Golden mussels may be small, but experts say they could create major problems for California’s water systems, prompting urgent warnings to local water agencies across Kern County. “The message we’re trying to convey today is the mussels are here. They’re down the water project. They’re here. We’re dealing with them now,” Said Samuel Lux, President […]
Seven years ago, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law to bring safe and affordable drinking water to the state’s most disadvantaged communities. Last week, Newsom celebrated the program’s accomplishments.
Rainfall across much of California and the West has become more clustered in heavier storms, with longer dry spells in between. The net effect is a drying out, researchers found in a new study. It isn’t just the western United States; the same is true in much of the rest of the world.
In a clear sign that California is not facing water shortages or a drought this summer, Lake Oroville, the state’s second-largest reservoir and a key component of California’s water system, has nearly filled to the top. The massive reservoir, contained behind America’s tallest dam, was 99% full on Tuesday afternoon, at 122% of its historical […]
In its battle against the drought racking the region, city of Corpus Christi officials have been actively pursuing four seawater desalination proposals — one of its own and three that would be in coordination with private or other public entities. It’s part of a layered strategy to build supply, augmenting other initiatives to pump groundwater […]
Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the planet’s most vital ecosystems, including California’s towering redwoods and the seagrass meadows along its coast, both of which store vast amounts of carbon and support complex webs of life. Marine heat waves, record wildfires and coastal development are […]
Golden Mussels Spreading Through California Waterways, Prompting Urgent Warnings to Kern County Water Agencies
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /ABC 23 Bakersfieldby Riley NagelGolden mussels may be small, but experts say they could create major problems for California’s water systems, prompting urgent warnings to local water agencies across Kern County. “The message we’re trying to convey today is the mussels are here. They’re down the water project. They’re here. We’re dealing with them now,” Said Samuel Lux, President […]
Money for Clean Drinking Water Threatened by Newsom Administration’s Climate Overhaul
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, Uncategorized /by Jordan Beane /Cal Mattersby Rachel BeckerSeven years ago, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law to bring safe and affordable drinking water to the state’s most disadvantaged communities. Last week, Newsom celebrated the program’s accomplishments.
Heavier Storms and Longer Dry Spells Are Drying California and the West
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesRainfall across much of California and the West has become more clustered in heavier storms, with longer dry spells in between. The net effect is a drying out, researchers found in a new study. It isn’t just the western United States; the same is true in much of the rest of the world.
Lake Oroville, California’s Second-Largest Reservoir, Is 99% Full and Rising
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Jordan Beane /San Jose Mercury Newsby Paul RogersIn a clear sign that California is not facing water shortages or a drought this summer, Lake Oroville, the state’s second-largest reservoir and a key component of California’s water system, has nearly filled to the top. The massive reservoir, contained behind America’s tallest dam, was 99% full on Tuesday afternoon, at 122% of its historical […]
See Video Explaining Corpus Christi’s Seawater Desalination Projects
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Corpus Christi Caller Timesby Kirsten CrowIn its battle against the drought racking the region, city of Corpus Christi officials have been actively pursuing four seawater desalination proposals — one of its own and three that would be in coordination with private or other public entities. It’s part of a layered strategy to build supply, augmenting other initiatives to pump groundwater […]
Looking to DNA for Answers As Climate Change Outpaces California Wildlife’s Ability To Evolve
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Sierra Stewart /Los Angeles Timesby Annika HammerschlagEvolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the planet’s most vital ecosystems, including California’s towering redwoods and the seagrass meadows along its coast, both of which store vast amounts of carbon and support complex webs of life. Marine heat waves, record wildfires and coastal development are […]