A group of residents in a southern Nevada town that sits along the Colorado River are organizing a campaign to oppose a proposed pipeline that would divert billions of gallons of river water to southwest Utah, reflecting intensifying struggles over water in the U.S. West.
California lawmakers voted Sunday to phase out the sale and use of firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals that have been linked to cancer and have contaminated drinking water throughout the state. The measure, put forward by state Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), requires municipal fire departments, chemical plants and oil refineries to gradually stop using […]
Water is central to nearly everything we value in California. Healthy communities, economies, farms, ecosystems and cultural traditions depend on steady supplies of safe water. Those values are increasingly at risk as California confronts more extreme droughts and floods, rising temperatures, overdrafted groundwater basins, aging infrastructure and other challenges magnified by climate change.
Thousands of students returning to the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York this month are being asked to wear masks in public, register their health status online each day and electronically log classroom visits for contact tracing if a coronavirus outbreak occurs. But the most novel effort at the school to measure and limit […]
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans have relied on emergency orders put in place by state and local governments that bar utility companies from shutting off services such as gas, electricity and water. However, many of these orders will expire by the end of September, leaving 34.5 million households without shutoff protections, according to […]
State regulators would have to tell the California legislature about a limited use of chlorpyrifos, a powerful insecticide linked to brain damage in children, under a bill heading to the governor. The measure, SB 86, was approved by the Assembly and Senate Sunday. It would require the state Department of Pesticide Regulation to detail the granular, […]
Nevada Residents Blast Utah’s Lake Powell Pipeline Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP NewsA group of residents in a southern Nevada town that sits along the Colorado River are organizing a campaign to oppose a proposed pipeline that would divert billions of gallons of river water to southwest Utah, reflecting intensifying struggles over water in the U.S. West.
California Lawmakers Vote to Phase Out Toxic Firefighting Foam
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Anna M. PhillipsCalifornia lawmakers voted Sunday to phase out the sale and use of firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals that have been linked to cancer and have contaminated drinking water throughout the state. The measure, put forward by state Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), requires municipal fire departments, chemical plants and oil refineries to gradually stop using […]
CA Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot on the Governor’s Water Resilience Portfolio
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Planning Reportby Wade CrowfootWater is central to nearly everything we value in California. Healthy communities, economies, farms, ecosystems and cultural traditions depend on steady supplies of safe water. Those values are increasingly at risk as California confronts more extreme droughts and floods, rising temperatures, overdrafted groundwater basins, aging infrastructure and other challenges magnified by climate change.
Looking to Reopen, Colleges Become Labs for Coronavirus Tests and Tracking Apps
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Matt RichtelThousands of students returning to the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York this month are being asked to wear masks in public, register their health status online each day and electronically log classroom visits for contact tracing if a coronavirus outbreak occurs. But the most novel effort at the school to measure and limit […]
Nearly 35 Million Households Will Lose Their Utility Shutoff Protections Over the Next Month
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /CNBCby Megan LeonhardtThroughout the coronavirus pandemic, millions of Americans have relied on emergency orders put in place by state and local governments that bar utility companies from shutting off services such as gas, electricity and water. However, many of these orders will expire by the end of September, leaving 34.5 million households without shutoff protections, according to […]
California Bill Would Require Reports on Solid Chlorpyrifos Use
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Bloomberg Lawby Emily C. DooleyState regulators would have to tell the California legislature about a limited use of chlorpyrifos, a powerful insecticide linked to brain damage in children, under a bill heading to the governor. The measure, SB 86, was approved by the Assembly and Senate Sunday. It would require the state Department of Pesticide Regulation to detail the granular, […]