COVID-19 continues to affect parts of California agriculture in different ways. A new report from agricultural economists at the University of California examines the current and long-term impacts on California’s leading agricultural industries. Profiles in the report illustrate the different ways the pandemic has impacted dairy, beef and produce — industries that have scrambled to […]
To a large extent, the fate of several multi-million dollar water projects on the Monterey Peninsula is in the hands of the California Coastal Commission. The question is whether the commission will grant a development permit for a desalination plant proposed by California American Water—or will the commission deny the permit and implicitly endorse a smaller […]
The state’s top water regulator issued a ruling Monday that is likely to have a significant effect on any future development in a large area northeast of Las Vegas, including the construction of Coyote Springs, a proposed master-planned community.
President Trump’s wall now stretches along 200 miles of U.S.-Mexico borderland. Progress hasn’t slowed during the coronavirus pandemic; in some places it’s even accelerating. But there’s a tiny swath of tribal land on the Colorado River where that’s not the case.
Colorado is home to the headwaters of the Colorado River and the water policy decisions made in the Centennial State reverberate throughout the river’s sprawling basin that stretches south to Mexico. The stakes are huge in a basin that serves 40 million people, and responding to the water needs of the economy, productive agriculture, a […]
Supreme Court justices today declined to consider whether moving — but not adding — rocks, sand and other debris within a regulated waterway is subject to Clean Water Act restrictions. The court’s decision not to take up the Eastern Oregon Mining Association’s petition came as a disappointment for operators that use suction dredge mining, an […]
Coronavirus Pandemic has Affected State’s Food, Agriculture and Environment
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Daily Democrat (Woodland, Calif.)by Pam Kan-RiceCOVID-19 continues to affect parts of California agriculture in different ways. A new report from agricultural economists at the University of California examines the current and long-term impacts on California’s leading agricultural industries. Profiles in the report illustrate the different ways the pandemic has impacted dairy, beef and produce — industries that have scrambled to […]
Water District Calls on Coastal Commission to Deny Cal Am’s Desalination Permit.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Monterey County Weeklyby Asaf ShalevTo a large extent, the fate of several multi-million dollar water projects on the Monterey Peninsula is in the hands of the California Coastal Commission. The question is whether the commission will grant a development permit for a desalination plant proposed by California American Water—or will the commission deny the permit and implicitly endorse a smaller […]
In Protecting Endangered Fish, Muddy River flows, State Regulators Find Little Water Left In Basin Eyed by Coyote Springs
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Nevada Independent by Daniel RothbergThe state’s top water regulator issued a ruling Monday that is likely to have a significant effect on any future development in a large area northeast of Las Vegas, including the construction of Coyote Springs, a proposed master-planned community.
For Now, No Border Wall For Arizona Tribe’s Colorado River Stretch
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KUNC Coloradoby Alisa ReznickPresident Trump’s wall now stretches along 200 miles of U.S.-Mexico borderland. Progress hasn’t slowed during the coronavirus pandemic; in some places it’s even accelerating. But there’s a tiny swath of tribal land on the Colorado River where that’s not the case.
A Key Player on Colorado River Issues Seeks to Balance Competing Water Demand’s in the River’s Upper Basin
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Water Education Foundationby Gary PitzerColorado is home to the headwaters of the Colorado River and the water policy decisions made in the Centennial State reverberate throughout the river’s sprawling basin that stretches south to Mexico. The stakes are huge in a basin that serves 40 million people, and responding to the water needs of the economy, productive agriculture, a […]
Justices Reject Clean Water Act Plea in Blow to Miners
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /E&E Newsby Pamela KingSupreme Court justices today declined to consider whether moving — but not adding — rocks, sand and other debris within a regulated waterway is subject to Clean Water Act restrictions. The court’s decision not to take up the Eastern Oregon Mining Association’s petition came as a disappointment for operators that use suction dredge mining, an […]