Lobbing another hurdle at California’s $16 billion plan to tunnel underneath the West Coast’s largest estuary, environmentalists on Thursday sued to freeze public funding for the megaproject championed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Amid a record-breaking fire year, a new report out Thursday says the state lacks a grasp on the true costs of wildfires. The report is from the California Council on Science and Technology, an independent nonprofit organization established to offer state leaders objective advice from scientists and research institutions.
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to forecasting climate patterns when there’s an El Niño or a La Niña pattern in place. El Niño and La Niña patterns are part of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, which monitors sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. When sea-surface temperatures in this region are above average, it’s called […]
The tumultuous, years-long legal fight between farmer Michael Abatti and the Imperial Irrigation District — two of Southern California’s powerbrokers — is now finished. On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court declined Abatti’s petition for review, leaving in place an appellate court’s decision that declared IID the rightful owner of a massive allotment of Colorado River water.
On Aug. 3, researchers at the Plumas National Forest in Northern California received a startling result: Sticks and logs they gathered from the forest floor to assess wildfire risk had a moisture level of just 2%. The reading was the lowest ever recorded in 15 years of measurements at a site in the forest’s southwest […]
California Slammed Over ‘Blank Check’ for Delta Tunnel Project
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Serviceby Nick CahillLobbing another hurdle at California’s $16 billion plan to tunnel underneath the West Coast’s largest estuary, environmentalists on Thursday sued to freeze public funding for the megaproject championed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
California Could Do Better to Ease the Burdens of Wildfires If We Knew How Much They Actually Cost
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KQED San Francsicoby Danielle VentonAmid a record-breaking fire year, a new report out Thursday says the state lacks a grasp on the true costs of wildfires. The report is from the California Council on Science and Technology, an independent nonprofit organization established to offer state leaders objective advice from scientists and research institutions.
There’s Hope, SoCal: La Niña Doesn’t Always Mean Drier Winter Weather
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Spectrum News 1by Jacqueline BennettThere isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to forecasting climate patterns when there’s an El Niño or a La Niña pattern in place. El Niño and La Niña patterns are part of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, which monitors sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. When sea-surface temperatures in this region are above average, it’s called […]
California Supreme Court Refuses to Review Farmer Michael Abatti’s Case Against IID
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Palm Spring Desert Sunby Mark OlaldeThe tumultuous, years-long legal fight between farmer Michael Abatti and the Imperial Irrigation District — two of Southern California’s powerbrokers — is now finished. On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court declined Abatti’s petition for review, leaving in place an appellate court’s decision that declared IID the rightful owner of a massive allotment of Colorado River water.
A 20-Year Push for Valley Water Storage Ends, as Temperance Flat Calls It Quits
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Agri Pulseby Brad HookerThe proposed Temperance Flat Reservoir Project has likely seen its final blow after decades of hard-fought efforts.
Off the Charts: Dryness Stat Shows Why West is Burning
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /E&E Newsby Thomas FrankOn Aug. 3, researchers at the Plumas National Forest in Northern California received a startling result: Sticks and logs they gathered from the forest floor to assess wildfire risk had a moisture level of just 2%. The reading was the lowest ever recorded in 15 years of measurements at a site in the forest’s southwest […]