Five wells punch the scorching Nevada desert. Water in this area is locked underneath the ground. It flows silently and invisibly as part of an aquifer stretching roughly 50,000 square-miles. Much of this water collected here thousands of years ago when lakes covered most of Nevada. Now wells are summoning it for human use. The […]
Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt writes that a “Grand Bargain” in California water is needed to end the “political culture of deferral” and allow major water projects to advance. On the contrary, what’s needed is an adult regulator that will make hard choices that water users refuse to make. For at least five years, […]
A top water regulator from New Mexico yesterday warned senators that hardrock mines, wastewater facilities and other industrial entities could face stricter environmental oversight as the Trump administration’s Waters of the U.S., or WOTUS, rule takes effect.
Wade Crowfoot, a California Cabinet secretary, didn’t plan on confronting President Trump on extreme heat and wildfires. Then Trump dismissed climate change. “It’ll just start getting cooler, you just watch,” Trump said during a Monday meeting with California officials who were briefing him on the state’s catastrophic wildfires. Crowfoot, in a response that went viral, […]
Message to Democrats: Just because President Trump says it, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wrong. Yes, our president habitually fantasizes, distorts and lies. But to borrow an old cliché, even a broken clock is right twice a day. One important example: Trump’s widely ridiculed comment that California needs to “rake the floor” of its forests […]
The risks of water shortages continue to grow along the Colorado River, which supplies about 40 million people from Wyoming to Arizona. Federal water managers released projections Tuesday showing higher odds of shortages occurring within the next five years. The Colorado River is in the 21st year of a severe drought that’s being compounded by […]
A Housing Developer and a Powerful Water Utility, are Caught in a Fight: How much Water is There?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Nevada Independentby Daniel RothbergFive wells punch the scorching Nevada desert. Water in this area is locked underneath the ground. It flows silently and invisibly as part of an aquifer stretching roughly 50,000 square-miles. Much of this water collected here thousands of years ago when lakes covered most of Nevada. Now wells are summoning it for human use. The […]
Opinion: Water Board Must Establish a State Water Budget that California Can Afford
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Chris ShutesFormer U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt writes that a “Grand Bargain” in California water is needed to end the “political culture of deferral” and allow major water projects to advance. On the contrary, what’s needed is an adult regulator that will make hard choices that water users refuse to make. For at least five years, […]
Trump WOTUS Rewrite Could Backfire, Lawmakers Warned
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /E&E Newsby Hannah NortheyA top water regulator from New Mexico yesterday warned senators that hardrock mines, wastewater facilities and other industrial entities could face stricter environmental oversight as the Trump administration’s Waters of the U.S., or WOTUS, rule takes effect.
Meet the Man Who Told Trump Climate Change is Real
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /E&E Newsby Anne C. MulkernWade Crowfoot, a California Cabinet secretary, didn’t plan on confronting President Trump on extreme heat and wildfires. Then Trump dismissed climate change. “It’ll just start getting cooler, you just watch,” Trump said during a Monday meeting with California officials who were briefing him on the state’s catastrophic wildfires. Crowfoot, in a response that went viral, […]
Opinion: Climate Change is Affecting Wildfires. But Newsom and Legislators Still Need to do More
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby George SkeltonMessage to Democrats: Just because President Trump says it, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wrong. Yes, our president habitually fantasizes, distorts and lies. But to borrow an old cliché, even a broken clock is right twice a day. One important example: Trump’s widely ridiculed comment that California needs to “rake the floor” of its forests […]
Risk of Colorado River Shortage is on the Rise, Could Hit Within 5 Years, Officials say
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Arizona Republicby Ian JamesThe risks of water shortages continue to grow along the Colorado River, which supplies about 40 million people from Wyoming to Arizona. Federal water managers released projections Tuesday showing higher odds of shortages occurring within the next five years. The Colorado River is in the 21st year of a severe drought that’s being compounded by […]