New wildfires ravaged bone-dry California during a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people trapped by flames and ended with the state’s largest utility turning off power to 172,000 customers to try to prevent its power lines and other equipment from sparking more fires.
Before COVID-19, before George Floyd, before all the demonstrations and even the presidential campaign, we had water wars. The threat of losing a substantial amount of river water that our farmers depend on was so startling in the summer of 2018 that 1,500 people from Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Merced counties flocked to a well-orchestrated […]
Expansion of the Pure Water Monterey recycled water project is the best option for the Monterey region to meet its future water supply needs. Unfortunately, California American Water Co., a private water supplier, is discrediting the project in the hopes of instead getting approval for their much more costly, oversized and environmentally harmful groundwater desalination project to […]
Rep. T.J. Cox-D, who represents a portion of Southwestern Tulare County, introduced the Western Water Storage Infrastructure Act, an $800 million bill addressing surface and groundwater storage and water delivery. The bill is another in a series of bills addressing water infrastructure in the Central Valley that have been introduced in Congress. California representatives Jim […]
Move over, Australia — California has stolen the claim for largest battery installation in the world. In the middle of a vicious heatwave where demand for air conditioning led to rolling blackouts, an energy development company called LS Power was working hard to add more lithium-ion batteries to its Gateway Energy Storage project in San […]
Last month as a heat wave slammed California, state regulators sent an email to a group of energy executives pleading for help. “Please consider this an urgent inquiry on behalf of the state,” the message said.
As California Burns, the Winds Arrive and the Lights Go Out
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /AP Newsby Marcio Jose Sanchez and Christopher WeberNew wildfires ravaged bone-dry California during a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people trapped by flames and ended with the state’s largest utility turning off power to 172,000 customers to try to prevent its power lines and other equipment from sparking more fires.
`Until the Last Drop’ Flows Nimbly through California’s Water Wars
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Modesto Beeby Garth StapleyBefore COVID-19, before George Floyd, before all the demonstrations and even the presidential campaign, we had water wars. The threat of losing a substantial amount of river water that our farmers depend on was so startling in the summer of 2018 that 1,500 people from Stanislaus, San Joaquin and Merced counties flocked to a well-orchestrated […]
Opinion: Water Recycling Project Fits Needs on Monterey Peninsula Better than Proposed Desalination Plant
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CalMattersby Bruce DelgadoExpansion of the Pure Water Monterey recycled water project is the best option for the Monterey region to meet its future water supply needs. Unfortunately, California American Water Co., a private water supplier, is discrediting the project in the hopes of instead getting approval for their much more costly, oversized and environmentally harmful groundwater desalination project to […]
Cox Introduces $800 Million Water Bill
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Porterville RecorderRep. T.J. Cox-D, who represents a portion of Southwestern Tulare County, introduced the Western Water Storage Infrastructure Act, an $800 million bill addressing surface and groundwater storage and water delivery. The bill is another in a series of bills addressing water infrastructure in the Central Valley that have been introduced in Congress. California representatives Jim […]
The World’s Largest Battery Could be the Answer to California Blackouts
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /High Country News and Gristby Emily PontecorvoMove over, Australia — California has stolen the claim for largest battery installation in the world. In the middle of a vicious heatwave where demand for air conditioning led to rolling blackouts, an energy development company called LS Power was working hard to add more lithium-ion batteries to its Gateway Energy Storage project in San […]
Its Electric Grid Under Strain, California Turns to Batteries
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The New York Timesby Ivan PennLast month as a heat wave slammed California, state regulators sent an email to a group of energy executives pleading for help. “Please consider this an urgent inquiry on behalf of the state,” the message said.