The Sunizona community, in the south-western US state of Arizona, is just a speck on the map. A few hundred homes dot the landscape along dirt roads and for a few miles along a state highway that leads to the foot of the Chiricahua mountains near the New Mexico border. Cynthia Beltran moved to Sunizona with […]
A bill aimed at improving the Valley’s two largest canal systems from continued subsidence-driven damage advanced through one house of the California State Legislature on Friday. Senate Bill 559, a top priority for legislators on both side of the aisle in the San Joaquin Valley and led by Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D–Sanger), seeks to dedicate […]
“Rising water rates coupled with pandemic job losses threaten to cut off many California families from an essential service — water,” Sen. Dodd said Tuesday. “No one should be denied access, regardless of their income level or economic status. Today’s vote is a step toward ensuring low-income customers get the help they need to keep […]
The West is locked in the grip of a 20-year megadrought, with the Colorado River approaching record-low flows. The seven states in the Colorado River basin—Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming in the upper basin and Arizona, California and Nevada in the lower—established drought contingency plans in 2019 for managing and operating the river in […]
California farmers and ranchers are preparing for a difficult growing season as the state faces drought conditions. The California Board of Food and Agriculture met on Tuesday to discuss ways to help farmers and ranchers, as well as to discuss the proposed $5.1 billion included in the governor’s budget to address drought challenges and water […]
It’s another sign that California is in a drought with a historic crisis looming. The state’s snowpack, a crucial source of water for the state, is at 0% of average for June 1 after a historically dry winter, according to the California Department of Water Resources. This doesn’t mean that there isn’t any snow across the […]
Mega-Dairies, Disappearing Wells, and Arizona’s Deepening Water Crisis
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Tony DavisThe Sunizona community, in the south-western US state of Arizona, is just a speck on the map. A few hundred homes dot the landscape along dirt roads and for a few miles along a state highway that leads to the foot of the Chiricahua mountains near the New Mexico border. Cynthia Beltran moved to Sunizona with […]
Calif. Senate Advances Bill to Spend $785mil to Repair Valley Canals
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sunby Alex TavlianA bill aimed at improving the Valley’s two largest canal systems from continued subsidence-driven damage advanced through one house of the California State Legislature on Friday. Senate Bill 559, a top priority for legislators on both side of the aisle in the San Joaquin Valley and led by Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D–Sanger), seeks to dedicate […]
Senate Passes Sen. Dodd’s Water Access and Equity Bill
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Lake County News“Rising water rates coupled with pandemic job losses threaten to cut off many California families from an essential service — water,” Sen. Dodd said Tuesday. “No one should be denied access, regardless of their income level or economic status. Today’s vote is a step toward ensuring low-income customers get the help they need to keep […]
The West’s Extreme Drought: Colorado River Plans Explained
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bloomberg Lawby Tripp BaltzThe West is locked in the grip of a 20-year megadrought, with the Colorado River approaching record-low flows. The seven states in the Colorado River basin—Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming in the upper basin and Arizona, California and Nevada in the lower—established drought contingency plans in 2019 for managing and operating the river in […]
Farmers Facing California Drought Impacts Feel Strain of Low Water Supply
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KCRA3by Emily MaherCalifornia farmers and ranchers are preparing for a difficult growing season as the state faces drought conditions. The California Board of Food and Agriculture met on Tuesday to discuss ways to help farmers and ranchers, as well as to discuss the proposed $5.1 billion included in the governor’s budget to address drought challenges and water […]
California’s Snowpack is 0% of June 1 Average. Here’s What That Means.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /SF Gateby Amy GraffIt’s another sign that California is in a drought with a historic crisis looming. The state’s snowpack, a crucial source of water for the state, is at 0% of average for June 1 after a historically dry winter, according to the California Department of Water Resources. This doesn’t mean that there isn’t any snow across the […]