At a time when every other car on the South Coast seems to be a Tesla, it’s fitting that the City of Santa Barbara will soon be relying on a small mountain of Tesla storage batteries to help move water in and out of its Cater Water Treatment Plant high atop San Roque Road to […]
In the spring of 2013, Jocelyn Walters moved Nativearth, her family’s small shoe business, into a warehouse in Mariposa Industrial Park that gave them more space to grow. But there was one quirk of the new space she hadn’t foreseen. The industrial park, which has only four businesses and isn’t connected to the town’s water […]
Climate change and a growing world population require efficient use of natural resources. Water is a crucial component in food production, and water management strategies are needed to support worldwide changes in food consumption and dietary patterns. Agricultural production and food manufacturing account for a third of water usage in the U.S. Water use fluctuates […]
Kern County farmers on Wednesday agreed to chip in $14 million over the next two years to kick off another attempt to move water through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta via tunnel.
Down to its final weeks, the Trump administration is working to push through dozens of environmental rollbacks that could weaken century-old protections for migratory birds, expand Arctic drilling and hamstring future regulation of public health threats.
Agencies Unite to Fight Troublesome Mussels
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /E&E Newsby Michael DoyleThe Trump administration today announced a newly strengthened team effort to combat invasive mussels.
Tesla to Help Power Santa Barbara’s Cater Water Treatment Plant
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Santa Barbara Independentby Nick WelshAt a time when every other car on the South Coast seems to be a Tesla, it’s fitting that the City of Santa Barbara will soon be relying on a small mountain of Tesla storage batteries to help move water in and out of its Cater Water Treatment Plant high atop San Roque Road to […]
What Happens When a Rural Area’s Only Well is Contaminated?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Rebecca SohnIn the spring of 2013, Jocelyn Walters moved Nativearth, her family’s small shoe business, into a warehouse in Mariposa Industrial Park that gave them more space to grow. But there was one quirk of the new space she hadn’t foreseen. The industrial park, which has only four businesses and isn’t connected to the town’s water […]
U.S. Agricultural Water Use Declining for Most Crops and Livestock Production
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Water OnlineClimate change and a growing world population require efficient use of natural resources. Water is a crucial component in food production, and water management strategies are needed to support worldwide changes in food consumption and dietary patterns. Agricultural production and food manufacturing account for a third of water usage in the U.S. Water use fluctuates […]
Kern Farmers Tapped for $14 million to Study Delta Tunnel
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /SJV Water (San Joaquin Valley)by Lois HenryKern County farmers on Wednesday agreed to chip in $14 million over the next two years to kick off another attempt to move water through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta via tunnel.
Trump Pushes New Environmental Rollbacks on Way Out the Door
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Matthew Brown and Ellen KnickmeyerDown to its final weeks, the Trump administration is working to push through dozens of environmental rollbacks that could weaken century-old protections for migratory birds, expand Arctic drilling and hamstring future regulation of public health threats.