Though scientists know that clouds are critical to the climate system, their exact role is still uncertain. New studies are starting to fill in the knowledge gap.
“My great uncle and my grandma and my great grandparents and, I’m sure, their great grandparents: they were all fishermen. That’s just what they did – they fished and it was out of necessity to support their families. And it’s because that’s what we’ve always done and we’ve never known another life,” says Amy Cordalis, […]
In Crowley County, Colorado, sugar beets and alfalfa used to line the fields. It’s cantaloupes were famous. But that all changed about three decades ago when most of the farmers sold their water rights to rapidly growing cities on the Front Range.
New research has found that the coronavirus lockdown led to dramatic changes in water consumption in England and Wales, and that some of these are likely to continue even after the pandemic.
A coalition of environmental and fishing groups are suing a water district in southern Oregon over an aging, privately owned dam that they say hinders the passage of struggling salmon populations in the pristine North Umpqua River. The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Eugene, asks a judge to order the Winchester Water […]
The EPA under a future Biden administration is expected to quickly move to set regulations on “forever chemicals” in water and other areas, but not to restrict the entire group of thousands of the substances, attorneys said in recent interviews. The Environmental Protection Agency is already expected to set national drinking water limits for two […]
Seeing Clouds Clearly: Are They Cooling Us Down or Heating Us Up?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Inside Climate Newsby Bob BerwynThough scientists know that clouds are critical to the climate system, their exact role is still uncertain. New studies are starting to fill in the knowledge gap.
The Rebirth of a Historic River
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /BBCby Alexander Matthews“My great uncle and my grandma and my great grandparents and, I’m sure, their great grandparents: they were all fishermen. That’s just what they did – they fished and it was out of necessity to support their families. And it’s because that’s what we’ve always done and we’ve never known another life,” says Amy Cordalis, […]
Will the West Figure Out How to Share Water?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Deseret Newsby Sofia JeremiasIn Crowley County, Colorado, sugar beets and alfalfa used to line the fields. It’s cantaloupes were famous. But that all changed about three decades ago when most of the farmers sold their water rights to rapidly growing cities on the Front Range.
Coronavirus Lockdown Caused Dramatic Changes in Water Consumption, Research Finds
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Phys.Orgby Joe StaffordNew research has found that the coronavirus lockdown led to dramatic changes in water consumption in England and Wales, and that some of these are likely to continue even after the pandemic.
Fishing, Environmental Groups Sue Over Umpqua River Dam
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AP Newsby Gillian FlaccusA coalition of environmental and fishing groups are suing a water district in southern Oregon over an aging, privately owned dam that they say hinders the passage of struggling salmon populations in the pristine North Umpqua River. The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Eugene, asks a judge to order the Winchester Water […]
Biden’s EPA Expected to Pass Limits on Some ‘Forever Chemicals’
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Bloomberg Lawby Pat RizzutoThe EPA under a future Biden administration is expected to quickly move to set regulations on “forever chemicals” in water and other areas, but not to restrict the entire group of thousands of the substances, attorneys said in recent interviews. The Environmental Protection Agency is already expected to set national drinking water limits for two […]