Conservationists in Colorado are dreaming big. In a time of political turmoil and legislative impotence, a consortium of Colorado conservation groups is floating an audacious plan to conserve 30% of the land in the state — roughly 20 million acres — by 2030. Since statehood, the state has protected only 6 million acres.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has taken a dramatic step to encourage communities to use environmentally friendly features such as wetlands for flood protection instead of building sea walls and levees. A new FEMA flood policy released late last month with no public announcement is drawing praise from environmentalists because it will promote mitigation projects that provide […]
It all started with a 2002 state law demanding quake-resilient water delivery. Nearly $5 billion later, San Francisco has retrofit the system from Hetch Hetchy to the city, just now crossing the finish line on the shore of Lake Merced.
In the past decade, California has experienced its most severe drought in over a millennium, devastating floods, the hottest summer on record and eight of the 10 largest wildfires ever recorded in the state. Within the past month, Death Valley set a new record for the hottest temperature ever recorded on earth, and wildfires burned an area […]
The Imperial County Air Pollution Control District issued Notices of Violation to California Department of Water Resources, California Natural Resources Agency, and United States Fish and Wildlife Service for failure to implement adequate dust control on the Salton Sea playa on the Species Conservation Habitat project site near Westmorland, California. In addition, as landowners of […]
A new report by the U.S. Geological Survey shows that efforts by Coachella Valley Water District to replenish local aquifers in the Coachella Valley have been effective, leading to stable land surface elevations in most of the Coachella Valley. Areas with land subsidence identified in prior studies are now stable, uplifting, or experiencing substantial slowing […]
A Bold Plan to Protect 30% of Colorado Lands and Waters by 2030
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Colorado Sunby Jason BelvinConservationists in Colorado are dreaming big. In a time of political turmoil and legislative impotence, a consortium of Colorado conservation groups is floating an audacious plan to conserve 30% of the land in the state — roughly 20 million acres — by 2030. Since statehood, the state has protected only 6 million acres.
FEMA Ends Policy Favoring Flood Walls Over Green Protections
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /E&E Newsby Thomas FrankThe Federal Emergency Management Agency has taken a dramatic step to encourage communities to use environmentally friendly features such as wetlands for flood protection instead of building sea walls and levees. A new FEMA flood policy released late last month with no public announcement is drawing praise from environmentalists because it will promote mitigation projects that provide […]
Major Earthquake Retrofit Work Complete At Lake Merced Pump Station
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CBS SF Bay AreaIt all started with a 2002 state law demanding quake-resilient water delivery. Nearly $5 billion later, San Francisco has retrofit the system from Hetch Hetchy to the city, just now crossing the finish line on the shore of Lake Merced.
Opinion: Building Long-Term Resilience to Climate Change in California
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CalMattersby Matthew Armsby and Marisa BuchananIn the past decade, California has experienced its most severe drought in over a millennium, devastating floods, the hottest summer on record and eight of the 10 largest wildfires ever recorded in the state. Within the past month, Death Valley set a new record for the hottest temperature ever recorded on earth, and wildfires burned an area […]
ICAPCD Issues Notices of Violation to Protect Public Health
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Desert Review (Imperial Valley)by Kayla KirbyThe Imperial County Air Pollution Control District issued Notices of Violation to California Department of Water Resources, California Natural Resources Agency, and United States Fish and Wildlife Service for failure to implement adequate dust control on the Salton Sea playa on the Species Conservation Habitat project site near Westmorland, California. In addition, as landowners of […]
New Federal Report Show Increasing Groundwater Levels in the Coachella Valley
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CVWD.orgA new report by the U.S. Geological Survey shows that efforts by Coachella Valley Water District to replenish local aquifers in the Coachella Valley have been effective, leading to stable land surface elevations in most of the Coachella Valley. Areas with land subsidence identified in prior studies are now stable, uplifting, or experiencing substantial slowing […]