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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in Caliornia and the rest of the United States.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Newsom Wants An Extra $220 Million For Salton Sea Plan In Upcoming California State Budget
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Desert Sunby Sam MetzCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year will include an additional $220 million for the Salton Sea Management Program, a 10-year plan to reduce the environmental and public health hazards plaguing the communities that surround the fast-drying body of water. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year will include […]
Valley Land Has Sunk From Too Much Water Pumping. Can Fresno County Fix It?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Fresno Beeby Thaddeus MillerThe Fresno County Board of Supervisors adopted a plan on Tuesday meant to maintain groundwater and keep users from pumping too much from underground basins. The supervisors adopted plans for two areas connected to the Delta-Mendota subbasin. Officials throughout the San Joaquin Valley have been required by the state to adopt a plan by the […]
Myth About Huge California Fines For Shower And Laundry Usage Won’t Die. Here’s What’s True
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Sacramento Bee by Phillip ReeseCalifornia will impose new limits on water usage in the post-drought era in the coming years — but a claim that residents will be fined $1,000 starting this year if they shower and do laundry the same day isn’t true. It wasn’t true when the state’s new conservation laws were enacted in 2018, and it […]
Opinion: California’s Renewable Energy Targets Slashed Carbon Pollution — Now There’s a Proposal to Pause Them
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CalMatters (Sacramento, Calif.)by Rachel BeckerCalifornia’s ambitious renewable energy targets helped drive a substantial drop in greenhouse gas pollution that propelled the state past its 2020 climate change goals early, according to a non-partisan analysis released this week. Yet one California lawmaker confirmed Tuesday he wants to put a stop to the mandate, for now. Most of the carbon pollution […]
‘Multiheaded Hydra’ of PFAS Products Under California Scrutiny
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Bloomberg Environment (Arlington, Va.)by Emily C. DooleyCalifornia has its eye on “forever chemicals,” and is taking a closer look at safer alternatives in common consumer products, including stain-resistant coatings for boots and food packaging items. The state this year could require rug and carpet makers to come up with safer alternatives for their stain- and water-resistant products. After-market treatments with per- […]
Year Starts With New-Average Snow, Storage
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Ag Alertby Kevin HectemanA wet December has left its mark in the mountains, and many of the state’s reservoirs remain at or above average storage levels as 2020 begins. The state Department of Water Resources took its first snow survey of the year at Phillips Station in El Dorado County last week, and found 33.5 inches of snow […]