Fire-prone areas of Southern California can expect to see landslides occurring almost every year, with major events expected roughly every 10 years, a new study found. The results show residents face a double whammy of increased wildfire and landslide risk caused by climate change-induced shifts in the state’s wet and dry seasons, according to researchers […]
California’s tiny delta smelt is not a terribly impressive fish at first glance, and not really at second glance either. It’s about the length and width of a finger, silvery and kind of see-through – looks a bit like a sardine.
Millions of people in the US are drinking water that fails to meet federal health standards, including by violating limits for dangerous contaminants. Latinos are disproportionately exposed, according to the Guardian’s review of more than 140,000 public water systems across the US and county-level demographic data. Water systems in counties that are 25% or more Latino […]
The Department of Justice can proceed with its claims that California violated state law when it changed its water quality control plan for the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta system in federal court, the Ninth Circuit ruled.
To highlight the escalating global water crisis, this year’s UN World Water Day on March 22 will focus on valuing water. With water demand expected to exceed supply by 56% within the decade, companies, investors and institutions are being called on to not only recognise the challenges of pricing water appropriately, but consider the social, […]
Study: As Wildfires Increase, Southern California Could Face Landslides Almost Every Year
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby City News ServiceFire-prone areas of Southern California can expect to see landslides occurring almost every year, with major events expected roughly every 10 years, a new study found. The results show residents face a double whammy of increased wildfire and landslide risk caused by climate change-induced shifts in the state’s wet and dry seasons, according to researchers […]
California Drought, Dry Conditions Causing Concern for Farms and Agriculture
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /ABC10Much of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley regions are seeing abnormally dry or drought-like weather so far in winter 2021.
A Tiny Fish is on the Brink of Extinction. Does it Matter that Another Just Like It is Thriving?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /WHYY (Philadelphia)by Jad SleimanCalifornia’s tiny delta smelt is not a terribly impressive fish at first glance, and not really at second glance either. It’s about the length and width of a finger, silvery and kind of see-through – looks a bit like a sardine.
More Than 25m Drink from the Worst US Water Systems, with Latinos Most Exposed
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Guardianby Emily Holden, Caty Enders, Niko Kommenda and Vivian HoMillions of people in the US are drinking water that fails to meet federal health standards, including by violating limits for dangerous contaminants. Latinos are disproportionately exposed, according to the Guardian’s review of more than 140,000 public water systems across the US and county-level demographic data. Water systems in counties that are 25% or more Latino […]
California Must Face Water Challenge in Federal Court
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bloomberg Lawby Maya EarlsThe Department of Justice can proceed with its claims that California violated state law when it changed its water quality control plan for the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta system in federal court, the Ninth Circuit ruled.
‘CalPERS is Overlaying Physical Climate Risk with Water Scarcity Insights’: California’s Betty Yee on Water Risk
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Responsible Investorsby Betty YeeTo highlight the escalating global water crisis, this year’s UN World Water Day on March 22 will focus on valuing water. With water demand expected to exceed supply by 56% within the decade, companies, investors and institutions are being called on to not only recognise the challenges of pricing water appropriately, but consider the social, […]