No country is immune from water scarcity issues—not even wealthy countries like the United States. Population growth and climate change are stretching America’s water supplies to the limit, and tapping new sources is becoming more difficult each year—in some cases, even impossible.
People from Truckee to South Lake Tahoe will be gearing up for blustery conditions for trick or treating as Halloween nears. A cold storm system is set to arrive from the Gulf of Alaska with decent moisture. A Weather Impact Alert was issued for Thursday and Friday in the Sierra for inches of snow at pass level […]
Voters in the November election will decide whether to borrow billions of dollars for climate and environmental programs. Proposition 4, also called the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024, would issue $10 billion in bonds for various projects.
Windblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep, USC research shows. The findings also indicate that children living closest to the sea, who are exposed to more dust in the air, may be the most affected.
California is in the very early stages of making it easier for desalination plants along the coast. The State Water Resources Control Board took the first step today toward changing its ocean protection standards to make it faster to permit desalination plants and to clarify how and when developers measure and mitigate the harm to […]
Walter Byrd remembers the first time sewage came bubbling out of his toilet like it was yesterday. “It was just pumping up through there,” Byrd says. “One of the bathrooms was so full of waste, at least 4 inches high in there. It smelled just like a hog pen.”
The Southwest Offers Blueprints for the Future of Wastewater Reuse
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, Uncategorized /by Jordan Beane /resilenceby Freddie ClaytonNo country is immune from water scarcity issues—not even wealthy countries like the United States. Population growth and climate change are stretching America’s water supplies to the limit, and tapping new sources is becoming more difficult each year—in some cases, even impossible.
Could California be Off to a Good Snow Start this Season? It’s a Good Start So Far
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /ABC 10by Carley GomezPeople from Truckee to South Lake Tahoe will be gearing up for blustery conditions for trick or treating as Halloween nears. A cold storm system is set to arrive from the Gulf of Alaska with decent moisture. A Weather Impact Alert was issued for Thursday and Friday in the Sierra for inches of snow at pass level […]
What Is Prop 4? The $10B Climate Bond Measure Explained
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Patchby Kristina HouckVoters in the November election will decide whether to borrow billions of dollars for climate and environmental programs. Proposition 4, also called the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024, would issue $10 billion in bonds for various projects.
Salton Sea, an Area Rich with Lithium, is a Hot Spot for Child Respiratory Issues
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Science Xby Leigh HopperWindblown dust from the shrinking Salton Sea harms the respiratory health of children living nearby, triggering asthma, coughing, wheezing and disrupted sleep, USC research shows. The findings also indicate that children living closest to the sea, who are exposed to more dust in the air, may be the most affected.
Newsom Goes North for a Climate Fight
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /Politicoby Jordan WolmanCalifornia is in the very early stages of making it easier for desalination plants along the coast. The State Water Resources Control Board took the first step today toward changing its ocean protection standards to make it faster to permit desalination plants and to clarify how and when developers measure and mitigate the harm to […]
PODCAST: How Aging Water Systems are Pushing Sewage into U.S. Homes
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kylie Capuano /New York Public RadioWalter Byrd remembers the first time sewage came bubbling out of his toilet like it was yesterday. “It was just pumping up through there,” Byrd says. “One of the bathrooms was so full of waste, at least 4 inches high in there. It smelled just like a hog pen.”