It’s not just Californians paying attention to the state’s water supply anymore. It’s Wall Street. In a sign of the growing value of water in a warming world, investors began trading futures of the coveted commodity, tied to California water prices, for the first time last week. The novel marketplace allows speculators to make money […]
Rising seas can evoke images of waves crashing into beachfront property or a torrent of water rolling through downtown streets. But there’s a lesser-known hazard of climate change for those who live along shorelines the world over: freshwater in the ground beneath them creeping slowly upward. For many Bay Area residents who live near the […]
In what was hailed as a “landmark agreement,” farmers in an area of southern Tulare County blamed for sinking the Friant-Kern Canal from excessive groundwater pumping will chip in a hefty amount to help pay for a fix. How hefty could be decided by their payment choice. A longer term payment option would be $200 […]
Amid long-term forecasts indicating California could be headed into another dry winter, discussions at the California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting focused on current and future water policy and the challenges facing short- and long-term supplies. During a breakout session as part of the virtual Annual Meeting, Ernest Conant, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation regional director for […]
Just how warm Earth stays this December will determine if 2020 goes down as the hottest year on record. And it’s looking a lot like it will. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculated Monday that last month globally was the second hottest November on record, behind only 2015. Yet NASA and a European climate monitoring group said it was the […]
When wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, at 40 times the state’s drinking water standard. Our testing has now confirmed a source of these chemicals, and it’s clear that wildfires aren’t the only blazes that […]
Investors Can Now Trade On and Profit From California Water — How Might That Work Out?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Kurtis AlexanderIt’s not just Californians paying attention to the state’s water supply anymore. It’s Wall Street. In a sign of the growing value of water in a warming world, investors began trading futures of the coveted commodity, tied to California water prices, for the first time last week. The novel marketplace allows speculators to make money […]
Groundwater Beneath Your Feet Is Rising With the Sea. It Could Bring Long-Buried Toxins With It
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /KQEDby Laura KlivansRising seas can evoke images of waves crashing into beachfront property or a torrent of water rolling through downtown streets. But there’s a lesser-known hazard of climate change for those who live along shorelines the world over: freshwater in the ground beneath them creeping slowly upward. For many Bay Area residents who live near the […]
Proposed Agreement Could Boost Funds to Fix Friant-Kern Canal
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /SJV Waterby Lois HenryIn what was hailed as a “landmark agreement,” farmers in an area of southern Tulare County blamed for sinking the Friant-Kern Canal from excessive groundwater pumping will chip in a hefty amount to help pay for a fix. How hefty could be decided by their payment choice. A longer term payment option would be $200 […]
Ongoing Litigation Muddies State’s Water Outlook
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AgAlert (California Farm Bureau Federation)by Christine SouzaAmid long-term forecasts indicating California could be headed into another dry winter, discussions at the California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting focused on current and future water policy and the challenges facing short- and long-term supplies. During a breakout session as part of the virtual Annual Meeting, Ernest Conant, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation regional director for […]
It’s Close but 2020 Likely to End Up Hottest Year On Record
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AP Newsby Seth BorensteinJust how warm Earth stays this December will determine if 2020 goes down as the hottest year on record. And it’s looking a lot like it will. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculated Monday that last month globally was the second hottest November on record, behind only 2015. Yet NASA and a European climate monitoring group said it was the […]
Plastic Pipes are Polluting Drinking Water Systems After Wildfires – It’s a Risk in Urban Fires, Too
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Conversationby Andrew J. Whelton, Amisha Shah, Kristofer P. IsaacsonWhen wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, at 40 times the state’s drinking water standard. Our testing has now confirmed a source of these chemicals, and it’s clear that wildfires aren’t the only blazes that […]