Safe drinking water is a human right and essential during the COVID-19 crisis. And California must do more to ensure water service during concurrent health and economic emergencies. In April, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order placing a moratorium on water shutoffs and requiring reconnections for households disconnected after March 4. But months into a crisis, the […]
A coalition of 21 states [including California] sued the Trump administration Friday for rolling back what they say is a “rule that is, at its heart, the gutting” of America’s bedrock environmental law.
The sad reality is that the blackouts rolling across California this week were both predictable and avoidable. The silver lining is that future blackouts across California are avoidable – if we invest in large-scale energy storage projects to provide on-demand power.
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.
Opinion: California Must Ensure Water Access During COVID-19 Pandemic
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CalMattersby Tracy QuinnSafe drinking water is a human right and essential during the COVID-19 crisis. And California must do more to ensure water service during concurrent health and economic emergencies. In April, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order placing a moratorium on water shutoffs and requiring reconnections for households disconnected after March 4. But months into a crisis, the […]
21 States Sue White House Over Rollback of Bedrock Environmental Law
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Hillby Rebecca BeitschA coalition of 21 states [including California] sued the Trump administration Friday for rolling back what they say is a “rule that is, at its heart, the gutting” of America’s bedrock environmental law.
Opinion: Blackouts Expose Need for Expanding Energy Storage
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Jim Madaffer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe sad reality is that the blackouts rolling across California this week were both predictable and avoidable. The silver lining is that future blackouts across California are avoidable – if we invest in large-scale energy storage projects to provide on-demand power.
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.