic ecosystems. As a state, we are poorly organized to manage these effects, which need extensive focused preparation. We need to adapt (and we will make mistakes in doing so). Our human, economic and environmental losses will be much […]
Could Meters be the Key to Conserving Water in California Agriculture? Watsonville Growers Explain
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /ABC 7 Newsby David LouieAs he set goals last Thursday for the Bay Area to conserve water, Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged the lack of metering provides no sense of how much water is used by California agriculture. Growers in the Watsonville area in Santa Cruz County, however, are metered, and the meters have resulted in significant water conservation.
Drought Threatens to Close Calif. Hydropower Plant for First Time
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /E&E Newsby Anne C. MulkernA California power plant likely will shut down for the first time ever because of low water during a prolonged drought, squeezing the state’s very tight electricity supplies, state officials said yesterday. The Edward Hyatt power plant, an underground facility next to Oroville Dam in Butte County, is expected to close in August or September, said […]
Colorado’s Monsoon Season Is Struggling To Bring Relief to Rivers, Ranchers And Wildfires as the Climate Warms
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CPR Newsby Michael Elizabeth SakasThe North American monsoon has returned to Colorado, and the rain has brought some much-needed relief to some of the driest parts of the state — after multiple back-to-back years of almost no summer rain. “We call it the no-soon, because we just didn’t get anything,” said Bill Trampe, a third-generation rancher from Gunnison in southwestern Colorado. […]
Calif. Businesses and Residents to Cut Water Use by 15%
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Environment and Energy Leaderby Harun AsadSigning an Executive Order on July 8, California (CA) Governor Gavin Newsom has asked Californians to voluntarily cut their water use by 15% to mitigate severe drought conditions across the state, and to protect water reserves and help maintain critical flows for fish and wildlife. During the last drought from 2012 to 2016, Californians were ordered to cut their water […]
A Delta in Distress
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Inside Climate Newsby Liza GrossGlobal warming has already left its mark on the backbone of California’s water supply, and represents a growing threat to its first developed agricultural region, state experts have warned in a new study. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta fuels California’s $3 trillion economy, including its $50 billion agricultural industry, sustains more than 750 plant and animal species […]
Opinion: Californians Will Adapt to Living With Drought, As We Always Have
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CalMattersby Jay LundClimate change is exacerbating droughts and accelerating the transformation and decline of California’s native forest and aquatic ecosystems. As a state, we are poorly organized to manage these effects, which need extensive focused preparation. We need to adapt (and we will make mistakes in doing so). Our human, economic and environmental losses will be much […]