While negotiators largely sidelined energy issues during months of stalled talks on COVID-19 relief, a number of significant energy and environmental provisions will hitch a ride on the year-end agreement set to pass today. House and Senate leaders yesterday announced they had reached a deal on a $1.4 trillion fiscal 2021 spending omnibus, pandemic relief […]
Our country is currently in the midst of the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind – not in 10 or 20 years – but today. Much has been written about the Silver Tsunami, roughly defined as the wave of water and wastewater operator retirements across the country. And yet, while every industry […]
Backers of a $3 billion project to construct the tallest dam in California swear the project isn’t dead, despite the Temperance Flat Reservoir Authority returning money and canceling applications. After it became clear that the reservoir project on the San Joaquin River west of Auberry would not reach upcoming deadlines for studies and funding, Temperance Flat Reservoir […]
There’s an ecological crisis underway in California’s lonely corner of the American West. Invasive grasses are causing fires to explode. Wild horses are trampling fragile habitats. Thousands of water birds are dying miserable deaths. Wolves are settling down in hostile territory.
With just a few weeks left, 2020 is in a dead-heat tie for the hottest year on record. But whether it claims the top spot misses the point, climate scientists say. There is no shortage of disquieting statistics about what is happening to the Earth. The hottest decade on record is coming to a close, […]
The ability of science to improve water management decisions and keep up with the accelerating pace of climate change. The impact to precious water resources from persistent drought in the Colorado River Basin. Building resilience and sustainability across California. And finding hope at the Salton Sea. These were among the issues Western Water explored in 2020. In case […]
Year-End Deal Includes Major Energy, Environment Wins
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /E&E Newsby Geof Koss, Jeremy Dillon and Emma DumainWhile negotiators largely sidelined energy issues during months of stalled talks on COVID-19 relief, a number of significant energy and environmental provisions will hitch a ride on the year-end agreement set to pass today. House and Senate leaders yesterday announced they had reached a deal on a $1.4 trillion fiscal 2021 spending omnibus, pandemic relief […]
Opinion: The Greatest Water Transfer in History
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Water Finance & Managementby Michael WaradyOur country is currently in the midst of the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of mankind – not in 10 or 20 years – but today. Much has been written about the Silver Tsunami, roughly defined as the wave of water and wastewater operator retirements across the country. And yet, while every industry […]
Temperance Flat Dam Returns $171 Million to State. Still, Backers Swear It’s ‘Not Dead’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Fresno Beeby Monica Vaughan and Danielle BergstromBackers of a $3 billion project to construct the tallest dam in California swear the project isn’t dead, despite the Temperance Flat Reservoir Authority returning money and canceling applications. After it became clear that the reservoir project on the San Joaquin River west of Auberry would not reach upcoming deadlines for studies and funding, Temperance Flat Reservoir […]
California’s Relationship with the Animal Kingdom is Broken. Can it be Fixed?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /The Sacramento BeeThere’s an ecological crisis underway in California’s lonely corner of the American West. Invasive grasses are causing fires to explode. Wild horses are trampling fragile habitats. Thousands of water birds are dying miserable deaths. Wolves are settling down in hostile territory.
2020 May Be The Hottest Year On Record. Here’s The Damage It Did
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Cap Radioby Rebecca Hersher and Lauren SommerWith just a few weeks left, 2020 is in a dead-heat tie for the hottest year on record. But whether it claims the top spot misses the point, climate scientists say. There is no shortage of disquieting statistics about what is happening to the Earth. The hottest decade on record is coming to a close, […]
Drought, Climate Change and Groundwater Sustainability — Western Water Year in Review
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Education Foundation (Western Water)by Douglas E. BeemanThe ability of science to improve water management decisions and keep up with the accelerating pace of climate change. The impact to precious water resources from persistent drought in the Colorado River Basin. Building resilience and sustainability across California. And finding hope at the Salton Sea. These were among the issues Western Water explored in 2020. In case […]