The world’s most relied-upon renewable energy source isn’t wind or sunlight, but water. Last year, the world’s hydropower capacity reached a record 1,308 gigawatts (to put this number in perspective, just one gigawatt is equivalent to the power produced by 1.3 million race horses or 2,000 speeding Corvettes). Utilities throughout the globe rely upon hydropower to generate electricity […]
n article in the local newspaper caught Andrea Amico’s eye in May 2014. It reported that one of the three drinking-water wells at a sprawling business and industrial park nearby was shut down because of high levels of chemical contamination. “Instantly, my heart sank,” says the Portsmouth, New Hampshire, woman. Amico recalls her reaction to […]
When the coronavirus pandemic forced classrooms to close this spring, Leticia Garcia’s family in Fairfax County, Virginia, quickly ran short of money. Garcia cleans schools for a living and, with her hours sharply reduced, found herself at home with her two daughters. She cut their cell phone service to keep the water, gas and electricity […]
Less than a week before Christmas in 2016, the State Water Resources Control Board held a single public hearing in our community. The topic? Draining our community’s water supply and sending it to the Bay Delta. Not only was the hearing deliberately held when our community’s attention was focused on the holiday — it was […]
The cost of buying cases of bottled water for cooking and drinking is adding up for residents of Earlimart, where a contaminated well became the main source of tap water for more than 8,000 people there in late May. The state Water Resources Control Board that is responsible for drinking water has a program to […]
For the past two decades, dams have been falling across the United States in a bid to reverse a legacy of destruction of fish and their habitat. American Rivers, a nonprofit advocacy organization, estimates that 1,200 dams were dismantled nationwide from 1999 to 2019, including major dams on the Elwha and White Salmon Rivers in […]
The Most Powerful Renewable Energy
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /BBCby Adrienne BernhardThe world’s most relied-upon renewable energy source isn’t wind or sunlight, but water. Last year, the world’s hydropower capacity reached a record 1,308 gigawatts (to put this number in perspective, just one gigawatt is equivalent to the power produced by 1.3 million race horses or 2,000 speeding Corvettes). Utilities throughout the globe rely upon hydropower to generate electricity […]
Why Limiting PFAS in Drinking Water is a Challenge in the U.S.
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Chemical & Engineering Newsby Cheryl Hoguen article in the local newspaper caught Andrea Amico’s eye in May 2014. It reported that one of the three drinking-water wells at a sprawling business and industrial park nearby was shut down because of high levels of chemical contamination. “Instantly, my heart sank,” says the Portsmouth, New Hampshire, woman. Amico recalls her reaction to […]
A Pandemic and Surging Summer Heat Leave Thousands Struggling to Pay Utility Bills
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Inside Climate Newsby Maddie KornfeldWhen the coronavirus pandemic forced classrooms to close this spring, Leticia Garcia’s family in Fairfax County, Virginia, quickly ran short of money. Garcia cleans schools for a living and, with her hours sharply reduced, found herself at home with her two daughters. She cut their cell phone service to keep the water, gas and electricity […]
Opinion: State Water Board Trying to Drain Away Merced County’s Chief Supply
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Merced Sun-Starby Daron McDanielLess than a week before Christmas in 2016, the State Water Resources Control Board held a single public hearing in our community. The topic? Draining our community’s water supply and sending it to the Bay Delta. Not only was the hearing deliberately held when our community’s attention was focused on the holiday — it was […]
The Water is Contaminated. But California Bottled Water Program Isn’t Helping This Town
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Fresno Beeby Monica VaughanThe cost of buying cases of bottled water for cooking and drinking is adding up for residents of Earlimart, where a contaminated well became the main source of tap water for more than 8,000 people there in late May. The state Water Resources Control Board that is responsible for drinking water has a program to […]
To Dam or Not to Dam
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Hakai Magazineby Larry PynnFor the past two decades, dams have been falling across the United States in a bid to reverse a legacy of destruction of fish and their habitat. American Rivers, a nonprofit advocacy organization, estimates that 1,200 dams were dismantled nationwide from 1999 to 2019, including major dams on the Elwha and White Salmon Rivers in […]