As California descends deeper into drought, state regulators are planning to do something they’ve done few times in modern history: order thousands of people, farms, and even cities and towns that hold historic water rights to stop drawing water from the rivers, lakes and ponds they rely on. The move is intended to make sure […]
Brian Domonkos straps on a pair of cross-country skis and glides through the trees along Mosquito Creek west of Fairplay. It’s May, but there’s still snow in Colorado’s mountains near the headwaters of the South Platte River. Domonkos, the Colorado Snow Survey supervisor, gets to work measuring how much snowpack is left from the winter […]
The city of San Francisco is reviving a long-simmering feud with the state over water, filing a lawsuit Friday that charges state regulators with trying to take away the city’s coveted Sierra Nevada water supplies. The suit claims the state water board is demanding the city forfeit too much water from the Tuolumne River as […]
Twenty years ago, in the 2001 Los Angeles mayoral race, a topic usually seen as dull became the most lurid issue of the campaign. The topic was water recycling, and we are still being hurt by the rhetoric from that election today. Candidate Joel Wachs, a longtime member of the City Council, didn’t even make […]
The COVID-19 pandemic encouraged wildlife, looking for easy food, to visit quiet neighborhoods they normally didn’t. The drought may now be forcing them to do the same. Experts say, though you might like to, do not leave food and water out for wild animals showing up in neighborhoods. The bear that showed up in a […]
The Biden administration will defend controversial water delivery contracts to California farmers issued in the Trump era, according to a court filing yesterday, rejecting pleas from a tribe and environmentalists to rescind them.
State Plans to Order Drought Restrictions, But it Doesn’t Have Good Water Data to Do It
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderAs California descends deeper into drought, state regulators are planning to do something they’ve done few times in modern history: order thousands of people, farms, and even cities and towns that hold historic water rights to stop drawing water from the rivers, lakes and ponds they rely on. The move is intended to make sure […]
Dry Soils And Drought Mean Even Normal Snowpack Can’t Keep Up With Climate Change In The West
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CPR Newsby Michael Elizabeth SakasBrian Domonkos straps on a pair of cross-country skis and glides through the trees along Mosquito Creek west of Fairplay. It’s May, but there’s still snow in Colorado’s mountains near the headwaters of the South Platte River. Domonkos, the Colorado Snow Survey supervisor, gets to work measuring how much snowpack is left from the winter […]
San Francisco Sues State Over Bid to Restrict its Sierra Water Supplies
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderThe city of San Francisco is reviving a long-simmering feud with the state over water, filing a lawsuit Friday that charges state regulators with trying to take away the city’s coveted Sierra Nevada water supplies. The suit claims the state water board is demanding the city forfeit too much water from the Tuolumne River as […]
Opinion: Wastewater Recycling Got Derailed in Los Angeles. Now it’s Back On Track
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Marc HaefeleTwenty years ago, in the 2001 Los Angeles mayoral race, a topic usually seen as dull became the most lurid issue of the campaign. The topic was water recycling, and we are still being hurt by the rhetoric from that election today. Candidate Joel Wachs, a longtime member of the City Council, didn’t even make […]
How California’s Drought Impacts Wildlife Populations and Their Behavior
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Fox2by Tom VacarThe COVID-19 pandemic encouraged wildlife, looking for easy food, to visit quiet neighborhoods they normally didn’t. The drought may now be forcing them to do the same. Experts say, though you might like to, do not leave food and water out for wild animals showing up in neighborhoods. The bear that showed up in a […]
Biden Backs Disputed Trump Contract in Court
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kristiene Gong /E&E Newsby Jeremy P. JacobsThe Biden administration will defend controversial water delivery contracts to California farmers issued in the Trump era, according to a court filing yesterday, rejecting pleas from a tribe and environmentalists to rescind them.