California and the U.S.
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 Blocks New California Fracking Pending Scientific Review
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Phil WillonIn a victory for critics of California’s oil drilling industry, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday stopped the approval of new hydraulic fracturing in the state until the permits for those projects can be reviewed by an independent panel of scientists. Newsom also imposed a moratorium on new permits for steam-injected oil drilling, another extraction method […]
EPA Releases Review Protocol For PFAS
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Water Onlineby Peter ChawagaContamination of drinking water from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may be the nation’s most pressing drinking water quality issue. With many calling for the expedited banning and removal of PFAS in water sources, a new U.S. EPA procedure to better assess them may be a concrete step in that direction. “The US EPA has […]
California Finally Gets Rain, But Fire Threat Far From Over as 350,000 Face Power Outages
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /USA Todayby John BaconParts of Southern California were under a flash flood watch Wednesday as areas of the southwest saw the first significant rainfall of a delayed wet season that fueled wildfires and forced intermittent power cutoffs to millions of residents. The storm system brought heavy rain to portions of Arizona, and Phoenix could get 2 inches of […]
Water Reservoirs Below Average in Cascades
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Capital Pressby Dan WheatComing off a summer of moderate drought with some crop losses, the five Cascade Mountain reservoirs serving irrigators in the Yakima Basin have less water than normal and the winter snowpack outlook is uncertain. “We are in an El Nino neutral which would mean normal conditions and we would be fairly optimistic. No one has […]
Full Funding of Land Water Conservation Fund Passes Key Senate Hurdle
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Hillby Miranda GreenA key Senate panel has voted to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a move that conservation groups see as a significant victory. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee voted Tuesday morning to permanently authorize and completely fund the program, which was established in 1964 to help with outdoor […]
U.S. Announces $30 Million To Bolster Coasts From Flooding, Rising Seas
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Ellen WulfhorstThe U.S. government’s oceans and waterways agency will provide $30 million to improve coastal resilience, officials said, aiming to reduce the impacts of worsening storms, flooding and rising seas in nearly half of U.S. states. Grants through the program are designed to restore or expand coastal wetlands, dunes, reefs, mangroves and barrier islands that are […]