Amid mounting controversy and concerns over environmental justice, California American Water on Wednesday withdrew its application for a desalination project in the small Monterey Bay town of Marina. The proposal had become one of the most fraught issues to come before the California Coastal Commission, which was set to vote Thursday. The decision would have been the […]
The CZU Lightning Complex Fire that stretches from San Mateo County to Santa Cruz County devastated neighborhoods, roads and crucial water supply pipes. Hundreds of families have been told not to drink the water, even if they boil it. There’s a lot of cleaning up to do, especially at the water district facilities, and some of that […]
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, […]
Water Company Withdraws Desalination Proposal as Battle over Environmental Justice Heats Up
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Rosanna XiaAmid mounting controversy and concerns over environmental justice, California American Water on Wednesday withdrew its application for a desalination project in the small Monterey Bay town of Marina. The proposal had become one of the most fraught issues to come before the California Coastal Commission, which was set to vote Thursday. The decision would have been the […]
CZU Complex Fire Damages Crucial Water Supply Pipes
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NBC Bay Areaby Robert HandaThe CZU Lightning Complex Fire that stretches from San Mateo County to Santa Cruz County devastated neighborhoods, roads and crucial water supply pipes. Hundreds of families have been told not to drink the water, even if they boil it. There’s a lot of cleaning up to do, especially at the water district facilities, and some of that […]
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, […]