Now that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has released a final California Water Resilience Portfolio, farm organizations say they will monitor progress on implementing the plan’s proposals—and on resolution of ongoing state-federal conflicts that complicate achieving some of its goals.
Washing your hands is one of the simplest preventative measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in fighting the spread of the coronavirus. But for thousands of Navajo and Hopi people, a preexisting water shortage now puts them at serious risk during the pandemic.
Free fall. That’s how people are describing California’s economy as the coronavirus ravages on. Virtually overnight, one in five Californian’s became – and unfortunately remain – unemployed. In Los Angeles, the unemployment rate is tracking with the peak of the Great Depression. In other parts of the state, the jobless rate is projected to climb […]
Once a local water board approves a rate increase, voters cannot prevent it from taking effect by circulating a referendum, though they can seek to reduce it later, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Just when it looked like small drinking water systems in California were finally getting the long-term help they so desperately need, along came COVID-19. The state is peppered with failing small systems, many serving low-income communities without the resources to repair them. At least one-third of those failing systems are in the San Joaquin Valley, […]
Southern California Gas Co. is taking its battle with state officials over climate change policy to court, arguing in a new lawsuit that the California Energy Commission has failed to promote natural gas as required by state law.
Portfolio Outlines Actions to Address Water Problems
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AgAlertby Christine SouzaNow that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has released a final California Water Resilience Portfolio, farm organizations say they will monitor progress on implementing the plan’s proposals—and on resolution of ongoing state-federal conflicts that complicate achieving some of its goals.
Turning Air Into Water: How Native Americans are Coping With Water Shortage Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Hillby Anagha SrikanthWashing your hands is one of the simplest preventative measures recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in fighting the spread of the coronavirus. But for thousands of Navajo and Hopi people, a preexisting water shortage now puts them at serious risk during the pandemic.
Opinion: Approve Assembly Bill 1720: Two Energy Storage Projects Would Create Jobs
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMattersby Robbie HunterFree fall. That’s how people are describing California’s economy as the coronavirus ravages on. Virtually overnight, one in five Californian’s became – and unfortunately remain – unemployed. In Los Angeles, the unemployment rate is tracking with the peak of the Great Depression. In other parts of the state, the jobless rate is projected to climb […]
California Supreme Court Says No Go to Referendum Challenges to Certain State Laws
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /San Francisco Chronicleby Bob EgelkoOnce a local water board approves a rate increase, voters cannot prevent it from taking effect by circulating a referendum, though they can seek to reduce it later, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Clean Water Advocates Hoping to Safeguard SAFER Funding
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /SJV Water (San Joaquin Valley)by Lois HenryJust when it looked like small drinking water systems in California were finally getting the long-term help they so desperately need, along came COVID-19. The state is peppered with failing small systems, many serving low-income communities without the resources to repair them. At least one-third of those failing systems are in the San Joaquin Valley, […]
California Sued Over Climate Change Policy – By the Nation’s Biggest Gas Utility
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Los Angeles Timesby Sammy RothSouthern California Gas Co. is taking its battle with state officials over climate change policy to court, arguing in a new lawsuit that the California Energy Commission has failed to promote natural gas as required by state law.