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 […]
Like most Californians, I have not seen blue skies for weeks. The dirty air I’m breathing hurts my lungs and stings my eyes. My kids are confined to the indoors to protect their growing lungs, though I’m concerned that even our air indoors contains dangerous pollutants. While fire crews work to stop more loss of […]
House lawmakers pressed top defense officials yesterday for more information on research and cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. “I represent a community that has a number of PFAS contamination sites,” Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said during a hearing of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness.
The Colorado River’s largest reservoirs are expected to keep struggling over the next five years due to climate change, according to the federal agency that oversees them. The Bureau of Reclamation’s new modeling projections, which include this year’s record-breaking heat and dryness in some parts of the southwestern watershed, show an increasing likelihood of an official […]
For decades, farmers in California’s Kern County have turned to wastewater from oil production to help irrigate their crops during extended dry spells. The wastewater provides an alternative to groundwater, which has become increasingly scarce as farmers have pumped more than they could replenish.
The board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Tuesday approve a cost-cutting plan to reduce expenditures in response to lower water sales and concerns about the financial impacts of COVID-19 on its member agencies.
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 […]
Opinion: Five Solutions to California’s Climate Crisis Gov. Newsom Should Implement … Right Now
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Dan JacobsonLike most Californians, I have not seen blue skies for weeks. The dirty air I’m breathing hurts my lungs and stings my eyes. My kids are confined to the indoors to protect their growing lungs, though I’m concerned that even our air indoors contains dangerous pollutants. While fire crews work to stop more loss of […]
Panel Demands Answers on PFAS Cleanups, Alternatives
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /E&E Newsby Bev BanksHouse lawmakers pressed top defense officials yesterday for more information on research and cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. “I represent a community that has a number of PFAS contamination sites,” Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said during a hearing of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness.
Climate Change Likely to Keep Hammering Colorado River’s Biggest Reservoirs, Model Shows
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KUNC (Greeley, Colo.)by Luke RunyonThe Colorado River’s largest reservoirs are expected to keep struggling over the next five years due to climate change, according to the federal agency that oversees them. The Bureau of Reclamation’s new modeling projections, which include this year’s record-breaking heat and dryness in some parts of the southwestern watershed, show an increasing likelihood of an official […]
In a Dry State, Farmers Use Oil Wastewater to Irrigate Their Fields, but is it Safe?
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Inside Climate Newsby Abby WeissFor decades, farmers in California’s Kern County have turned to wastewater from oil production to help irrigate their crops during extended dry spells. The wastewater provides an alternative to groundwater, which has become increasingly scarce as farmers have pumped more than they could replenish.
MWD Approves Cost-Cutting Plan
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /mynewsLA.comThe board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Tuesday approve a cost-cutting plan to reduce expenditures in response to lower water sales and concerns about the financial impacts of COVID-19 on its member agencies.