Welcome to Climate Point, your weekly guide to climate, energy and environment news from around the Golden State and the country. In Palm Springs, Calif., I’m Mark Olalde. Intense weather and natural disasters continue demanding headline space in a year that’s seen enough news to last a decade. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there have […]
There were the usual cigarette butts and bottle caps that made the Top 10 list. But this year, there were new trends when looking at the data compiled during Coastal Cleanup Month, with preliminary reports released this week showing what volunteers scooped up on the beaches, waterways, parks and neighborhoods throughout the state during the […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to protect nearly a third of California’s land and coastal waters in his latest effort to fight climate change that he has blamed for recent record-breaking wildfires.
Sixty percent of California’s public water supply wells that were tested for so-called forever chemicals contain those compounds, according to research that the State Water Resources Control Board released Wednesday. That same investigation into contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances also found that groundwater and surface water sampled at airports far exceeded the concentrations detected […]
Determining how climate change is affecting water supplies is difficult in a state like California that swings between floods and droughts, but a new study has found that climate models agree on key metrics that could help water managers in the Golden State.
Climate Point: California Becomes First State To Set Audacious Conservation Goal
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /USA Todayby Mark OlaldeWelcome to Climate Point, your weekly guide to climate, energy and environment news from around the Golden State and the country. In Palm Springs, Calif., I’m Mark Olalde. Intense weather and natural disasters continue demanding headline space in a year that’s seen enough news to last a decade. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there have […]
Trash from Coastal Cleanup Month Shows Impact of Coronavirus
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Southern California News Group by Laylan ConnellyThere were the usual cigarette butts and bottle caps that made the Top 10 list. But this year, there were new trends when looking at the data compiled during Coastal Cleanup Month, with preliminary reports released this week showing what volunteers scooped up on the beaches, waterways, parks and neighborhoods throughout the state during the […]
California Governor Calls for Protecting 30% of State Land
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Brian MelleyGov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to protect nearly a third of California’s land and coastal waters in his latest effort to fight climate change that he has blamed for recent record-breaking wildfires.
California Water Probe Finds PFAS in Majority of Tested Wells
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Bloomberg Lawby Emily C. DooleySixty percent of California’s public water supply wells that were tested for so-called forever chemicals contain those compounds, according to research that the State Water Resources Control Board released Wednesday. That same investigation into contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances also found that groundwater and surface water sampled at airports far exceeded the concentrations detected […]
Key Indicators Discovered of Climate Change Impact on California Water Supply
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /PHYS.ORGby Anton Caputo, University of Texas at AustinDetermining how climate change is affecting water supplies is difficult in a state like California that swings between floods and droughts, but a new study has found that climate models agree on key metrics that could help water managers in the Golden State.
Hope Fades for Fire-Dampening Rainfall in Napa, Sonoma Counties
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Michael CabanatuanThe Bay Area’s hopes for weekend rains to help snuff the Glass Fire and dampen the parched hills seem to be evaporating.